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2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 – 0     9 – 4  
Appalachian State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Georgia State   5 – 3     6 – 7  
South Alabama   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Troy   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Texas State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 – 7     2 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Willie Fritz and played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. This season was the Eagles second season in the Sun Belt Conference and the first season for full bowl eligibility. The Eagles finished the regular season 8–4, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. In the Eagles' first ever bowl appearance, the Eagles defeated Bowling Green 58–27 in the GoDaddy Bowl.

On December 12, head coach Willie Fritz resigned to become the head coach at Tulane.[1] The Eagles were led by assistant head coach and running backs coach Dell McGee in the GoDaddy Bowl.[2]

Schedule

Georgia Southern announced their 2015 football schedule on February 27, 2015. The 2015 schedule consists of six home and away games in the regular season. The Eagles hosted Sun Belt foes Georgia State, New Mexico State, Texas State, and South Alabama, and traveled to Appalachian State, Idaho, Louisiana–Monroe, and Troy.[3]

September 57:30 PMat West Virginia*

FSNL 0–4455,182 September 126:00 PMWestern Michigan*

ESPN3W 43–1723,520 September 196:00 PMThe Citadel*

  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA

ESPN3W 48–1324,872 September 269:00 PMat Idaho

ESPN3W 44–2014,441 October 37:00 PMat Louisiana–Monroe

ESPN3W 51–3116,791 October 176:00 PMNew Mexico Statedagger

  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA

ESPN3W 56–2623,551 October 227:30 PMat Appalachian State

ESPNUL 13–3124,121 October 297:30 PMTexas State

  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA

ESPNUW 37–1314,212 November 143:30 PMat Troy

ESPN3W 45–1018,455 November 217:15 PMat Georgia*

ESPNUL 17–23 OT92,746 November 282:00 PMSouth Alabama

  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA

ESPN3W 55–1715,125 December 52:00 PMGeorgia State

  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (Rivalry)

ESPN3L 7–3423,401 December 238:00 PMvs. Bowling Green*

ESPNW 58–2728,656

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule source:[4]

Game notes

@ West Virginia

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Week One: Georgia Southern Eagles at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
Mountaineers 10 6 141444

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

Game information

Western Michigan

See also: 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Week Two: Western Michigan Broncos at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 6 0817
Eagles 7 16 101043

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Game information

The Citadel

See also: 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
Week Three: The Citadel Bulldogs at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7613
Eagles 10 21 10748

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: 88°F • NNE 5 mph • Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 24,872
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV: ESPN3
  • Georgia Southern vs The Citadel
Game information

@ Idaho

See also: 2015 Idaho Vandals football team
Week Four: Georgia Southern Eagles at Idaho Vandals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 10 6 141444
Vandals 3 10 7020

at Kibbie Dome, Moscow, ID

Game information

@ Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Week Five: Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 10 21 02051
Warhawks 0 10 71431

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

Game information

In their fifth game of the season, the Eagles won, 51–31 over the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks.[5][6]

New Mexico State

See also: 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Week Seven: New Mexico State Aggies at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 7 71226
Eagles 14 21 14756

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Game information

@ Appalachian State

See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Week Eight: Georgia Southern Eagles at Appalachian State Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 0 0613
Mountaineers 3 14 7731

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: EDT
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information

Texas State

See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team
Week Nine: Texas State Bobcats at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 6 7013
Eagles 7 7 101337

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: EDT
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information

@ Troy

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team
Week Eleven: Georgia Southern Eagles at Troy Trojans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 10 14 71445
Trojans 10 0 0010

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: EST
  • Game attendance: 18,455
Game information

@ Georgia

See also: 2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Week Twelve: Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Eagles 0 7 73017
Bulldogs 7 0 73623

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: EST
  • Game attendance: 92,746
Game information

South Alabama

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Week Thirteen: South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 7 3017
Eagles 7 21 171055

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: EST
  • Game attendance: 15,125
Game information

Georgia State

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team
Week Fourteen: Georgia State Panthers at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 131434
Eagles 0 7 007

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: EST
Game information

Bowling Green–GoDaddy Bowl

See also: 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team and 2015 GoDaddy Bowl (December)
GoDaddy Bowl: Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Bowling Green Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 9 14 211458
Falcons 13 14 0027

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, LA

  • Date: December 23
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 28,656
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

References

  1. ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/14343764/willie-fritz-new-coach-tulane-green-wave-leaving-georgia-southern-eagles
  2. ^ http://savannahnow.com/sports/2015-12-12/dell-mcgee-serve-georgia-southern-interim-coach#
  3. ^ "2015 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Georgia Southern races by Louisiana-Monroe, 51-31". ESPN. Associated Press. October 3, 2015. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Hunsucker, Adam (October 5, 2015). "Georgia Southern runs all over ULM on homecoming". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
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