2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016 record	5–7 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tyson Summers (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Rance Gillespie (1st (4th overall) year)
Co-offensive coordinator	David Dean (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread Option
Defensive coordinator	Lorenzo Costantini (1st year)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)

2016 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					9	–	3
Arkansas State +		7	–	1					7	–	5
Troy		6	–	2					9	–	3
Idaho		6	–	2					8	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	3					6	–	6
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					6	–	6
Georgia State		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Texas State		0	–	8					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2016 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 first-year head coach Tyson Summers. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Georgia Southern announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Eagles will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, and Troy, and will travel to Arkansas State, Georgia State, New Mexico State, and South Alabama. Georgia Southern will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Idaho and Texas State.^[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against Savannah State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and will travel to three road games against Georgia Tech from Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	Savannah State*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 54–0	21,250
September 10	7:00 PM	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ASN	W 24–9	17,691
September 17	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 23–21	25,735
September 24	7:00 PM	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 31–49	17,209
October 5	8:00 PM	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	L 26–27	19,381
October 15	12:30 PM	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 24–35	47,609
October 22	8:00 PM	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	FSAZ/FSSW	W 22–19	10,085
October 27	7:30 PM	Appalachian State	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Rivalry)	ESPNU	L 10–34	23,474
November 5	12:00 PM	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	ESPNU	L 27–37	60,263
November 10	7:30 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPNU	L 26–33	16,786
November 19	2:00 PM	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 24–30	23,513
December 3	12:00 PM	Troy	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN2	W 28–24	16,850
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game notes

Savannah State

Week One: Savannah State Tigers at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	21	7	19	7	54

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 82°F • NE 3 • Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 21,250
• Referee: Kevin Stine
• TV: ESPN3
• Georgia Southern vs Savannah State

Game information

First quarter 8:33 GS – Favian Upshaw 2 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 5:09 7:15 GS – Favian Upshaw 33 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:40 1:21 GS – Wesley Fields 1 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:30 Second quarter 0:30 GS – Matt Breida 12 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 4:11 Third quarter 12:17 GS – Kevin Ellison 11 yard run (Tyler Bass kick failed), Eagles 34–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:37 5:47 GS – Wesley Fields 30 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (two-point run conv. failed), Eagles 40–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, TOP 3:52 5:20 GS – Matt Breida 26 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 47–0. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, TOP 0:10 Fourth quarter 6:18 GS – Troy Stewart 7 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 54–0. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:19 Leading Passers SSU – Blake Dever, 5–9, 50 yards GS – Fabian Upshaw, 7–10, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Leading Rushers SSU – TJ Bell, 5 carries, 21 yards GS – Demarcus Godfrey, 14 carries, 124 yards Leading Receivers SSU – Steven Hagan, 3 receptions, 42 yards GS – Montay Crockett, 3 receptions, 73 yards Leading Tacklers SSU – Mulik Simmons, 15 tackles GS – Ironhead Gallon, 6 tackles

@ South Alabama

Week Two: Georgia Southern Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	0	7	7	24
Jaguars	3	3	0	3	9

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 84°F • S 6 • Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 17,691
• Referee: Jason McArthur
• TV: ASN
• Georgia Southern vs South Alabama

Game information

First quarter 11:37 USA – Gavin Patterson 40 yard field goal, Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 3:23 5:30 GS – Younghoe Koo 28 yard field goal, Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, TOP 6:07 1:22 GS – LA Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:43 Second quarter 1:11 USA – Gavin Patterson 23 yard field goal, Eagles 10–6. Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, TOP 6:41 Third quarter 11:10 GS – Wesley Fields 5 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:50 Fourth quarter 14:11 GS – Kevin Ellison 27 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 24–6. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:07 7:54 USA – Gavin Patterson 32 yard field goal, Eagles 24–9. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:06 Leading Passers GS – Favian Upshaw, 6–9, 127 yards USA – Dallas Davis, 21–42, 279 yards, 1 interception Leading Rushers GS – Favian Upshaw, 18 carries, 108 yards USA – Xavier Johnson, 7 carries, 21 yards Leading Receivers GS – BJ Johnson III, 3 receptions, 63 yards USA – Kevin Kutchera, 3 receptions, 69 yards Leading Tacklers GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 7 tackles USA – Roman Buchanan, 13 tackles

Louisiana–Monroe

Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	14	0	0	7	21
Eagles	7	3	6	7	23

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 88°F • E 7 • Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 25,735
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV: ESPN3
• Georgia Southern vs Louisiana–Monroe

Game information

First quarter 10:26 ULM – Xavier Brown 32 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Warhawks 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:37 2:39 ULM – Garrett Smith 7 yard run (Craig Ford kick), Warhawks 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:03 0:07 GS – Kevin Ellison 6 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Warhawks 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:24 Second quarter 3:58 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Warhawks 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:44 Third quarter 10:22 GS – Younghoe Koo 37 yard field goal, Warhawks 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, TOP 4:33 7:32 GS – Younghoe Koo 43 yard field goal, Eagles 16–14. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:58 Fourth quarter 12:51 GS – Wesley Fields 2 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 23–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:31 10:21 ULM – Marcus Green 10 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Eagles 23–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:39 Leading Passers ULM – Garrett Smith, 17–33, 283 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception GS – Favian Upshaw, 4–14, 64 yards Leading Rushers ULM – Garrett Smith, 14 carries, 22 yards, 1 touchdown GS – LA Ramsby, 14 carries, 86 yards Leading Receivers ULM – Marcus Green, 2 receptions, 75 yards, 1 touchdown GS – BJ Johnson III, 4 receptions, 59 yards Leading Tacklers ULM – David Griffith, 11 tackles GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles

@ Western Michigan

Week Four: Georgia Southern Eagles at Western Michigan Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	7	7	31
Broncos	7	28	7	7	49

at Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 70°F
• Game attendance: 17,208
• Referee: Greg Blum
• TV: ESPN3
• Georgia Southern vs Western Michigan

Game information

First quarter 7:36 WMU – Jamauri Bogan 4 yard run (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:57 4:02 GS – Wesley Fields 44 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Younghoe Koo kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:34 Second quarter 14:52 WMU – Michael Henry 37 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:10 10:27 GS – Younghoe Koo 34 yard field goal, Broncos 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 4:25 10:14 WMU – Darius Phillips 100 yard kickoff return (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 21–10. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 7:52 WMU – Carrington Thompson 8 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:35 3:11 GS – Myles Campbell 33 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Younghoe Koo kick), Broncos 28–17. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:41 1:35 WMU – Corey Davis 35 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 35–17. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:36 Third quarter 12:18 WMU – Darius Phillips 70 yard interception return (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 42–17. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 2:42 2:07 GS – Montay Crockett 44 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Broncos 42–24. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:11 Fourth quarter 9:56 GS – LA Ramsby 13 yard run (Younghoe Koo Kick), Broncos 42–31. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:19 2:11 WMU – Michael Henry 7 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 49–31. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, TOP 7:45 Leading Passers GS – Favian Upshaw, 4–6, 103 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception WMU – Zach Terrel, 18–27, 270 yards, 4 touchdowns Leading Rushers GS – Kevin Ellison, 13 carries, 46 yards WMU – Jamauri Bogan, 26 carries, 104 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Receivers GS – Montay Crockett, 2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 touchdown WMU – Michael Henry, 8 receptions, 125 yards, 2 touchdowns Leading Tacklers GS – Ironhead Gallon, 13 tackles WMU – Robert Spillane, 11 tackles

@ Arkansas State

Week Six: Georgia Southern Eagles at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	6	10	3	26
Red Wolves	0	10	7	10	27

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 8:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 84°F • ESE 3.6 • Mostly clear
• Game attendance: 19,381
• Referee: Kevin Stine
• TV: ESPN2
• Georgia Southern vs Arkansas State

Game information

First quarter 5:17 GS – LA Ramsby 61 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, TOP 0:09 Second quarter 14:56 ASU – JD Houston 19 yard field goal, Eagles 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:02 9:35 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Eagles 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:21 3:29 ASU – Justin McInnis 6 yard pass from Justice Hansen (JD Houston kick), Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, TOP 6:06 1:24 GS – Younghoe Koo 53 yard field goal, Eagles 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:05 Third quarter 5:56 GS – Younghoe Koo 24 yard field goal, Eagles 16–10. Drive: 18 plays, 73 yards, TOP 9:04 2:26 GS – Myles Campbell 63 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 23–10. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:12 1:46 ASU – Warren Wand 55 yard run (JD Houston kick), Eagles 23–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:40 Fourth quarter 11:53 GS – Younghoe Koo 21 yard field goal, Eagles 26–17. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 2:56 6:32 ASU – JD Houston 35 yard field goal, Eagles 26–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:09 0:09 ASU – Omar Bayless 8 yard pass from Justice Hansen (JD Houston kick), Red Wolves 27–26. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:32 Leading Passers GS – Kevin Ellison, 14–22, 203 yards, 1 touchdown ASU – Justice Hansen, 16–27, 182 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Leading Rushers GS – LA Ramsby, 6 carries, 68 yards, 1 touchdown ASU – Warren Wand, 19 carries, 140 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Receivers GS – Myles Campbell, 6 receptions, 98 yards, 1 touchdown ASU – Kendall Sanders, 3 receptions, 52 yards Leading Tacklers GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 10 tackles ASU – Xavier Woodson–Luster, 14 tackles

@ Georgia Tech

Week Seven: Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	3	0	14	24
Yellow Jackets	21	0	0	14	35

at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: 73°F • E 8 • Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 47,609
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV: ACCRSN
• Georgia Southern vs Georgia Tech

Game information

First quarter 13:48 GT – Justin Thomas 58 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:12 10:53 GT – Clinton Lynch 65 yard pass from Justin Thomas (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:20 4:02 GS – LA Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 14–7. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:51 0:48 GT – Dedrick Mills 6 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:14 Second quarter 2:13 GS – Younghoe Koo 44 yard field goal, Yellow Jackets 21–10. Drive: 14 plays, 49 yards, TOP 7:17 Third quarter No Scoring Fourth quarter 13:25 GT – Justin Thomas 4 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 28–10. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, TOP 6:34 9:38 GS – L.A. Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 28–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:40 3:58 GT – Dedrick Mills 20 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 35–17. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:30 1:03 GS – BJ Johnson III 3 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 35–24. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:55 Leading Passers GS – Kevin Ellison, 10–17, 102 yards, 1 touchdown GT – Justin Thomas, 7–11, 172 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Rushers GS – Matt Breida, 13 carries, 58 yards GT – Dedrick Mills, 13 carries, 89 yards, 2 touchdowns Leading Receivers GS – BJ Johnson III, 3 receptions, 42 yards, 1 touchdown GT – Clinton Lynch, 2 receptions, 81 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Tacklers GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles GT – Corey Griffin, 10 tackles

@ New Mexico State

Week Eight: Georgia Southern Eagles at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	3	3	13	22
Aggies	0	9	3	7	19

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 8:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 78°F • SSW 5 • Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 10,085
• Referee: Jeff Hilyer
• TV: FSSW/FSAZ
• Georgia Southern vs New Mexico State

Game information

First quarter 9:43 GS – Younghoe Koo 25 yard field goal, Eagles 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:17 Second quarter 14:53 GS – Younghoe Koo 22 yard field goal, Eagles 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:27 12:04 NMSU – OJ Clark 6 yard pass from Tyler Rogers (Parker Davidson kick failed), Tied 6–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:49 7:03 NMSU – Parker Davidson 41 yard field goal, Aggies 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:40 Third quarter 11:22 NMSU – Parker Davidson 30 yard field goal, Aggies 12–6. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:32 0:59 GS – Younghoe Koo 29 yard field goal, Aggies 12–9. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, TOP 3:34 Fourth quarter 14:54 GS – Matt Breida 9 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick failed), Eagles 15–12. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 0:56 10:21 GS – Wesley Fields 42 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 22–12. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:23 1:19 NMSU – Johnathan Boone 32 yard pass from Tyler Rogers (Parker Davidson kick), Eagles 22–19. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:53 Leading Passers GS – Kevin Ellison, 7–8, 101 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception NMSU – Tyler Rogers, 22–36, 236 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Leading Rushers GS – Kevin Ellison, 20 carries, 117 yards NMSU – Larry Rose, 22 carries, 81 yards Leading Receivers GS – Wesley Fields, 1 reception, 42 yards, 1 touchdown NMSU – Izaiah Lottie, 3 receptions, 47 yards Leading Tacklers GS – Chris DeLaRosa, 10 tackles NMSU – Rodney Butler, 13 tackles

Appalachian State

Week Nine: Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	10	10	14	34
Eagles	10	0	0	0	10

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: 72°F • SSE 5 • Mostly clear
• Game attendance: 23,474
• Referee: Kevin Stine
• TV: ESPNU
• Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State

Game information

First quarter 9:02 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Eagles 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 2:48 0:58 GS – Ukeme Eligwe 90 yard fumble return (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 8:04 Second quarter 6:22 ASU – Taylor Lamb 14 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Eagles 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:38 1:15 ASU – Michael Rubino 32 yard field goal, Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, TOP 2:30 Third quarter 3:03 ASU – Michael Rubino 28 yard field goal, Mountaineers 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 41 yards, TOP 7:17 1:45 ASU – Taylor Lamb 30 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:42 Fourth quarter 11:53 ASU – Marcus Cox 12 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 3:14 3:26 ASU – Jalin Moore 15 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:38 Leading Passers ASU – Taylor Lamb, 16–27, 199 yards, 2 interceptions GS – Seth Shuman, 9–23, 73 yards, 2 interceptions Leading Rushers ASU – Jalin Moore, 15 carries, 126 yards, 1 touchdown GS – Matt Brieda, 7 carries, 28 yards Leading Receivers ASU – Shaedon Meadors, 6 receptions, 126 yards GS – D'Ondre Glenn, 1 reception, 28 yards Leading Tacklers ASU – Eric Noggs, 6 tackles GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 12 tackles

@ Ole Miss

Week Ten: Georgia Southern Eagles at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	7	3	3	27
Rebels	3	28	3	3	37

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
• TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers GS – UM – Leading Rushers GS – UM – Leading Receivers GS – UM – Leading Tacklers GS – UM –

Louisiana–Lafayette

Week Eleven: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	10	2	33
Eagles	3	10	0	13	26

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 7:30 PM EST
• TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers ULL – GS – Leading Rushers ULL – GS – Leading Receivers ULL – GS – Leading Tacklers ULL – GS –

@ Georgia State

Week Twelve: Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	0	7	24
Panthers	20	0	10	0	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 2:00 P.M. EST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 23,513

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers GS – GSU – Leading Rushers GS – GSU – Leading Receivers GS – GSU – Leading Tacklers GS – GSU –

Troy

Week Fourteen: Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	7	7	7	24
Eagles	0	7	14	7	28

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST
• Game attendance: 16,850
• TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TU – GS – Leading Rushers TU – GS – Leading Receivers TU – GS – Leading Tacklers TU – GS –

References

1. "2016 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Set For Summers' Debut Season" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
2. "2016 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 14, 2016.