2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 35–50 vs. Texas State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
Record	8–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Sewak (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mitch Ware (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tresey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

2005 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Appalachian State $^		6	–	1					12	–	3
No. 3 Furman ^		5	–	2					11	–	3
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
Western Carolina		4	–	3					5	–	4
Wofford		3	–	4					6	–	5
Chattanooga		3	–	4					6	–	5
The Citadel		2	–	5					4	–	7
Elon		0	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Mike Sewak, in his fourth and final year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	2:00 pm	at Northeastern *	No. 6	Parsons Field Boston, MA		W 41–38 OT	5,354	[1]
September 10	6:00 pm	McNeese State *	No. 5	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 20–23	20,607	[2]
September 17	7:00 pm	at Wofford	No. 14	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		L 26–27	29,303	[3]
September 24	7:00 pm	Chattanooga		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 48–10	15,330	[4]
October 1	7:00 pm	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 49–7	9,875	[5]
October 8	12:00 pm	Western Carolina	No. 21	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 45–7	14,156	[6]
October 15	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Appalachian State	No. 16	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	FSNS	L 7–24	21,486	[7]
October 22	3:30 pm	The Citadel	No. 24	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	W 49–14	17,292	[8]
October 29	2:00 pm	at South Dakota State *	No. 19	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		W 55–42	4,128	[9]
November 5	5:00 pm	No. 1 Furman	No. 14	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 27–24	19,808	[10]
November 12	1:00 pm	Morehead State *	No. 10	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 63–17	10,250	[11]
November 26	3:30 pm	at No. 4 Texas State *	No. 6	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	ESPN2	L 35–50	10,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

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2. "McNeese flies past Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hobbs lead Wofford". The State. September 18, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Eagles find a familiar remedy for slow start". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 25, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Austin, Foster lead as Eagles roll". The Macon Telegraph. October 2, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ga. Southern pounds WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "App. State tops Eagles". The Salisbury Post. October 16, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia Southern keeps faint playoff hopes alive". The Beaufort Gazette. October 23, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "SDSU falls at home". Argus-Leader. October 30, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Eagles summon karma to stun top-ranked Paladins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 6, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Southern offers its final case for I-AA playoff bid". The Macon Telegraph. November 13, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Roof falls in on Eagles in second half". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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