2020 GEORGIA SOUTHERN FOOTBALL On the covers: OFC - Shai Werts, Rashad Byrd, Wesley Kennedy III, J.D. King and Raymond Johnson III; IFC - Kenderick Duncan Jr., Traver Vliem, Malik Murray, Reynard Ellis, Drew Wilson, Anthony Beck II and Ryan Langan; IBC - Eagles in the NFL; OBC - The 2020 Georgia Southern football schedule. GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES FOOTBALL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2020 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Series Record Last Sept. 12 CAMPBELL First Meeting N/A 19 FAU First Meeting N/A 26 at Louisiana * UL leads, 2-1 UL won 37-24 (2019) Oct. 3 at ULM * GS leads 6-3 ULM won 51-29 (2019) 14 APPALACHIAN STATE * ASU leads, 18-15-1 GS won 24-21 (2019) 24 at Coastal Carolina * GS leads, 5-1 GS won 30-27 (2019) 31 SOUTH ALABAMA * GS leads, 6-0 GS won 20-17 (2019) Nov. 7 TROY * Troy leads, 13-6 Troy won 49-28 (2019) 14 TEXAS STATE * GS leads, 3-1 GS won 15-13 (2018) 21 at Army West Point First Meeting N/A 28 at Georgia State * Tied, 3-3 GS won 38-10 (2019) Dec. 5 Sun Belt Championship Game [if qualifi ed] * - Sun Belt Conference Game EAGLES GATA MEET THE EAGLES HISTORY EAGLES IN THE PROS 1 On the Covers 32 Veteran Profi les 140 Eagle Football History 178 Eagles in the Pros 2 2020 Schedule/Quick Facts/Credits 69 Newcomers 142 1985 National Championship 180 NFL Draft/Super Bowl/Pro Bowl Eagles 4 Staff Information 144 1986 National Championship 5 Allen E. Paulson Stadium 2019 REVIEW/STATISTICS 146 1989 National Championship UNIVERSITY/MEDIA 6 Edwin Jackson Tribute 78 Individual Honors/Start Chart 148 1990 National Championship 182 Georgia Southern University 79 2019 Statistics 150 1999 National Championship 184 President Dr. Kyle Marrero 2020 SEASON 82 2019 Individual Summaries 152 2000 National Championship 185 Athletic Director Jared Benko 8 Preseason Rosters 84 2019 Game-By-Game Statistics 154 Eagle All-Americans 186 Media Guidelines 10 Preseason Depth Chart 85 2019 Game Highs 157 Conference Accolades 187 Athletics Communications 11 Personnel/Pronunciation Guide 86 2019 Scoring Summaries 160 Modern Era Lettermen 188 Georgia Southern Radio Network 12 adidas 87 2019 Miscellaneous Statistics 164 All-Time Coaching Records 189 Department Personnel 88 2019 Big Plays 166 Bowl Gamess COACHING STAFF 89 Last Time It Happened 167 Bowl Records 14 Head Coach Chad Lunsford 90 Eagles in National Rankings 168 Modern Era Assistant Coaches 16 Associate Head Coach Chris Foster 91 2019 Game Recaps 170 Coach Erk Russell Tribute 17 Off ensive Coordinator Bob DeBesse 172 No. 8 Tracy Ham 18 Defensive Coordinator Scot Sloan RECORD BOOK 173 No. 3 Adrian Peterson 19 Assistant Coach Victor Cabral 100 Individual Records 174 Jayson Foster 20 Assistant Coach Travis Cunningham 115 Annual Leaders 175 Paul Johnson 21 Assistant Coach Dimitri Donald 122 Longest Plays 186 Younghoe Koo 22 Assistant Coach Ron Hudson 123 Team Records 23 Assistant Coach Jeremy Rowell 124 Overtime Games 24 Assistant Coach Doug Ruse 125 Year-By-Year Team Stats 26 Assistant Coach Kevin Whitley 127 Team Records By Era 26 Strength & Conditioning Coach Matt Greenhalgh 128 Paulson Stadium Records 27 Support Staff 129 All-Time Results 134 Series Results 138 Eagles vs. Conferences 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 2020 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 Offi cial Name: Georgia Southern University (no football from 1942-1981) Record at GS: 19-13 (3rd Full Year) O ffi c e . Abbreviation: GS (not GSU) Modern Era Record: 333-148-1 (.692) ^ Career Record: Same Location: Statesboro, Ga. FCS National Championships: 6 Eagles’ 2019 Record: 7-6 Editor and Design: Bryan Johnston Covers: AJ Henderson Founded: December 1, 1906 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000) Postseason: Lost Cure Bowl Printing: South Georgia Graphics in Enrollment: 26,500 * No. Years in NCAA FCS Playoff s: 19 Conference Record: 5-3 Claxton, GA President: Dr. Kyle Marrero All-Time Playoff Record: 45-13 Off ensive System: Gun/Pistol Triple Option Additional contributions from the GS O ce of Marketing and Communications. Athletics Director: Jared Benko Bowl Games/Titles: 3/2 Defensive System: 3-4 Faculty Athletics Rep: Chris Geyerman, Ph.D. won 2015 GoDaddy Bowl GS Athletics on the Web: GSEagles.com PHOTOGRAPHY Athletics Department Phone: 912-478-5047 won 2018 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl GS Football on Twitter: @GSAthletics_FB Frank Fortune, AJ Henderson, Jonathan Chick, Allen Gambrell, Carroll Gambrell, Nickname: Eagles Home Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Stadium Letterwinners (Ret/Lost): 40/18 Kyunnie Shuman, Dan Groover and Jeff rey Primary Colors: Blue (PMS 282) and White Capacity: 25,000 O: 19/7; D: 19/10; ST: 2/1 Abraham. Images of Eagles in the NFL Secondary Colors: Gray (PMS 429) and Gold (PMS 872) Playing Surface: Shaw Sports Turf (Legion 41) Position Starters (Ret/Lost): 14/8 courtesy of Diamond Images, Getty Images and USPresswire. Images of championship Mascots: GUS (mascot) and Freedom (live) Paulson Stadium Record: 197-41 (.828) O: 8/3; D: 6/5 rings from Super Bowl XXVI and Super Bowl XXXIX and NFL team marks courtesy of the TICKET INFORMATION FOLLOW THE EAGLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA National Football League. Ticket Director: Tyler Weedon Ticket Offi ce Phone: 1-800-GSU-WINS Ticket Offi ce Website: GSEagles.com/Tickets * - 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_FB GSATHLETICS GSATHLETICS_FB 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 Strength & Conditioning Coach, Football.....................................Matt Greenhalgh (Rhode Island) Record at Georgia Southern (Years) ....................................................19-13, .594 (Third Full Year) Director of Student-Athlete Development ............................. Adrian Peterson (Georgia Southern) Career Record (Years) ........................................................................................................... Same Assistant of Football Operations ..................................................Nikki Donoff (Georgia Southern) Best Time to Reach Coach ........................................................ Contact Athletics Communications Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football .............................................................Bryce Sorrier (Georgia) Sun Belt Coaches’ Teleconference ......................................................Monday mornings in season Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football ............................................................... Daniel Lindsey (Troy) Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football ...........................................Loriann Tedder (Western Carolina) ASSISTANT COACHES (Alphabetical order) Assistant Manager, Equipment Services ..............................................Brandon Randolph (FAMU) VICTOR CABRAL @Coach_Cab Video Coordinator/GATA Lifestyle .........................................................Phill Guard (Mount Union) Georgia Southern, 2006 .......Defensive Line/Recruiting Coord. – Third Year/Seventh Year Overall Assistant Director, Strength & Conditioning ............................................Eric Scott (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 – Third Year Defensive Graduate Assistant ......................................................Chris Barton (Georgia Southern) Off ensive Graduate Assistant ...........................................................Mateo Kambui (Florida A&M) BOB DEBESSE @CoachDeBesse5 Off ensive Graduate Assistant ..........................................Charles “Cal” King (Presbyterian College) Southwest Texas State, 1982 ..............................Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Third Year Defensive Graduate Assistant ................................................Isaiah Walker (Georgetown College) Special Teams Analyst .............................................................................Carter Barfi eld (Furman) DIMITRI DONALD @_CoachDonald Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant .................................Brian Puckett (North Alabama) West Texas A&M, 2016 ........................................................................Wide Recievers – First Year KEY DEPARTMENT STAFF CHRIS FOSTER @CoachC_Foster Athletics Director ........................................................................................Jared Benko (Georgia) Gardner-Webb, 2003 .............................................Assoc. Head Coach/Running Backs – Fifth Year Deputy A.D. .....................................................................................................Chris