2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Aplin (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Brandon Bailey (2nd season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Appalachian State  0 0   0 0  
Coastal Carolina  0 0   0 0  
Georgia Southern  0 0   0 0  
Georgia State  0 0   0 0  
James Madison  0 0   0 0  
Marshall  0 0   0 0  
Old Dominion  0 0   0 0  
West Division
Arkansas State  0 0   0 0  
Louisiana  0 0   0 0  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 0   0 0  
South Alabama  0 0   0 0  
Southern Miss  0 0   0 0  
Texas State  0 0   0 0  
Troy  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of July 24, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team will represent Georgia Southern University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles are led by Clay Helton in his third year as the head coach. The Eagles will play home games at the Paulson Stadium, located in Statesboro, Georgia.

Contents

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Eagles were picked to finish fourth place in the East division. [1]

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Appalachian State96 (12)
2James Madison79 (2)
3Coastal Carolina67
4Georgia Southern50
5Marshall49
6Old Dominion32
7Georgia State19

Runningback Jalen White and wide receiver Derwin Burgess Jr. were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense. [2] Linebacker Marques Waston-Trent and defensive linemen Justin Rhodes and Isaac Walker were named to the All-Sun Belt first team defense.

Offensive linemen Chandler Strong and Pinchon Wimbley, defensive back TJ Smith, and returner DeAndre Buchannon were named to the second team.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024. [3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 314:00 p.m. Boise State * ESPNU
September 77:00 p.m.at Nevada * TruTV
September 146:00 p.m. South Carolina State *
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+
September 217:45 p.m.at Ole Miss * SECN
September 28at Georgia State
October 126:00 p.m. Marshall
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
October 194:00 p.m. James Madison
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
October 247:00 p.m.at Old Dominion ESPN2
November 2at South Alabama
November 16 Troy
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
November 23at Coastal Carolina
November 30 Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)

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References

  1. "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  2. "Nine Eagles Picked As Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference". Georgia Southern University Athletics. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. "2024 Georgia Southern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.