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Additionally, Georgia Southern clinched the Southern Conference Football Championship for the first time since 2004 and first time outright since 2002. [6] The Eagles finished the 2011 regular season with a 9–2 record; however, they were ousted in the semifinals for a second straight year by the eventual FCS champion North Dakota State Bison .
Sun Belt Conference logo in Georgia Southern's colors. Eagles is the third nickname of Georgia Southern University. From 1924 to 1941, the nickname was the Blue Tide. After World War II, athletic teams were referred to as the Professors, as the school was a teachers college. However, in 1959, when the school was renamed Georgia Southern College ...
Georgia Southern wins NCAA Division I-AA national championship. [17] 2001: Georgia Southern Furman: 7–1 2002: Georgia Southern: 7–1 2003: Wofford: 8–0 Elon joins the Southern Conference. [12] VMI leaves the Southern Conference. [12] 2004: Furman Georgia Southern: 6–1 2005: Appalachian State: 6–1 Appalachian State wins NCAA Division I ...
The inaugural season of Georgia Southern, then known as Georgia Normal School and subsequently South Georgia Teachers College and Georgia Teachers College, football was in 1924. However, the program was shut down in 1942 because of World War II and was not revived until 1981. The Eagles are 368-177-9 all time and have claimed a record six Div ...
Georgia Southern was led by first-year head football coach Tim Stowers and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. The Eagles won the national championship for the second consecutive season—their fourth overall in six years—and it was their third straight national championship game appearance. Georgia Southern defeated Nevada, 36–13 ...
The 1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Erk Russell in his eighth and final year as head coach, the Eagles compiled a record of 15–0 and won the NCAA Division I-AA Football ...
The 2000 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Montana Grizzlies. The game was played on December 16, 2000, at Finley Stadium , home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga .
The 2002 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Sewak , the Eagles compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title ...