2009 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2009 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRance Gillespie (3rd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorAshley Anders (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
2009 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Elon ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Furman   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     6 – 5  
  4 – 4     5 – 6  
Samford   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Wofford   2 – 6     3 – 8  
The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Chris Hatcher, who was fired following the conclusion of the season, and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Southern Conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pmAlbany*
W 29–2618,118
September 127:00 pmat No. 21 South Dakota State*
L 6–4412,354
September 196:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 28–617,633
September 261:30 pmat No. 13 Elon
L 14–2810,189
October 31:30 pmat Wofford
W 26–218,490
October 103:30 pmat North Carolina*
ESPN360L 12–4247,000
October 176:00 pmChattanooga
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 30–2017,357
October 243:00 pmat No. 8 Appalachian State
SSL 16–5226,215
November 73:30 pmat Samford
L 10–317,730[1]
November 142:00 pmFurman
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 22–3017,922[2]
November 212:00 pmThe Citadel
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 13–612,611

[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Georgia products get best of Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. November 8, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagles assured of losing record with home loss". The Atlanta Constitution. November 15, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 128. Retrieved July 11, 2025.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.