2010 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2010 Georgia Southern Eagles football
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 7–35 at Delaware
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 6
Record	10–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jeff Monken (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Davis (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium
Seasons ←  2009 2011  →

2010 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Appalachian State +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 6 Wofford +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 5 Georgia Southern ^		5	–	3					10	–	5
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	5
Elon		5	–	3					6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5					5	–	6
Samford		2	–	6					4	–	7
The Citadel		1	–	7					3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2010 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–5, 5–3 in Southern Conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Savannah State *		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 48–3	20,430
September 11	3:30 pm	at Navy *		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 7–13	33,391
September 18	6:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina *		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC		W 43–26	8,857
September 25	6:00 pm	No. 10 Elon	No. 24	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	W 38–21	18,302
October 9	6:00 pm	No. 25 Wofford	No. 13	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	EV	L 31–33	21,403
October 8	6:00 pm	at Chattanooga	No. 18	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	EV	L 27–35	17,414
October 23	1:00 pm	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	EV	W 20–0	10,385
October 30	2:00 pm	Samford		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	EV	L 13–20	15,341
November 6	2:00 pm	No. 1 Appalachian State		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)		W 21–14 OT	20,073
November 13	3:00 pm	at Western Carolina		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 28–6	6,244
November 20	2:00 pm	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 32–28	11,781
November 27	2:00 pm	No. 11 South Carolina State *	No. 22	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I First Round)	NCAA-AA	W 41–16	11,577
December 4	1:30 pm	at No. 4 William & Mary *	No. 22	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	NCAA-AA	W 31–15	8,243
December 11	2:00 pm	at No. 6 Wofford *	No. 22	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	W 23–20	11,823
December 18	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Delaware *	No. 22	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPNU	L 10–27	10,317
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2010". ESPN . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. "2010 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
3. "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 128. Retrieved July 11, 2025.