2017_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team
2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
American college football season
The 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by coach Chad Lunsford following the mid-season firing of second-year head coach Tyson Summers.[1][2] They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for tenth place.
| 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (2–6 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bryan Cook (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Costantini (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina * | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the season, interim head coach Chad Lunsford was promoted to head coach.[3][4]
Georgia Southern announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2016 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Eagles hosted Sun Belt opponents Arkansas State, New Mexico State, Georgia State, and South Alabama, and traveled to Troy, Appalachian State, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Coastal Carolina.[5]
The team played four non–conference games, one home game against New Hampshire from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and traveled to three road games against Auburn from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), Indiana from the Big Ten Conference (B1G) and UMass (Independent). Due to the then-impending impact of Hurricane Irma on southern Georgia, the home game against New Hampshire was relocated to Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.[6]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Auburn* | SECN | L 7–41 | 87,451 | |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12 (FCS) New Hampshire* | ESPN3 | L 12–22 | 3,387 | |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Indiana* | BTN | L 17–52 | 42,886 | |
| October 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | ESPN2 | L 25–43 | 13,781 | |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN3 | L 27–35 | 16,278 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass* | ELVN | L 20–55 | 10,690 | |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Troy | ESPN3 | L 16–38 | 23,846 | |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 18,722 |
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | ESPNU | L 6–27 | 23,110 | |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | South Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 52–0 | 12,250 |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | ESPN3 | W 34–24 | 12,993 | |
| December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | L 17–28 | 15,951 | |
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At Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 12 Tigers | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 (FCS) Wildcats | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
At Indiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Hoosiers | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| Eagles | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Eagles | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
At UMass
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Minutemen | 28 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
Tyson Summers was fired as head coach the day after the game. Assistant Head Coach Chad Lunsford was named Interim Coach for the remainder of the season.
At Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Trojans | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
At Appalachian State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
At Louisiana–Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
At Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
- "Georgia Southern fires head coach Tyson Summers". Savannah Morning News. October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- "Summers Relieved Of Georgia Southern Coaching Duties". Georgia Southern. October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- "Georgia Southern taking interim tag off Lunsford". SBNation.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "Chad Lunsford promoted to full-time head coach at Georgia Southern". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "2017 Georgia Southern football schedule released" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- "Game Alert: Georgia Southern/New Hampshire Football Game Moved to Birmingham". Georgia Southern Athletics. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- "2017 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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