2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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GoDaddy Bowl champion | |
GoDaddy Bowl, W 58–27 vs. Bowling Green | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 9–4 (6–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Doug Ruse (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Jack Curtis (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:30 pm | at West Virginia* | FSN | L 0–44 | 55,182 | |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | Western Michigan* | ESPN3 | W 43–17 | 23,520 | |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | The Citadel* |
| ESPN3 | W 48–13 | 24,872 |
September 26 | 9:00 pm | at Idaho | ESPN3 | W 44–20 | 14,441 | |
October 3 | 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN3 | W 51–31 | 16,791 | |
October 17 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico State![]() |
| ESPN3 | W 56–26 | 23,551 |
October 22 | 7:30 pm | at Appalachian State | ESPNU | L 13–31 | 24,121 | |
October 29 | 7:30 pm | Texas State |
| ESPNU | W 37–13 | 14,212 |
November 14 | 3:30 pm | at Troy | ESPN3 | W 45–10 | 18,455 | |
November 21 | 7:00 pm | at Georgia* | ESPNU | L 17–23 OT | 92,746 | |
November 28 | 2:00 pm | South Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 55–17 | 15,125 |
December 5 | 2:00 pm | Georgia State |
| ESPN3 | L 7–34 | 23,401 |
December 23 | 8:00 pm | vs. Bowling Green* | ESPN | W 58–27 | 28,656 | |
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Game summaries
[edit]@ West Virginia
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mountaineers | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
- Date: September 5
- Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: 77°F • NNE 5 • Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 55,182
- Referee: John McDaid
- TV: FSN
- Georgia Southern vs West Virginia
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Western Michigan
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
Eagles | 7 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 75°F • 5 mph • Misty
- Game attendance: 23,520
- Referee: Charles Lewis
- TV: ESPN3
- Georgia Southern vs Western Michigan
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The Citadel
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Eagles | 10 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 88°F • NNE 5 • Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 24,872
- Referee: Jason McArthur
- TV: ESPN3
- Georgia Southern vs The Citadel
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@ Idaho
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
Vandals | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: Indoors
- Game attendance: 14,441
- Referee: Kevin Stine
- TV: ESPN3
- Georgia Southern vs Idaho
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@ Louisiana–Monroe
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 10 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 51 |
Warhawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 69°F • NE 12 • Clear skies
- Game attendance: 16,791
- Referee: Jeff Hilyer
- TV: ESPN3
- Georgia Southern vs Louisiana–Monroe
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In their fifth game of the season, the Eagles won, 51–31 over the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks.[5][6]
New Mexico State
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
Eagles | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 73°F • N 7 • Clear
- Game attendance: 23,551
- Referee: Jason McArthur
- TV: ESPN3
- Georgia Southern vs New Mexico State
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@ Appalachian State
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Mountaineers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: 64°F • W 3 • Clear
- Game attendance: 24,121
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV: ESPNU
- Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State
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Texas State
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bobcats | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
- Game weather: 75°F • N 0 • Clear skies
- Game attendance: 14,212
- Referee: Charles Lewis
- TV: ESPNU
- Georgia Southern vs Texas State
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@ Troy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Trojans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL
- Date: November 14
- Game time: EST
- Game weather: 63°F • Calm • Clear
- Game attendance: 18,455
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV: ESPN3
- Georgia Southern vs Troy
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@ Georgia
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 52°F • Calm • Overcast
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: David Smith
- TV: ESPNU
- Georgia Southern vs Georgia
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South Alabama
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Eagles | 7 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 55 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 2:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 73°F • NNE 3 • Sunny
- Game attendance: 15,125
- Referee: Jeff Hilyer
- TV: ESPN3
- Georgia Southern vs South Alabama
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Georgia State
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 2:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 60°F • NNE 9 • Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 23,401
- Referee: Charles Lewis
- TV: ESPN3
- Georgia Southern vs Georgia State
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Bowling Green–GoDaddy Bowl
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 9 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 58 |
Falcons | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, LA
- Date: December 23
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 72°F • S 19 • Cloudy
- Game attendance: 28,656
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV: ESPN
- Georgia Southern vs Bowling Green (2015 GoDaddy Bowl)
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References
[edit]- ^ "Source: Tulane has agreement with GSU's Fritz". December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Dell McGee to serve as Georgia Southern interim head football coach".
- ^ "2015 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ "Georgia Southern races by Louisiana-Monroe, 51-31". ESPN. Associated Press. October 3, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam (October 5, 2015). "Georgia Southern runs all over ULM on homecoming". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2015.