2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second year head coach Chad Lunsford.[1]

2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Cure Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Liberty
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob DeBesse (2nd season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorScot Sloan (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$   7 1     13 1  
Georgia Southern   5 3     7 6  
Georgia State   4 4     7 6  
Troy   3 5     5 7  
Coastal Carolina   2 6     5 7  
West Division
Louisiana x   7 1     11 3  
Arkansas State   5 3     8 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 4     5 7  
Texas State   2 6     3 9  
South Alabama   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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On August 2, 2019, it was announced that QB Shai Werts and DE Quan Griffin had been indefinitely suspended following their arrests, which were not related. The charges against Werts were subsequently dropped, after what was believed to be cocaine on his car was tested to be bird feces, and he has since been cleared to play.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at No. 6 LSU*SECNL 3–5597,420
September 76:00 p.m.No. 6 (FCS) Maine*ESPN+W 26–1817,202
September 143:30 p.m.at Minnesota*BTNL 32–3541,021
September 286:00 p.m.Louisiana
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+L 24–3719,220
October 37:30 p.m.at South AlabamaESPNUW 20–17 2OT20,013
October 193:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 30–27 3OT11,015
October 263:00 p.m.New Mexico State* 
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 41–710,907
October 318:00 p.m.at No. 20 Appalachian StateESPNUW 24–2118,796
November 93:30 p.m.at TroyESPN+L 28–4922,108
November 163:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+W 51–2910,266
November 233:00 p.m.at Arkansas StateESPN+L 33–3818,319
November 306:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 38–1015,175
December 212:30 p.m.vs. Liberty*CBSSNL 16–2318,158

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Game summaries

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At LSU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 3 0 0 3
No. 6 Tigers 21 21 10 3 55

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 (FCS) Black Bears 3 0 0 15 18
Eagles 0 10 6 10 26

At Minnesota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 10 0 12 32
Golden Gophers 14 7 0 14 35

Louisiana

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Louisiana at Georgia Southern
1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 10713 37
Eagles 3 1083 24
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,220
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 7 SE MPH
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Television network: ESPN+
       
Pregame line Over/under
Louisiana –3.0
Statistics Louisiana Georgia Southern
First downs 23 18
Total yards 440 252
Rushing yards 275 215
Passing yards 165 37
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 26:04 33:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 11–18, 165 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Trey Ragas 16 carries, 131 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jarrod Jackson 1 reception, 51 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 6–12, 37 yards
Rushing Shai Werts 21 carries, 93 yards
Receiving NaJee Thompson 4 receptions, 24 yards

At South Alabama

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Eagles 0 10 0 703 20
Jaguars 0 7 7 300 17

Coastal Carolina

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Chanticleers 0 7 0 3773 27
Eagles 3 7 0 0776 30

New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 0 0 7
Eagles 7 21 13 0 41

At Appalachian State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 3 14 0 24
No. 20 Mountaineers 0 7 0 14 21

At Troy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 0 14 28
Trojans 14 13 0 22 49

Louisiana–Monroe

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Pregame line Over/under
Georgia Southern –6.5
Week Ten: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 7 0 71529
Eagles 7 17 72051

at Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 48° · Wind – N 13 · Overcast, soggy
  • Game attendance: 10,266
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV: ESPN+
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Game information
Statistics Louisiana–Monroe Georgia Southern
First downs 18 20
Total yards 370 334
Rushing yards 85 254
Passing yards 285 80
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:24 33:36

At Arkansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 16 8 6 33
Red Wolves 14 21 3 0 38

Georgia State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 3 0 10
Eagles 7 10 14 7 38

Vs. Liberty (Cure Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 9 7 0 23
Eagles 0 7 6 3 16

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 163 Kindle Vildor CB Chicago Bears
6 188 Tyler Bass K Buffalo Bills

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Released". WTOC.com. March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Georgia Southern QB arrested, suspended from team activities". WJCL. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Georgia Southern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.