2019 GEORGIA SOUTHERN FOOTBALL On the covers: OFC - Head coach Chad Lunsford, along with Tyler Bass, Shai Werts, Kindle Vildor and Raymond Johnson III; IFC - Mark Michaud, Jakob Cooper, Lane Ecton, Rashad Byrd and Jay Bowdry; IBC - Eagles in the NFL; OBC - The 2019 Georgia Southern football schedule. GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Series Record Last Aug. 31 at LSU First Meeting N/A Sept. 7 MAINE GS leads, 3-0 GS won 35-23 (2011) 14 at Minnesota First Meeting N/A 28 LOUISIANA * Tied, 1-1 GS won 34-24 (2017) Oct. 3 at South Alabama * GS leads, 5-0 GS won 48-13 (2018) 19 COASTAL CAROLINA * GS leads, 4-1 GS won 41-17 (2018) 26 NEW MEXICO STATE GS leads, 4-1 GS won 48-31 (2018) 31 at Appalachian State * ASU leads, 19-14-1 GS won 34-14 (2018) Nov. 9 at Troy * Troy leads, 12-6 Troy won 35-21 (2018) 16 ULM * GS leads 5-3 ULM won 44-25 (2018) 23 at Arkansas State * Tied, 2-2 GS won 28-21 (2018) 30 GEORGIA STATE * GSU leads, 3-2 GS won 35-14 (2018) Dec. 7 Sun Belt Championship Game [if qualified] * - Sun Belt Conference Game EAGLES GATA MEET THE EAGLES 122 Series Results EAGLES IN THE PROS 1 On the Covers 32 Veteran Profiles 126 Eagles vs. Conferences 164 Eagles in the Pros 2 2019 Schedule/Quick Facts/Credits 63 Newcomers 166 NFL Draft/Super Bowl/Pro Bowl Eagles 4 Staff Information HISTORY 5 Allen E. Paulson Stadium 2018 REVIEW/STATISTICS 128 Eagle Football History UNIVERSITY/MEDIA 6 Edwin Jackson Tribute 68 Individual Honors/Start Chart 130 1985 National Championship 168 Georgia Southern University 69 2018 Statistics 132 1986 National Championship 170 President Dr. Kyle Marrero 2019 SEASON 72 2018 Individual Summaries 134 1989 National Championship 171 Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein 8 Preseason Rosters 74 2018 Game-By-Game Statistics 136 1990 National Championship 172 Media Guidelines 10 Preseason Depth Chart 75 2018 Game Highs 138 1999 National Championship 173 Athletics Communications 11 Personnel/Pronunciation Guide 76 2018 Scoring Summaries 140 2000 National Championship 174 Georgia Southern Radio Network 12 adidas 77 2018 Miscellaneous Statistics 142 Eagle All-Americans 175 Department Personnel 78 2018 Big Plays 145 Conference Accolades COACHING STAFF 79 Last Time It Happened 148 Modern Era Lettermen 14 Head Coach Chad Lunsford 80 Eagles in National Rankings 152 All-Time Wins/Championships/Bowls 16 Associate Head Coach Chris Foster 81 2018 Game Recaps 153 All-Time Coaching Records 17 Offensive Coordinator Bob DeBesse 154 Modern Era Assistant Coaches 18 Defensive Coordinator Scot Sloan RECORD BOOK 156 Coach Erk Russell Tribute 19 Assistant Coach Victor Cabral 90 Individual Records 158 No. 8 Tracy Ham 20 Assistant Coach Travis Cunningham 105 Annual Leaders 159 No. 3 Adrian Peterson 21 Assistant Coach Andrew Dodge 109 Longest Plays 160 Jayson Foster 22 Assistant Coach Ron Hudson 110 Team Records 161 Paul Johnson 23 Assistant Coach Lamar Owens 111 Overtime Games 162 Younghoe Koo 24 Assistant Coach Jeremy Rowell 112 Year-By-Year Team Stats 26 Assistant Coach Kevin Whitley 114 Team Records By Era 26 Strength & Conditioning Coach Matt Greenhalgh 115 Paulson Stadium Records 27 Support Staff 116 Eagles on Television 117 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 2019 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 University (no football from 1942-1981) Lunsford’s Record at GS: 12-7 (2nd Full Year) Office. Abbreviation: GS (not GSU) Modern Era Record: 326-142-1 (.696) ^ Career Record: Same Location: Statesboro, Ga. FCS National Championships: 6 Eagles’ 2018 Record: 10-3 Editor and Design: Bryan Johnston Editorial Content: AJ Henderson, Trent Founded: December 1, 1906 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000) Postseason: Won Camellia Bowl Whitmire, Katy Baker Johnston, Cassie Enrollment: 26,500 * No. Years in NCAA FCS Playoffs: 19 Conference Record: 6-2 Nakamoto President: Dr. Kyle Marrero All-Time Playoff Record: 45-13 Offensive System: Gun/Pistol Triple Option Covers: Robbie Monk, Liam Kissinger, Drew Morris; helmets on OBC designed by Clark Athletics Director: Tom Kleinlein Bowl Games: 2 Defensive System: 3-4 Ruhland of Salem, Va. Faculty Athletics Rep: Chris Geyerman, Ph.D. won 2015 GoDaddy Bowl GS Athletics on the Web: GSEagles.com Printing: South Georgia Graphics in Athletics Department Phone: 912-478-5047 won 2018 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl GS Football on Twitter: @GSAthletics_FB Claxton, GA Additional contributions from the GS Office of Nickname: Eagles Home Stadium: Paulson Stadium (25,000) Letterwinners (Ret/Lost): 40/20 Marketing and Communications. Primary Colors: Blue (PMS 282) and White Playing Surface: Shaw Sports Turf (Legion 41) O: 17/10; D: 20/10; ST: 3/0 Secondary Colors: Gray (PMS 429) and Gold (PMS 872) Paulson Stadium Record: 192-40 (.828) ^ Position Starters (Ret/Lost): 14/8 PHOTOGRAPHY Frank Fortune, AJ Henderson, Jonathan Mascots: GUS (mascot) and Freedom (live) Chick, Allen Gambrell, Carroll Gambrell, Kyunnie Shuman, Dan Groover and Jeffrey TICKET INFORMATION FOLLOW THE EAGLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA Abraham. Images of Eagles in the NFL courtesy of Diamond Images, Getty Images Ticket Director: David Cutler and USPresswire. Images of championship Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GSU-WINS rings from Super Bowl XXVI and Super Bowl Ticket Office Website: GSEagles.com/Tickets XXXIX and NFL team marks courtesy of the National Football League. * - As of January 2018, the new Georgia Southern University consists of 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 ................................................................... Sean Fitzgerald (UCF) Alma Mater/Year .........................................................................................Georgia College/2000 Senior Associate AD for Sports Medicine/SWA ..........................Brandy Clouse (Georgia Southern) Record at Georgia Southern (Years) .................................................. 12-7, .632 (Second Full Year) Strength & Conditioning Coach, Football.....................................Matt Greenhalgh (Rhode Island) Career Record (Years) ........................................................................................................... Same Director of Player Personnel ...........................................................................Matt Brennan (Troy) Best Time to Reach Coach ........................................................ Contact Athletics Communications Director of High School Relations ...............................................T.J. Anderson (Georgia Southern) Sun Belt Coaches’ Teleconference ......................................................Monday mornings in season Director of Student-Athlete Development ............................. Adrian Peterson (Georgia Southern) Assistant of Football Operations ..................................................Nikki Donoff (Georgia Southern) ASSISTANT COACHES (Alphabetical order) Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football .............................................................Bryce Sorrier (Georgia) VICTOR CABRAL @Coach_Cab Equipment Services, Football ........................................................... Leo Roberts IV (Bowie State) Georgia Southern, 2006 ........Defensive Line/Recruiting Coord. – Second Year/Sixth Year Overall Video Coordinator ................................................................................Phill Guard (Mount Union) Associate AD for Public Relations and Communications ............. Bryan Johnston (South Carolina) TRAVIS CUNNINGHAM @TCunninghamGS Character Development Volunteer ..................................................Matt Wise (Georgia Southern) Gardner-Webb, 2003 ................................................................ Inside Linebackers – Second Year Defensive Graduate Assistant ...................................................Jake Brandon (Appalachian State) Defensive Graduate Assistant ................................................ Darrius Jones Jr. (Georgia Southern) BOB DEBESSE @CoachDeBesse5 Offensive Graduate Assistant .............................................................Clayton Barnes (Texas A&M) Southwest Texas State, 1982 ..........................Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Second Year Offensive Graduate Assistant .....................................................Dimitri Donald (West Texas A&M) Analyst (O/ST) .............................................................................Chris Barton (Georgia Southern) ANDREW DODGE @Coach_Dodge Analyst (D) .................................................................................. Dustin Ramsey (Gardner-Webb) UCF, 2012 ........................................................Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator – Third Year Recruiting Graduate Assistant ....................................................Ashley Burns (Georgia Southern) CHRIS FOSTER @CoachC_Foster KEY DEPARTMENT STAFF Gardner-Webb,