| Georgia Southern Eagles football | |||
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| First season | 1924; 100 years ago[a] | ||
| Athletic director | Jared Benko | ||
| Head coach | Clay Helton 3rd season, 18–17 (.514) | ||
| Stadium | Paulson Stadium (capacity: 25,000) | ||
| Field surface | Artificial turf | ||
| Location | Statesboro, Georgia | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference | ||
| Division | East | ||
| All-time record | 425–257–10 [1] (.621) | ||
| Bowl record | 3–3 (.500) | ||
| Claimed national titles | Div. I FCS: 6 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000) | ||
| Conference titles | 11 | ||
| Rivalries | Appalachian State (rivalry) Georgia State (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 95 | ||
| Colors | Blue and white[2] | ||
| Fight song | Eagle Fanfare Georgia Southern Fight Song | ||
| Mascot | Freedom (live); GUS (costume) | ||
| Marching band | Southern Pride Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Website | gseagles.com | ||
The Georgia Southern Eagles football program represents Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Sun Belt Conference. The current head coach is Clay Helton. The Eagles have won six FCS (I-AA) national championships and have produced two Walter Payton Award winners. Georgia Southern first continuously fielded a football team in 1924, but play was suspended for World War II and did not return until 1981. The Eagles competed as an FCS independent from 1984 to 1992 and as a member of the Southern Conference from 1993 to 2013, winning 10 SoCon championships. In 2014, Georgia Southern moved to the FBS level and joined the Sun Belt Conference, winning the conference championship outright in its first year. Georgia Southern's main Sun Belt rivals are Appalachian State and Georgia State.
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- ^ NCAA Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history?utf8=%E2%9C%93&org_id=253&sport_code=MFB
- ^ Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.