GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2013 EAGLE FOOTBALL 2013 GEORGIA SOUTHERN SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time (ET) CHATTANOOGA MOCS (2-1, 0-0) AUGUST at 31 SAVANNAH STATE W 77-9 (Night of Champions) #15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (2-1, 0-1) SEPTEMBER Family Weekend -- Saturday, September 28, 2013, 6 p.m. 7 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) W 59-17 Allen E. Paulson (18,000, Grass) // Statesboro, Ga. (Junior Eagle Club Day / HS Band Day) 14 at Wofford * L 20-30 Tickets: Advance tickets available at GSEagles.com and by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS 28 CHATTANOOGA * 6 P.M. Radio: Georgia Southern Radio Network and online at GSEagles.com (Family Weekend) Video Streaming: GSEagles.com/showcase (Subscription) OCTOBER Live Stats: GSEagles.com 5 at Samford * 3 p.m. Social Media: Twitter @GSAthletics Facebook.com/GSAthletics 12 THE CITADEL * 1 P.M. (Military Appreciation / Camp Out / 2013 Record Overall SoCon Home Road OT Cheerleader for a Day) Overall .....................2-1 .......... 0-1 ............ 2-0 ............ 0-1 .......... 0-0 26 at Appalachian State * 3:30 p.m. Eagles’ Streaks Lost 1 Last Win: 9-7-13 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (59-17) Last Loss: 9-14-13 at Wofford (20-30) NOVEMBER 2 FURMAN * (BLUE OUT) 1 P.M. Home Won 3 Last Win: 9-7-13 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (59-17) 9 WESTERN CAROLINA* 2 P.M. Last Loss: 11-3-12 vs. App. State (28-31) (Homecoming/All-Sports Reunion) Road Lost 2 Last Win: 12-8-12 at Old Dominion (49-35) 16 at Elon* 3 p.m. Last Loss: 9-14-13 at Wofford (20-30) 23 at Florida TBA * - denotes Southern Conference game Last 5: 3-2 Last 10: 6-4 GEORGIA SOUTHERN RADIO NETWORK Coaches Georgia Southern Jeff Monken (Millikin ’89) Play-by-Play .................................Chris Blair Record at GS: 33-13 (71.7), Fourth Year Analyst ..................................... Terry Harvin Career Record: Same Sideline Reporter ................Ryan Chambers Record vs. Chattanooga: 2-1 Pre-game Co-Host .............Frank Sulkowski Producer .................................... Russ Brown Chattanooga Russ Huesman (Chattanooga ’83) Record at Chattanooga: 25-22 (54.3), Fifth Year CAIRO .......................................790 WGRA-AM Career Record: Same DOUGLAS ................................... 99.9 WSIZ-FM DUBLIN .................................. 101.3 WQIL-FM Record vs. GS: 1-3 FITZGERALD ............................ 102.3 WSIZ-FM GAINEVILLE/ATLANTA ..........550 WDUN-AM GEORGIA SOUTHERN-CHATTANOOGA SERIES 105.5 WIFO-FM Georgia Southern owns a 22-4 series advantage over Chattanooga in the second-longest LYONS/VIDALIA ......................100.9 WLYU-FM series for the Eagles among current Southern Conference opponents. Georgia Southern has MACON .................................... 940 WMAC-AM won the last two straight games and is 4-3 over the last seven meetings. METTER/SWAINSBORO ....... 103.7 WBMZ-FM SANDERSVILLE .......................1490 WSNT-AM WATCH AND LISTEN SAVANNAH .............................102.1 WZAT-FM Audio and video broadcasts of Saturday’s game are available as part of GS All-Access on GSEa- STATESBORO ........................ 102.9 WPMX-FM SYLVANIA ............................... 106.5 WZBX-FM gles.com with packages varying from a day to a full year. A single-day pass is $5.95 and content THOMSON/AUGUSTA .......... 101.7 WTHO-FM can be accessed on all Windows, OSX, iOS and Android devices. Eagle Football fans can catch all WAYCROSS ............................... 96.3 WAYX-FM the action, as well as pre-game and post-game shows on the GS All-access and the Georgia South- ern Radio Network. A complete listing of affiliates is available in the left column of these notes. GS ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Director...................Barrett Gilham COACH TO CURE MD Direct Phone/Cell ........912-478-5448 / 912-678-5051 The Georgia Southern Coaching Staff and more than 11,000 football coaches at all levels E-mail address ....... [email protected] nationwide will participate in the Coach to Cure MD charity game-day partnership this weekend. A joint initiative between the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Assistant Director .................... Rose Pietrzak Carter and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, more than $1 million in funds and other donations (Football Contact) have been raised since 2008 to fight Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a fatal genetic disorder Direct Phone/Cell ........912-478-0352 / 912-531-3358 that strikes boys. E-mail address [email protected] Assistant Director ...............................AJ Henderson PAULSON STADIUM ANNIVERSARY Direct Phone/Cell ........912-478-5071 / 912-678-5052 A rainy year delayed the completion of Allen E. Paulson Stadium, but on September 29, 1984, E-mail address [email protected] Georgia Southern held its first game at its new home, defeating Liberty 48-11. Prior to 1984, Assistant Director ................................ Marc Gignac the Eagles played their home games at Statesboro High School’s Womack Field as efforts Direct Phone/Cell ........912-478-5288 / 980-297-9981 were underway to build an on-campus facility. State Senator Glenn Bryant donated the funds E-mail address [email protected] to purchase the property, M.C. Anderson and Morris and Anne Lupton contributed to the project, and in late 1983, Allen E. Paulson, founder of Gulfstream Aerospace, donated more Press Box Phone ...................................912-681-3896 than $1 million toward the completion of its construction. Fax .........................................................912-478-0046 #JOINTHEJOURNEY GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL 1 THE COACHES QUICK FACTS A 2012 finalist and 2013 candidate for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year honors, Jeff Monken is now in his fourth year as head coach of the GENERAL INFORMATION Georgia Southern Football program with a 33-13 record for a 71.7 winning School .........................................................Georgia Southern University percentage. Monken is one of only two coaches in Eagle Football history, Location ...........................................................................Statesboro, Ga. the other his mentor Paul Johnson, to record 10 or more wins in each of Founded .......................................................................December 1, 1906 the first three years of his tenure. With 24 years of coaching experience, Enrollment ......................................................................................20,574 including five years as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern during one Nickname ...................................................................................... Eagles of its most successful periods, Monken is prepared to navigate the present Colors ...............................................................................Blue and White and the future for this Eagle Football program. Home Stadium ..................Paulson Stadium (18,000, under expansion) Playing Surface ....................................... Natural Grass (Bermuda Tift) The 2009 Southern Conference Coach of the Year, Russ Huesman returned Conference ............................... Southern through 6-30-2014 / Sun Belt to his alma mater as the program’s 22nd head coach in December 2008. President .................................................................... Dr. Brooks A. Keel In the eight years prior to his arrival, the Mocs had not won 23 games as Athletics Director .............................................................. Tom Kleinlein Huesman has already accomplished that in his four-year tenure. He guided Web Address .......................................................... www.GSEagles.com Chattanooga to back-to-back winning seasons in 2009 and 2010 for the first time in nearly 20 years. TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record ........................................................................................10-4 STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2012 SoCon Record ..................................................6-2 (1st, Champion) GSU UTC Final Ranking .................................... 3 Coaches/3 The Sports Network Overall Record ......................................2-1 ..................2-1 Offense / Defense ......................................................Triple Option / 4-3 Scoring Avg. ....................................... 52.0 ................35.0 Letterwinners Returning / Lost ....................................................47 / 21 First Downs ........................................... 80 ...................66 Starters Returning ..........................17 (Off. 7, Def. 7 (+nickel), Spec. 3) Total Offense Avg. .......................... 542.3 ..............429.7 Starters Lost ............................................ 10 (Off. 5, Defense 5, Spec. 0) Rushing Yards Avg. ......................... 407.7 ..............271.0 Passing Yards Avg. .......................... 134.7 ..............158.7 PROGRAM HISTORY Kickoff Return Avg............................. 13.1 ................22.3 First Year of Football ....................... 1924 (no football from 1942-1981) Punt Return Avg. ............................... 11.2 ..................9.8 Modern Era Record (Win percentage) ......................... 289-112-1 (.720) Net Punting ........................................ 29.5 ................37.0 All-Time Playoff Record...................................................................45-13 Time of Possession ..........................28:09 ............. 32:29 National Championships .......... 6 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000) Third-Down Conversions ................19/38