2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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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 represents Georgia Southern University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by second year head coach Willie Fritz and play their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. This season is the Eagles second season in the Sun Belt Conference and the first season for full bowl eligibility.

Schedule

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

September 57:30 PMat West Virginia*

• Mountaineer Field
• Morgantown, WV

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

• Paulson Stadium
• Statesboro, GA

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

• Paulson Stadium
• Statesboro, GA

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

• Kibbie Dome
• Moscow, ID

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

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

ESPN3   October 17New Mexico State

• Paulson Stadium
• Statesboro, GA

  October 22at Appalachian State

• Kidd Brewer Stadium
• Boone, NC (Rivalry)

ESPNU   October 29Texas State

• Paulson Stadium
• Statesboro, GA

ESPNU   November 14at Troy

• Veterans Memorial Stadium
• Troy, AL

  November 21at Georgia*

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, GA

  November 28South Alabama

• Paulson Stadium
• Statesboro, GA

  December 5Georgia State

• Paulson Stadium
• Statesboro, GA (Rivalry)

 

Schedule source:

Game notes

@ West Virginia

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Week One: Georgia Southern Eagles at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	10	6	14	14	44

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

• Date: September 5
• Game time: EDT

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

Western Michigan

See also: 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	6	0	8	17
Eagles	7	16	10	10	43

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: September 12
• Game time: EDT

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

The Citadel

See also: 2015 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Week Three: The Citadel Bulldogs at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	6	13
Eagles	10	21	10	7	48

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: September 19
• Game time: EDT

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

@ Idaho

See also: 2015 Idaho Vandals football team

Week Four: Georgia Southern Eagles at Idaho Vandals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	6	14	14	44
Vandals	3	10	7	0	20

at Kibbie Dome, Moscow, ID

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 5:00 PM EDT

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

@ Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Warhawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: October 3
• Game time: EDT

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

New Mexico State

See also: 2015 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: October 17
• Game time: EDT

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

@ Appalachian State

See also: 2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

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

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

Texas State

See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team

Week Eight: Texas State Bobcats at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

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

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

@ Troy

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Trojans	0	0	0	0	0

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

• Date: November 14
• Game time: EST

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

@ Georgia

See also: 2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Week Ten: Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

• Date: November 21
• Game time: EST

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

South Alabama

See also: 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: November 28
• Game time: EST

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

Georgia State

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: December 5
• Game time: EST

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

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—
CFP	Not released																Not released