2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Cure Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Liberty
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob DeBesse (2nd season)
Offensive schemeShotgun-pistol Option
Defensive coordinatorScot Sloan (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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]

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*
SECNL 3–5597,420
September 76:00 p.m.No. 6 (FCS) Maine*
ESPN+W 26–1817,202
September 143:30 p.m.at Minnesota*
BTNL 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
ESPN3W 30–27 3OT11,015
October 263:00 p.m.New Mexico State*dagger
  • 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
CBSSNL 16–2318,158

[3]

Game summaries

At LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 3 0 0 3
No. 6 Tigers 21 21 10 3 55

See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team

Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 (FCS) Black Bears 3 0 0 15 18
Eagles 0 10 6 10 26

See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

At Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 10 0 12 32
Golden Gophers 14 7 0 14 35

See also: 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 10 7 13 37
Eagles 3 10 8 3 24

See also: 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

At South Alabama

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Eagles 0 10 0 703 20
Jaguars 0 7 7 300 17

See also: 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Chanticleers 0 7 0 3773 27
Eagles 3 7 0 0776 30

See also: 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 0 0 7
Eagles 7 21 13 0 41

See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

At Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 3 14 0 24
No. 20 Mountaineers 0 7 0 14 21

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

At Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 0 14 28
Trojans 14 13 0 22 49

See also: 2019 Troy Trojans football team

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 0 7 15 29
Eagles 7 17 7 20 51

See also: 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

At Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 16 8 6 33
Red Wolves 14 21 3 0 38

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 3 0 10
Eagles 7 10 14 7 38

See also: 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team

Vs. Liberty (Cure Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 9 7 0 23
Eagles 0 7 6 3 16

See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team and 2019 Cure Bowl

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 163 Kindle Vildor CB Chicago Bears
6 188 Tyler Bass K Buffalo Bills

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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