2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Aplin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Bailey (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Coastal Carolina   0 – 0     1 – 0  
James Madison   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Marshall   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Georgia Southern   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Georgia State   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Old Dominion   0 – 0     0 – 1  
West Division
Arkansas State   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Louisiana   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Texas State   0 – 0     1 – 0  
South Alabama   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Southern Miss   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Troy   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 2, 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.

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 finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Appalachian State 96 (12)
2 James Madison 79 (2)
3 Coastal Carolina 67
4 Georgia Southern 50
5 Marshall 49
6 Old Dominion 32
7 Georgia State 19

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*
ESPNUL 45–56
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 16Troy
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
November 23at Coastal Carolina
November 30Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)

Game summaries

Boise State

See also: 2024 Boise State Broncos football team
Game One – Boise State Broncos (0–0) at Georgia Southern Eagles (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 14 8036
Eagles 0 16 14030

at Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA

  • Date: August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BSU GSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Boise State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Georgia Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Nevada

See also: 2024 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Game Two – Georgia Southern Eagles (0–1) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Georgia Southern 0 0 000
Nevada 0 0 000

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (TruTV): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GASO NEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nevada Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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.
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