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The 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Chad Lunsford.

Previous season[edit]

The Eagles finished the 2019 season 7–6, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the East division. The Eagles received an invitation to the Cure Bowl where they were defeated by Liberty 16–23.

Preseason[edit]

Sun Belt coaches’ poll[edit]

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on August 25, 2020. Georgia Southern was picked to finish 2nd in the East Division with 36 total votes.[1]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Appalachian State 49 (9)
2 Georgia Southern 36
3 Troy 32 (1)
4 Georgia State 20
5 Coastal Carolina 13
West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Louisiana 47 (7)
2 Arkansas State 40 (2)
3 South Alabama 22 (1)
4 Texas State 21
5 Louisiana–Monroe 20

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams[edit]

The Eagles had five players selected to the preseason All−Sun Belt teams; three from the defense and two from special teams.[1]

Schedule[edit]

Georgia Southern had games against Boise State and Ole Miss, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] They added a November game with Army on August 11.[4] On October 7, the game against Appalachian State scheduled for October 14 was postponed to December 12 due to COVID-19 positive tests within the Mountaineers’ football program.[5]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 3:30 p.m. Campbell* ESPNU W 27–26 5,789
September 26 12:00 p.m. at No. 19 Louisiana ESPN2 L 18–20 5,585
October 3 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN+ W 35–30 6,338
October 17 4:00 p.m. UMass*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
 ESPN2 W 41–0 4,856
October 24 12:00 p.m. at No. 25 Coastal Carolina ESPNU L 14–28 5,000
7:30 p.m. South Alabama
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
 ESPN W 24–17 3,457
November 7 1:00 p.m. Troy
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
 ESPN3 W 20–13 5,012
November 14 3:00 p.m. Texas State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
 ESPN3 W 40–38 4,478
November 21 12:00 p.m. at Army* CBSSN L 27–28 5,078
November 28 12:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN3 L 24–30 4,523
December 5 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
 ESPN+ W 20–3 3,867
December 12 6:00 p.m. Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
 ESPN3 L 26–34 6,228
December 23 3:30 p.m. vs. Louisiana Tech* ESPN W 38–3 3,000

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Game summaries[edit]

Campbell[edit]

Campbell at Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 13 0 7 6 26
• Eagles 3 3 7 14 27
  • Date: September 12, 2020
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 4:14 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,789
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • Television network: ESPNU
     
Scoring summary
1 13:03 CAM Bryant Barr 10-yard rush (Robert Brown kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57)		 CAM 7–0
08:37 GASO Alex Raynor 41-yard field goal
(9 plays, 41 yards, 4:26)		 CAM 7–3
06:31 CAM Jai Williams 40-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Robert Brown PAT failed)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06)		 CAM 13–3
2 04:50 GASO Alex Raynor 39-yard field goal
(13 plays, 77 yards, 5:59)		 CAM 13–6
3 13:38 CAM Hajj-Malik Williams 8-yard rush (Robert Brown kick)
(4 plays, 26 yards, 1:15)		 CAM 20–6
07:32 GASO D. J. Butler 1-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 6:06)		 CAM 20–13
4 13:50 GASO J. D. King 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(2 plays, 9 yards, 0:47)		 TIE 20–20
06:42 GASO Shai Werts 41-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(6 plays, 95 yards, 3:27)		 GASO 27–20
00:15 CAM Jalen Kelsey 20-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Hajj-Malik Williams two-point conversion pass attempt failed)
(8 plays, 64 yards, 1:44)		 GASO 27–26
Pregame line Over/under
GASO −34.5 58.5[8]
Statistics Campbell Georgia Southern
First downs 17 20
Total yards 380 346
Rushing yards 143 284
Passing yards 237 62
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 26:04 33:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Campbell Passing Hajj-Malik Williams 17/27, 237 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Hajj-Malik Williams 11 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jai Williams 4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 7/13, 53 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Shai Werts 14 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD
Receiving D. J. Butler 3 receptions, 22 yards, 1 TD

At Louisiana[edit]

Georgia Southern at Louisiana
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 3 8 18
• No. 19 Ragin’ Cajuns 0 7 3 10 20
  • Date: September 26, 2020
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,585
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny, Humid • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)
    
Scoring summary
2 14:53 GASO J. D. King 2-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(5 plays, 85 yards, 2:49)		 GASO 7–0
09:25 LA Trey Ragas 10-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)
(9 plays, 83 yards, 5:22)		 TIE 7–7
3 05:49 GASO Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal
(13 plays, 66 yards, 7:34)		 GASO 10–7
00:30 LA Nate Snyder 25-yard field goal
(12 plays, 67 yards, 5:19)		 TIE 10–10
4 10:34 LA Errol Rogers Jr. 27-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)
(5 plays, 58 yards, 2:46)		 LA 17–10
00:54 GASO Khaleb Hood 28-yard pass from Shai Werts (Shai Werts two-point converison pass to Darion Anderson)
(5 plays, 61 yards, 0:40)		 GASO 18–17
00:00 LA Nate Snyder 53-yard field goal
(7 plays, 39 yards, 0:54)		 LA 20–18
Pregame line Over/under
LA −13.5 52.5[9]
Statistics Georgia Southern Louisiana
First downs 21 18
Total yards 447 438
Rushing yards 192 148
Passing yards 255 290
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:14 24:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 11/18, 255 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing J. D. King 24 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Wesley Kennedy III 2 receptions, 105 yards
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 18/32, 290 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Chris Smith 4 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Peter LeBlanc 3 receptions, 64 yards

At Louisiana–Monroe[edit]

Georgia Southern at Louisiana–Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
• Eagles 7 14 14 0 35
Warhawks 3 14 6 7 30
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Malone Stadium
    Monroe, LA
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 hours
  • Game attendance: 6,338
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 4 ESE MPH
  • Referee: Tre. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Harris (play–by–play) and Mike Hammett (analyst)
      
Scoring summary
1 11:25 GASO J. D. King 3-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, 68 yards, 1:27)		 GASO 7–0
03:21 ULM Davis Hughes 34-yard field goal
(9 plays, 40 yards, 4:14)		 GASO 7–3
2 12:47 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(11 plays, 81 yards, 5:34)		 GASO 14–3
10:04 ULM Josh Johnson 26-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick)
(6 plays, 72 yards, 2:43)		 GASO 14–10
01:37 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(15 plays, 75 yards, 8:27)		 GASO 21–10
00:00 ULM Malik Jackson 2-yard pass from Colby Suits (Davis Hughes kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 1:37)		 GASO 21–17
3 10:19 GASO Logan Wright 17-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:41)		 GASO 28–17
05:30 GASO Rashad Byrd 7-yard blocked punt returned (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, 0 yards, 0:55)		 GASO 35–17
00:29 ULM Josh Johnson 2-yard pass from Colby Suits (Davis Hughes PAT failed)
(13 plays, 73 yards, 5:01)		 GASO 35–23
4 04:59 ULM Josh Johnson 2-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick)
(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:13)		 GASO 35–30
Pregame line Over/under
GASO −19.5 49.5[10]
Statistics Georgia Southern Louisiana–Monroe
First downs 19 24
Total yards 369 426
Rushing yards 340 92
Passing yards 29 334
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 34:53 25:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 3/7, 29 yards
Rushing J. D. King 21 carries, 196 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Beau Johnson 1 reception, 17 yards
Louisiana–Monroe Passing Colby Suits 31/54, 334 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Colby Suits 7 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Tyler Lamm 5 receptions, 66 yards

UMass[edit]

Massachusetts at Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0
• Eagles 14 14 10 3 41
   
Scoring summary
1 12:18 GASO Malik Murray 47-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:42)		 GASO 7–0
08:14 GASO Beau Johnson 8-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(7 plays, 39 yards, 1:57)		 GASO 14–0
2 09:12 GASO Beau Johnson 10-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(7 plays, 50 yards, 4:13)		 GASO 21–0
01:39 GASO Shai Werts 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(8 plays, 60 yards, 5:01)		 GASO 28–0
3 13:08 GASO Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal
(5 plays, 10 yards, 1:25)		 GASO 31–0
06:40 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 56-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(2 plays, 60 yards, 0:55)		 GASO 38–0
4 02:34 GASO Alex Raynor 31-yard field goal
(4 plays, 8 yards, 2:18)		 GASO 41–0
Pregame line Over/under
GASO −31 62[11]
Statistics UMass Georgia Southern
First downs 10 20
Total yards 191 436
Rushing yards 111 308
Passing yards 80 128
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 29:09 30:51
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Mike Fallon 7/12, 41 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Will Koch 4 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Samuel Emilus 4 receptions, 28 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 11/16, 128 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Wesley Kennedy III 6 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malik Murray 4 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

At Coastal Carolina[edit]

Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 0 14
• No. 25 Chanticleers 7 7 0 14 28
  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: N 2 MPH
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
1 07:10 CCU Sam Denmark 72-yard pass from Fred Payton (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(2 plays, 71 yards, 0:46)		 CCU 7–0
00:57 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 60-yard punt returned (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, −7 yards, 2:14)		 TIE 7–7
2 08:57 CCU Kameron Brown 2-yard pass from Fred Payton (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(4 plays, 59 yards, 2:00)		 CCU 14–7
00:24 GASO J. D. King 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(7 plays, 54 yards, 1:07)		 TIE 14–14
4 08:53 CCU CJ Marable 24-yard pass from Fred Payton (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(5 plays, 63 yards, 2:34)		 CCU 21–14
06:58 CCU Reese White 20-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(1 play, 20 yards, 0:11)		 CCU 28–14
Pregame line Over/under
CCU −1 49[12]
Statistics Georgia Southern Coastal Carolina
First downs 12 20
Total yards 218 382
Rushing yards 119 130
Passing yards 99 252
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 7/20, 94 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing J. D. King 15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malik Murray 2 receptions, 46 yards
Coastal Carolina Passing Fred Payton 15/28, 252 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Shermari Jones 5 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 5 receptions, 107 yards

South Alabama[edit]

South Alabama at Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 3 7 7 0 17
• Eagles 0 10 0 14 24
  • Date: October 29, 2020
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 7:32 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,457
  • Referee: Kyle Olsen
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Lericia Harris (sideline reporter)
   
Scoring summary
1 10:07 USA Diego Guajardo 54-yard field goal
(10 plays, 40 yards, 4:53)		 USA 3–0
2 10:09 GASO Alex Raynor 29-yard field goal
(11 plays, 81 yards, 5:56)		 TIE 3–3
06:05 GASO J. D. King 13-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(6 plays, 52 yards, 3:00)		 GASO 10–3
02:50 USA Brandon Crum 3-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)
(8 plays, 70 yards, 3:15)		 TIE 10–10
3 01:39 USA Jalen Tolbert 12-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)
(6 plays, 52 yards, 2:28)		 USA 17–10
4 12:57 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 14-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:42)		 TIE 17–17
08:02 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 15-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(5 plays, 47 yards, 2:45)		 GASO 24–17
Pregame line Over/under
GASO −3.5 52[13]
Statistics South Alabama Georgia Southern
First downs 16 15
Total yards 264 345
Rushing yards 64 250
Passing yards 200 95
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 28:19 31:41
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing Desmond Trotter 20/27, 200 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Carlos Davis 20 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Kawaan Baker 5 receptions, 65 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 5/9, 95 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Wesley Kennedy III 13 carries, 91 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Malik Murray 1 reception, 38 yards

Troy[edit]

Troy at Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 10 3 0 13
• Eagles 0 6 14 0 20
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,012
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)
     
Scoring summary
2 10:18 GASO Alex Raynor 23-yard field goal
(18 plays, 87 yards, 10:53)		 GASO 3–0
09:25 TROY Dell Pettus 44-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick)
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:16)		 TROY 7–3
02:28 GASO Alex Raynor 35-yard field goal
(12 play, 57 yards, 6:57)		 TROY 7–6
01:05 TROY Evan Legassey 35-yard field goal
(8 play, 48 yards, 1:18)		 TROY 10–6
4 08:26 TROY Evan Legassey 20-yard field goal
(8 play, 35 yards, 2:31)		 TROY 13–6
07:37 GASO Gerald Green 69-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(2 play, 75 yards, 0:49)		 TIE 13–13
02:18 GASO Shai Werts 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(8 play, 85 yards, 4:19)		 GASO 20–13
Pregame line Over/under
TROY −3 52[14]
Statistics Troy Georgia Southern
First downs 14 20
Total yards 235 411
Rushing yards 34 326
Passing yards 201 85
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 17:13 42:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Troy Passing Jacob Free 21/47, 201 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Jamontez Woods 3 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Kaylon Geiger 6 receptions, 49 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 12/13, 85 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Gerald Green 10 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Najee Thompson 1 reception, 35 yards

Texas State[edit]

Texas State at Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 14 7 10 38
• Eagles 17 10 3 10 40
  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
  • Game attendance: 4,478
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)
          
Scoring summary
1 12:59 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(2 plays, 7 yards, 0:42)		 GASO 7–0
12:44 TXST Jeremiah Haydel 97-yard kickoff returned (Seth Keller kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		 TIE 7–7
08:25 GASO Shai Werts 29-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:19)		 GASO 14–7
06:05 GASO Alex Raynor 34-yard field goal
(4 plays, −5 yards, 2:13)		 GASO 17–7
2 12:09 GASO Alex Raynor 41-yard field goal
(5 plays, 42 yards, 2:44)		 GASO 20–7
07:30 TXST Calvin Hill 11-yard rush (Seth Keller kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:39)		 GASO 20–14
07:13 TXST Marcell Barbee 43-yard pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick)
(1 play, 43 yards, 0:07)		 TXST 21–20
01:08 GASO Shai Werts 2-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(5 plays, 41 yards, 2:30)		 GASO 27–21
3 07:09 GASO Alex Raynor 39-yard field goal
(14 plays, 53 yards, 7:51)		 GASO 30–21
06:09 TXST Javen Banks 59-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)
(3 plays, 65 yards, 1:06)		 GASO 30–28
4 14:22 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 6-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 6:41)		 GASO 37–28
10:18 TXST Seth Keller 27-yard field goal
(10 plays, 57 yards, 3:58)		 GASO 37–31
04:15 GASO Alex Raynor 20-yard field goal
(10 plays, 76 yards, 5:57)		 GASO 40–31
02:50 TXST Jah’Marae Sheread 24-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)
(4 plays, 79 yards, 1:19)		 GASO 40–38
Pregame line Over/under
GASO −12 49.5[15]
Statistics Texas State Georgia Southern
First downs 18 20
Total yards 299 437
Rushing yards 30 386
Passing yards 269 51
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 18:41 41:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas State Passing Brady McBride 7/13, 155 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Brock Sturges 6 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Marcell Barbee 5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 6/9, 51 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Shai Werts 21 carries, 120 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Wesley Kennedy III 1 reception, 23 yards

At Army[edit]

Georgia Southern at Army
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 7 6 0 27
• Black Knights 0 7 14 7 28
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Michie Stadium
    West Point, NY
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,078
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 10 MPH
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Bem Holden (play–by–play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter)
    
Scoring summary
1 06:55 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(2 plays, 1 yard, 0:45)		 GASO 7–0
06:45 GASO Derrick Canteen 22-yard fumble returned (Alex Raynor kick)
(1 play, -3 yards, 0:10)		 GASO 14–0
2 06:55 ARMY Sandon McCoy 1-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)
(15 plays, 75 yards, 8:00)		 GASO 14–7
09:24 GASO Cam Brown 24-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(8 plays, 86 yards, 4:14)		 GASO 21–7
3 08:22 ARMY Braheam Murphy 12-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)
(11 plays, 52 yards, 6:31)		 GASO 21–14
06:18 ARMY Sandon McCoy 2-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)
(1 play, 17 yards, 0:04)		 TIE 21–21
04:17 GASO Logan Wright 39-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor PAT blocked)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01)		 GASO 27–21
4 08:16 ARMY Jakobi Buchanan 2-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)
(18 plays, 71 yards, 10:50)		 ARMY 28–27
Pregame line Over/under
ARMY –3 38.5[16]
Statistics Georgia Southern Army
First downs 12 20
Total yards 311 268
Rushing yards 175 243
Passing yards 126 25
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 21:36 38:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 6/7, 80 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Wesley Kennedy III 8 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Malik Murray 3 receptions, 41 yards
Army Passing Tyhier Tyler 1/1, 25 yards
Rushing Tyhier Taylor 35 carries, 121 yards
Receiving Chris Cameron 1 reception, 25 yards

At Georgia State[edit]

Georgia Southern at Georgia State
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 14 3 7 24
• Panthers 3 10 0 17 30
  • Date: November 28, 2020
  • Location: Center Parc Stadium
    Atlanta, GA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 4,523
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSE 8 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)
    
  
Scoring summary
1 05:55 GSU Noel Ruiz 35-yard field goal
(5 plays, 36 yards, 2:26)		 GSU 3–0
2 14:56 GASO Shai Werts 7-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59)		 GASO 7–3
12:00 GASO Logan Wright 63-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, 69 yards, 1:30)		 GASO 14–3
05:35 GSU Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal
(8 plays, 76 yards, 2:40)		 GASO 14–6
00:46 GSU Cornelius McCoy 45-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 65 yards, 1:59)		 GASO 14–13
3 12:08 GASO Alex Raynor 29-yard field goal
(5 plays, 56 yards, 2:52)		 GASO 17–13
4 14:56 GASO Logan Wright 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, 37 yards, 1:01)		 GASO 24–13
12:13 GSU Destin Coates 4-yard rush (two-point conversion pass failed)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:43)		 GASO 24–19
02:54 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Cornelious Brown IV two-point conversion pass to Sam Pinckney)
(10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48)		 GSU 27–24
01:53 GSU Noel Ruiz 35-yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 0:18)		 GSU 30–24
Pregame line Over/under
GSU –3 51[17]
Statistics Georgia Southern Georgia State
First downs 13 22
Total yards 370 427
Rushing yards 296 55
Passing yards 74 372
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 30:48 29:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 4/7, 67 yards
Rushing Logan Wright 8 carries, 143 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Khaleb Hood 1 reception, 44 yards
Georgia State Passing Cornelious Brown IV 28/39, 372 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Destin Coates 15 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sam Pinckney 10 receptions, 126 yards

Florida Atlantic[edit]

Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 3 0 3
• Eagles 0 10 0 10 20
  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,867
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)
  
Scoring summary
2 13:29 GASO Khaleb Hood 49-yard punt returned (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, 7 yards, 1:25)		 GASO 7–0
03:30 GASO Alex Raynor 30-yard field goal
(10 plays, 34 yards, 4:18)		 GASO 10–0
3 02:26 FAU Vladimir Rivas 26-yard field goal
(10 plays, 67 yards, 3:20)		 GASO 10–3
4 12:39 GASO Logan Wright 2-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(9 plays, 78 yards, 4:39)		 GASO 17–3
04:51 GASO Alex Raynor37-yard field goal
(10 plays, 23 yards, 5:36)		 GASO 20–3
Pregame line Over/under
FAU –2.5 40.5[18]
Statistics Florida Atlantic Georgia Southern
First downs 16 18
Total yards 322 339
Rushing yards 133 269
Passing yards 189 70
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 23:15 36:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Javion Posey 7/15, 107 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Javion Posey 8 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Jordan Merrell 3 receptions, 67 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Justin Tomlin 3/12, 70 yards
Rushing Justin Tomlin 20 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Logan Wright 2 receptions, 65 yards

Appalachian State[edit]

Appalachian State at Georgia Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
• Mountaineers 0 7 10 17 34
Eagles 7 10 0 9 26
  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, GA
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,228
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
1 01:59 GASO David Spaulding 28-yard interception returned (Alex Raynor kick)
(2 plays, 3 yards, 0:40)		 GASO 7–0
2 09:22 GASO Justin Tomlin 14-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:38)		 GASO 14–0
01:55 APP Jalen Virgil 16-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)
(17 plays, 65 yards, 7:27)		 GASO 14–7
00:00 GASO Alex Raynor 33-yard field goal
(7 plays, 50 yards, 1:10)		 GASO 17–7
3 10:44 APP Thomas Hennigan 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)
(10 plays, 72 yards, 4:10)		 GASO 17–14
04:20 APP Chandler Staton 33-yard field goal
(8 plays, 41 yards, 4:07)		 TIE 17–17
4 14:51 GASO Alex Raynor 47-yard field goal
(10 plays, 46 yards, 4:29)		 GASO 20–17
14:36 APP Jalen Virgil 100-yard kickoff returned (Chandler Staton kick)
0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		 APP 24–20
12:51 APP Nate Noel 70-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(1 play, 70 yards, 0:12)		 APP 31–20
05:23 GASO Dexter Carter Jr. 78-yard pass from Miller Mosley (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)
(2 plays, 85 yards, 0:34)		 APP 31–26
02:44 APP Chandler Staton 37-yard field goal
(7 plays, 55 yards, 2:39)		 APP 34–26
Pregame line Over/under
APP –9 45[19]
Statistics Appalachian State Georgia Southern
First downs 17 16
Total yards 381 349
Rushing yards 173 204
Passing yards 208 145
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 34:52 25:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 18/29, 208 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Nate Noel 13 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Thomas Hennigan 8 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
Georgia Southern Passing Miller Mosley 5/14, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Justin Tomlin 6 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dexter Carter Jr. 1 reception, 78 yards, 1 TD

Louisiana Tech (New Orleans Bowl)[edit]

Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
• Eagles 7 14 7 10 38
Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
   
Scoring summary
1 09:52 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(10 plays, 65 yards, 5:08)		 GASO 7–0
2 14:51 GASO Khaleb Hood 65-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(5 plays, 72 yards, 1:41)		 GASO 14–0
06:26 GASO Shai Werts 37-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, 0 yards, 1:20)		 GASO 21–0
00:09 LT Jacob Barnes 45-yard field goal
(4 plays, -7 yards, 0:22)		 GASO 21–3
3 05:54 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(4 plays, 47 yards, 1:29)		 GASO 28–3
4 13:28 GASO Alex Raynor 25-yard field goal
(10 plays, 38 yards, 4:58)		 GASO 31–3
03:07 GASO Gerald Green 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(7 plays, 80 yards, 4:40)		 GASO 38–3
Pregame line Over/under
GASO –4.5 51[20]
Statistics Louisiana Tech Georgia Southern
First downs 15 17
Total yards 232 448
Rushing yards 113 322
Passing yards 119 126
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 25:33 34:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing JD Head 9/14, 78 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Israel Tucker 20 carries, 123 yards
Receiving Isaiah Graham 3 receptions, 26 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 7/12, 126 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Gerald Green 16 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Khaleb Hood 1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD

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