Georgia Southern Eagles

Georgia Southern Eagles
Logo
UniversityGeorgia Southern University
ConferenceSun Belt Conference (primary)
CCSA (women's swimming & diving)
Southern (rifle)
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorJared Benko
LocationStatesboro, Georgia
Varsity teams17
Football stadiumAllen E. Paulson Stadium
Basketball arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Baseball stadiumJ.I. Clements Stadium
Softball stadiumEagle Field at GS Softball Complex
Soccer stadiumEagle Field
MascotFreedom (live); GUS (costume)
NicknameEagles
Fight songGeorgia Southern Fight Song
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Websitegseagles.com
Sun Belt Conference logo in Georgia Southern's colors

The Georgia Southern Eagles are the athletic team(s) of Georgia Southern University (GS). The Eagles compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A) and are members of the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. Prior to joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2014, the Eagles were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (presently known as the ASUN Conference) and the Southern Conference (SoCon). During their time at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS/I-AA) level, the Eagles have won six national championships.

The only Georgia Southern teams which compete outside the Sun Belt do so in sports that are not sponsored by that conference. Women's swimming & diving competes in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. Rifle, a fully co-educational sport in which GS fields a women-only team, competes in the SoCon. Men's soccer will compete in the Mid-American Conference starting in the fall 2021 season, following the demise of the Sun Belt men's soccer league.

  1. ^ Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.