2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg
Cure Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Liberty
Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse (2nd season)
Offensive schemeShotgun-pistol Option
Defensive coordinatorScot Sloan (2nd season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$  7 –1   13 –1  
Georgia Southern  5 –3   7 –6  
Georgia State  4 –4   7 –6  
Troy  3 –5   5 –7  
Coastal Carolina  2 –6   5 –7  
West Division
Louisiana x  7 –1   11 –3  
Arkansas State  5 –3   8 –5  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4   5 –7  
Texas State  2 –6   3 –9  
South Alabama  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second year head coach Chad Lunsford. [1]

Contents

Preseason

On August 2, 2019, it was announced that QB Shai Werts and DE Quan Griffin had been indefinitely suspended following their arrests, which were not related. The charges against Werts were subsequently dropped, after what was believed to be cocaine on his car was tested to be bird feces, and he has since been cleared to play. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at No. 6 LSU *
 SECN L 3–5597,420
September 76:00 p.m.No. 6 (FCS) Maine *
 ESPN+ W 26–1817,202
September 143:30 p.m.at Minnesota *
 BTN L 32–3541,021
September 286:00 p.m. Louisiana
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+L 24–3719,220
October 37:30 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPNUW 20–17 2OT20,013
October 193:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
 ESPN3 W 30–27 3OT11,015
October 263:00 p.m. New Mexico State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 41–710,907
October 318:00 p.m.at No. 20 Appalachian State
ESPNUW 24–2118,796
November 93:30 p.m.at Troy
ESPN+L 28–4922,108
November 163:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+W 51–2910,266
November 233:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN+L 33–3818,319
November 306:00 p.m. Georgia State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 38–1015,175
December 212:30 p.m.vs. Liberty
CBSSN L 16–2318,158

[3]

Game summaries

At LSU

1234Total
Eagles03003
No. 6 Tigers212110355

Maine

1234Total
No. 6 (FCS) Black Bears3001518
Eagles01061026

At Minnesota

1234Total
Eagles101001232
Golden Gophers14701435

Louisiana

1234Total
Ragin' Cajuns71071337
Eagles3108324

At South Alabama

1234OT2OTTotal
Eagles010070320
Jaguars07730017

Coastal Carolina

1234OT2OT3OTTotal
Chanticleers070377327
Eagles370077630

New Mexico State

1234Total
Aggies70007
Eagles72113041

At Appalachian State

1234Total
Eagles7314024
No. 20 Mountaineers0701421

At Troy

1234Total
Eagles01401428
Trojans141302249

Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Warhawks7071529
Eagles71772051

At Arkansas State

1234Total
Eagles3168633
Red Wolves14213038

Georgia State

1234Total
Panthers703010
Eagles71014738

Vs. Liberty (Cure Bowl)

1234Total
Flames797023
Eagles076316

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5163 Kindle Vildor CB Chicago Bears
6188 Tyler Bass K Buffalo Bills

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Released". WTOC.com. March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Southern QB arrested, suspended from team activities". WJCL. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 Georgia Southern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.


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