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2018 Georgia Southern Football 2018 GEORGIA SOUTHERN FOOTBALL 2018 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Series Record Last Of Note: Sept. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GS leads, 7-0 GS won 41-16 (2010) GS is 4-0 against SCSU at Paulson Stadium 8 UMASS UMass leads, 2-1 UMass won 55-20 Eagles won lone game in Statesboro (1999) 15 at Clemson First Meeting N/A GS is 1-9 against current ACC schools 29 ARKANSAS STATE * A-State, 2-1 A-State won 43-25 (2017) GS beat ASU in 1986 FCS Nat’l Title Game Oct. 6 SOUTH ALABAMA * GS leads, 4-0 GS won 52-0 (2017) USA has yet to score more than 17 points vs. GS 11 at Texas State * GS leads, 2-1 GS won 37-13 (2015) GS is 2-0 against Texas State in Sun Belt play 20 at New Mexico State GS leads, 3-1 NMSU won 35-27 (2017) Eagles are 2-0 in Las Cruces, New Mexico 25 APPALACHIAN STATE * ASU leads, 19-13-1 ASU won 27-6 (2017) ASU has won six of the past seven in the series Nov. 3 at ULM * GS leads 5-2 GS won 23-21 (2016) GS vacated the 2014 win over the Warhawks 10 TROY * Troy leads, 11-6 Troy won 38-16 (2017) GS has won four of the past five in the series 17 at Coastal Carolina * GS leads, 3-1 CCU won 28-17 (2017) Last three games have been played in Conway 24 at Georgia State * GSU leads, 3-1 GSU won 21-17 (2017) Panthers have won three in a row Dec. 1 Sun Belt Championship Game * - Sun Belt Conference Game On the covers: OFC - Head coach Chad Lunsford, along with seniors Wesley Fields and Joshua Moon; IFC - The 2018 Georgia Southern Football Staff; IBC - Eagles in the NFL; OBC - The 2018 Georgia Southern football schedule. Covers designed by Drew Morris; helmets on outside back cover designed by Clark Ruhland. GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS EAGLES GATA MEET THE EAGLES 124 Series Results EAGLES IN THE PROS 1 2018 Schedule 30 Veteran Profiles 128 Eagles vs. Conferences 164 Eagles in the Pros 2 Quick Facts/Credits 57 Newcomers 166 NFL Draft/Super Bowl/Pro Bowl Eagles 4 Staff Information HISTORY 5 Allen E. Paulson Stadium 2017 REVIEW/STATISTICS 130 Eagle Football History UNIVERSITY/MEDIA 6 Edwin Jackson Tribute 66 Individual Honors/Start Chart 132 1985 National Championship 168 Georgia Southern University 67 2017 Statistics 134 1986 National Championship 170 Interim President Shelley C. Nickel 2018 SEASON 70 2017 Individual Summaries 136 1989 National Championship 171 Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein 8 Preseason Rosters 72 2017 Game-By-Game Statistics 138 1990 National Championship 172 Media Guidelines 10 Preseason Depth Chart 73 2017 Game Highs 140 1999 National Championship 173 Athletics Communications 11 Personnel/Pronunciation Guide 74 2017 Scoring Summaries 142 2000 National Championship 174 Georgia Southern Radio Network 12 adidas 75 2017 Miscellaneous Statistics 144 Eagle All-Americans 175 Department Personnel 76 2017 Big Plays 147 Conference Accolades COACHING STAFF 77 Last Time It Happened 149 Modern Era Lettermen 14 Eagle Head Coach Chad Lunsford 78 Eagles in National Rankings 152 All-Time Wins/Championships 16 Offensive Coordinator Bob DeBesse 79 2017 Game Recaps 153 All-Time Coaching Records 17 Defensive Coordinator Scot Sloan 154 Modern Era Assistant Coaches 18 Assistant Coach Victor Cabral RECORD BOOK 156 Coach Erk Russell Tribute 19 Assistant Coach Travis Cunningham 92 Individual Records 158 No. 8 Tracy Ham 20 Assistant Coach Andrew Dodge 107 Annual Leaders 159 No. 3 Adrian Peterson 21 Assistant Coach Chris Foster 111 Longest Plays 160 Jayson Foster 22 Assistant Coach Ron Hudson 112 Team Records 161 Paul Johnson 23 Assistant Coach Cory Peoples 113 Overtime Games 162 Younghoe Koo 24 Assistant Coach Jeremy Rowell 114 Year-By-Year Team Stats 25 Assistant Coach Juston Wood 116 Team Records By Era 26 Support Staff 117 Paulson Stadium Records 118 Eagles on Television 119 All-Time Results 2 GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS GS QUICK FACTS PROGRAM INFORMATION AND HISTORY TEAM INFORMATION CREDITS Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Chad Lunsford The 2018 Georgia Southern University SCHOOL INFORMATION First Year of Football: 1924 Alma Mater: Georgia College, ‘00 Football Media Guide was published by the Georgia Southern Athletics Communications Official Name: Georgia Southern Univeristy (no football from 1942-1981) Lunsford’s Record at GS: 2-4 (First Full Year) Office. Abbreviation: GS (not GSU) Modern Era Record: 316-139-1 (.694) ^ Career Record: 2-4 (First Full Year) Location: Statesboro, Ga. FCS National Championships: 6 Eagles’ 2017 Record: 2-10 Editor and Design: Bryan Johnston Editorial Content: AJ Henderson, Trent Founded: December 1, 1906 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000) Postseason: None Whitmire, Katy Baker Johnston, Cassie Enrollment: 27,459 * No. Years in NCAA FCS Playoffs: 19 Conference Record: 2-6 Nakamoto President: Shelley C. Nickel (interim) All-Time Playoff Record: 45-13 Offensive System: Gun/Pistol Triple Option Covers: Drew Morris; helmets on OBC designed by Clark Ruhland fo Salem, Va. Athletics Director: Tom Kleinlein Bowl Games: 1 (won 2015 GoDaddy Bowl) Defensive System: 3-4 Printing: South Georgia Graphics in Faculty Athletics Rep: Chris Geyerman, Ph.D. Home Stadium: Paulson Stadium GS Athletics on the Web: GSEagles.com Claxton, GA Athletics Department Phone: 912-478-5047 Capacity: 25,000 GS Football on Twitter: @GSAthletics_FB Additional contributions from the GS Office of Marketing and Communications. Nickname: Eagles Playing Surface: Shaw Sports Turf (Legion 41) Letterwinners (Ret/Lost): 29/13 Primary Colors: Blue (PMS 282) and White Installed: 2016 Position Starters (Ret/Lost): 16/6 PHOTOGRAPHY Secondary Colors: Gray (PMS 429) and Gold (PMS 872) Paulson Stadium Record: 187-39 (.827) ^ Frank Fortune, Jeremy Wilburn, Milledge Austin IV, A.J. Henderson, Jonathan Chick, Mascots: GUS (mascot) and Freedom (live) Allen Gambrell, Carroll Gambrell, Kyunnie Shuman, Bryan Johnston, Amanda Korpanay TICKET INFORMATION FOLLOW THE EAGLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA and Jeffrey Abraham. Images of Eagles in the NFL courtesy of Tom Pennington, Drew Ticket Director: David Cutler Hallowell, Jamie Squire of Diamond Images; Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GSU-WINS Tom Dahlin and Wesley Hitt of Getty Images; Ticket Office Website: GSEagles.com/tickets USPresswire. Images of championship rings from Super Bowl XXVI and Super Bowl XXXIX and NFL team marks courtesy of the * - As of January 2018, the new Georgia Southern University consists of National Football League. three campuses: Statesboro, Armstrong (Savannah) and Liberty (Hinesville). The three schools consolidated to become one university. @GSATHLETICS GSATHLETICS GSATHLETICS GSATHLETICS GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL 3 STAFF INFORMATION COACHING STAFF FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach .................................................................................Chad Lunsford (@ChadLunsford) Director of Football Operations ..............................................Cymone George (Georgia Southern) Alma Mater/Year .........................................................................................Georgia College/2000 Senior Associate AD for Sports Medicine/SWA ..........................Brandy Clouse (Georgia Southern) Record at Georgia Southern (Years) .........................................................2-4, .333 (First Full Year) Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football .....................................................Jake Smith (Eastern Illinois) Career Record (Years) ........................................................................................................... Same Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football .............................May Beth Winningham (Middle Tennessee) Best Time to Reach Coach ........................................................ Contact Athletics Communications Strength & Conditioning Coach, Football.....................................Matt Greenhalgh (Rhode Island) Sun Belt Coaches’ Teleconference ......................................................Monday mornings in season Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach .......................................................... Don Day (Findlay) Director of Player Personnel ...........................................................................Matt Brennan (Troy) ASSISTANT COACHES (Alphabetical order) Director of High School Relations ...............................................T.J. Anderson (Georgia Southern) VICTOR CABRAL @Coach_Cab Director of Student-Athlete Development ............................. Adrian Peterson (Georgia Southern) Georgia Southern, 2006 ..........................................Defensive Line – First Year/Fifth Year Overall Equipment Services, Football ..........................................................Neal Spivey (Coastal Carolina) Video Coordinator ...................................................................................Chris Ball (West Virginia) TRAVIS CUNNINGHAM @TCunninghamGS Associate AD for Public Relations and Communications ............. Bryan Johnston (South Carolina) Gardner-Webb, 2003 .....................................................................Inside Linebackers – First Year Director of Character Development .................................................Matt Wise (Georgia Southern) Administrative Assistant ...............................................................Tessa Akers (Georgia Southern) BOB DEBESSE @CoachDeBesse5 Defensive Graduate Assistant ...................................................Jake Brandon (Appalachian State) Southwest Texas State, 1982 ............................Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – First Year Defensive Graduate Assistant ...............................................
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