2017 EAGLES GATA GEORGIA 2017 SEASON SOUTHERN FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF THE EAGLES STUDENT STUDENT SERVICES 2016 REVIEW RECORDS 2017 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Series Record Last Of Note: Sept. 2 at Auburn Auburn leads, 1-0 AU won 32-17 (1991) GS lost last two vs. SEC by avg. 8.0 points 9 NEW HAMPSHIRE UNH leads, 1-0 UNH won 27-23 (2004) Lone meeting came in ‘04 FCS Playoffs 23 at Indiana First Meeting N/A GS first meeting vs. Big Ten team HISTORY Oct. 4 ARKANSAS STATE * Tied, 1-1 ASU won 27-26 (2016) GS beat ASU in 1986 FCS Nat’l Title Game 14 NEW MEXICO STATE * GS leads, 3-0 GS won 22-19 (2016) Last meetings as Sun Belt members 21 at UMass Tied, 1-1 GS won 38-21 (1999) Both previous meetings in FCS Playoffs 28 at Troy * Troy leads, 10-6 GS won 28-24 (2016) GS has won four in a row in the series Nov. 4 GEORGIA STATE * GSU leads, 2-1 GSU won 30-24 (2016) Panthers have won two in a row GS IN THE PROS 9 at Appalachian State * ASU leads, 18-13-1 ASU won 34-10 (2016) GS has lost six of last seven in Boone 18 SOUTH ALABAMA * GS leads, 3-0 GS won 24-9 (2016) USA has yet to score more than 17 points vs. GS 25 at Louisiana * UL leads, 1-0 UL won 33-26 (2016) GS is 9-5 all-time vs. Louisiana schools Dec. 2 at Coastal Carolina * GS leads, 3-0 GS won 43-26 (2010) First meeting as FBS schools * - Sun Belt Conference Game UNIVERSITY/MEDIA On the covers: OFC - Tyson Summers and his Eagles; IFC - Wesley Fields, L.A. Ramsby and Myles Campbell from the Eagle offense and Darrius Sapp, Chris DeLaRosa and Joshua Moon from the defense; IBC - Ukeme Eligwe and the rest of the Eagles in the NFL; OBC - The 2017 Georgia Southern football schedule. Covers designed by Ryan Hurst (Georgia Southern, c/o 2016 - public relations); helmets on outside back cover designed by Clark Ruhland. GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS EAGLES GATA 2017 SEASON COACHING STAFF THE EAGLES STUDENT SERVICES 2016 REVIEW EAGLES GATA MEET THE EAGLES RECORD BOOK 166 No. 8 Tracy Ham 1 2017 Schedule 36 Veteran Profiles 100 Individual Records 167 No. 3 Adrian Peterson 2 Quick Facts/Credits 60 Newcomers 115 Annual Leaders 168 Jayson Foster 4 Staff Information 64 Signing Class Breakdown 119 Longest Plays 169 Paul Johnson 6 Smith Family Football Center 120 Team Records 170 Younghoe Koo 8 Allen E. Paulson Stadium STUDENT SERVICES 121 Overtime Games RECORDS 9 Bishop Field House 66 Academic Support 122 Year-By-Year Team Stats EAGLES IN THE PROS 10 This is Georgia Southern 68 Strength & Conditioning 124 Team Records By Era 172 Eagles in the Pros 12 Georgia Southern Football Traditions 69 Equipment Room 125 Paulson Stadium Records 174 NFL Draft/Super Bowl/Pro Bowl Eagles 14 The Total Student-Athlete 70 Sports Medicine 126 Eagles on Television 72 Eagles in the Community 127 All-Time Results UNIVERSITY/MEDIA 2017 SEASON 132 Series Results 176 Georgia Southern University 16 Preseason Rosters 2016 REVIEW/STATISTICS 136 Eagles vs. Conferences 178 University President Jaimie L. Hebert, Ph.D. HISTORY 18 Preseason Depth Chart 74 Individual Honors/Start Chart 179 Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein 19 Personnel/Pronunciation Guide 75 2016 Statistics HISTORY 180 EFAA 20 Sun Belt Conference 78 2016 Individual Summaries 138 Eagle Football History 181 Athletic Foundation/Ticket Office 80 2016 Game-By-Game Statistics 140 1985 National Championship 182 Georgia Southern Radio Network COACHING STAFF 81 2016 Game Highs 142 1986 National Championship 183 Media Guidelines 22 Eagle Head Coach Tyson Summers 82 2016 Scoring Summaries 144 1989 National Championship 184 Athletics Communications 24 Offensive Coordinator Bryan Cook 83 2016 Miscellaneous Statistics 146 1990 National Championship 185 Department Personnel 84 2016 Big Plays 148 1999 National Championship 186 adidas 25 Defensive Coordinator Lorenzo Costantini GS IN THE PROS 26 Assistant Coach Pat Bastien 85 Last Time It Happened 150 2000 National Championship 27 Assistant Coach Bob Bodine 86 Eagles in National Rankings 152 Eagle All-Americans 28 Assistant Coach Olten Downs 87 2016 Game Recaps 155 Conference Accolades 29 Assistant Coach Chris Foster 157 Modern Era Lettermen 30 Assistant Coach Chad Lunsford 160 All-Time Wins/Championships 31 Assistant Coach Jeremy Rowell 161 All-Time Coaching Records 32 Assistant Coach Juston Wood 162 Modern Era Assistant Coaches UNIVERSITY/MEDIA 33 Support Staff 164 Coach Erk Russell Tribute 2 GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS EAGLES GATA 2017 SEASON COACHING STAFF THE EAGLES STUDENT STUDENT SERVICES 2016 REVIEW GS QUICK FACTS PROGRAM INFORMATION AND HISTORY TEAM INFORMATION CREDITS Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Tyson Summers The 2017 Georgia Southern University SCHOOL INFORMATION First Year of Football: 1924 Alma Mater: Presbyterian College, ‘02 Football Media Guide was published by the RECORDS Georgia Southern Athletics Communications Official Name: Georgia Southern Univeristy (no football from 1942-1981) Summers’ Record at GS: 5-7 (Second Year) Office. Abbreviation: GS (not GSU) Modern Era Record: 314-129-1 (.708) ^ Summers’ Career Record: 5-7 (Second Year) Location: Statesboro, Ga. FCS National Championships: 6 Eagles’ 2016 Record: 5-7 Editor and Design: Bryan Johnston Editorial Content: AJ Henderson, Katy Founded: December 1, 1906 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000) Postseason: None Baker Johnston, Cassie De Leon Enrollment: 20,673 No. Years in NCAA FCS Playoffs: 19 Conference Record: 4-4 Covers: Bryan Johnston and Ryan Hurst; President: Jaimie L. Hebert, Ph.D. All-Time Playoff Record: 45-13 Offensive System: Spread Option helmets on OBC designed by Clark Ruhland HISTORY Printing: South Georgia Graphics (Claxton, Athletics Director: Tom Kleinlein Bowl Games: 1 (won 2015 GoDaddy Bowl) Defensive System: 4-3 GA) Faculty Athletics Rep: Chris Geyerman, Ph.D. Home Stadium: Paulson Stadium GS Athletics on the Web: GSEagles.com Additional contributions from the GS Office of Athletics Department Phone: 912-478-5047 Capacity: 25,000 GS Football on Twitter: @GSAthletics_FB Marketing and Communications. Nickname: Eagles Playing Surface: Shaw Sports Turf (Legion 41) Letterwinners (Ret/Lost): 22/29 PHOTOGRAPHY GS IN THE PROS Primary Colors: Blue (PMS 282) and White Installed: 2016 Position Starters (Ret/Lost): 10/12 Frank Fortune, Jeremy Wilburn, Milledge Secondary Colors: Gray (PMS 429) and Gold (PMS 872) Paulson Stadium Record: 186-36 (.838) ^ Austin IV, A.J. Henderson, Jonathan Chick, Allen Gambrell, Carroll Gambrell, Kyunnie Mascots: GUS (mascot) and Freedom (live) Shuman, Bryan Johnston, Amanda Korpanay and Jeffrey Abraham. Images of Eagles in TICKET INFORMATION FOLLOW THE EAGLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA the NFL courtesy of Tom Pennington, Drew Hallowell, Jamie Squire of Diamond Images; Ticket Director: David Cutler Tom Dahlin and Wesley Hitt of Getty Images; UNIVERSITY/MEDIA Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GSU-WINS USPresswire. Images of championship rings Ticket Office Website: GSEagles.com/tickets from Super Bowl XXVI and Super Bowl XXXIX and NFL team marks courtesy of the National Football League. @GSATHLETICS GSATHLETICS GSATHLETICS GSATHLETICS GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL 3 STAFF DIRECTORY KEY DATES Student-athletes report .......................................................................................Monday, July 24 First day of preseason practice .............................................................................Tuesday, July 25 First day of university fall classes .....................................................................Monday, August 14 Season Opener (at Auburn) ....................................................................... Saturday, September 2 EAGLES GATA Home Opener (New Hampshire) ............................................................... Saturday, September 9 COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...........................................................................................................Tyson Summers Alma Mater/Year ..................................................................................Presbyterian College/2002 Record at Georgia Southern (Years) ...........................................................5-7, .417 (Second Year) Career Record (Years) ................................................................................5-7, .417 (Second Year) 2017 SEASON Best Time to Reach Coach ........................................................ Contact Athletics Communications Sun Belt Coaches’ Teleconference ......................................................Monday mornings in season ASSISTANT COACHES (Alphabetical order) PAT BASTIEN @CoachBastien UAB, 2013 ............................................................................................Linebackers – Second Year BOB BODINE @CoBodine COACHING STAFF Tulane, 1993 ....................................................... Offensive Line – First Year/Seventh Year Overall BRYAN COOK @CoachBryanCook Ithaca, 1988 ........................................................Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – First Year LORENZO COSTANTINI @CoachZo1 UTEP, 1990 .................................................. Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Second Year THE EAGLES OLTEN DOWNS @odowns Tennessee State, 2006 .................................................................................... Safeties – First Year CHRIS FOSTER @CoachC_Foster Gardner-Webb, 2003 .......................................................................Running Backs – Second Year CHAD LUNSFORD @ChadLunsford Georgia College, 2000 ................................................................. Asst. Head Coach/H-Backs/Slots