2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRance Gillespie (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinatorAshley Anders (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Appalachian State $^  8 0   11 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^  7 1   9 3  
No. 17 Elon  6 2   8 4  
Furman  4 4   7 5  
Samford  4 4   6 5  
Georgia Southern  4 4   6 5  
The Citadel  2 6   4 8  
Western Carolina  1 7   3 9  
Chattanooga  0 8   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Southern Conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:30 pmat No. 1 (FBS) Georgia *No. 17 PPV L 21–4592,746
September 66:00 pm Austin Peay *No. 16 EV W 34–2018,225
September 136:00 pm Northeastern *No. 15
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
EVW 34–27 OT17,491
September 207:00 pmNo. 18 Elon No. 14
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
CSS L 20–2217,049
September 277:00 pmNo. 11 Wofford No. 22
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
CSSL 37–38 OT17,958
October 47:00 pmat Chattanooga EVW 52–285,616
October 183:00 pmNo. 2 Appalachian State No. 25
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
SS L 36–3720,851
October 251:00 pmat Western Carolina W 38–31 OT8,327
November 11:00 pmat The Citadel W 44–41 3OT11,190
November 812:00 pm Samford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
CSSL 17–2717,436
November 153:00 pmat No. 16 Furman SSW 17–1010,496

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References

  1. "2008 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2014.