# 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Tyson Summers. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place.

## Schedule

Georgia Southern announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Eagles will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, and Troy, and will travel to Arkansas State, Georgia State, New Mexico State, and South Alabama. Georgia Southern will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Idaho and Texas State.
The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against Savannah State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and will travel to three road games against Georgia Tech from Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Savannah State* | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA | ESPN3 | W 54–0 | 21,250 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | at South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ASN | W 24–9 | 17,691 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA | ESPN3 | W 23–21 | 25,735 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan* | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | L 31–49 | 17,209 |
| October 5 | 8:00 pm | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN2 | L 26–27 | 19,381 |
| October 15 | 12:30 pm | at Georgia Tech* | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCRSN | L 24–35 | 47,609 |
| October 22 | 8:00 pm | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | FSAZ/FSSW | W 22–19 | 10,085 |
| October 27 | 7:30 pm | Appalachian State | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 10–34 | 23,474 |
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Ole Miss* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | ESPNU | L 27–37 | 60,263 |
| November 10 | 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA | ESPNU | L 26–33 | 16,786 |
| November 19 | 2:00 pm | at Georgia State | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | L 24–30 | 23,513 |
| December 3 | 12:00 pm | Troy | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA | ESPN2 | W 28–24 | 16,850 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Savannah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 21 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 54 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 82°F • NE 3 • Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 21,250
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* TV: ESPN3
* Georgia Southern vs Savannah State
Game information :
First quarter
8:33 GS – Favian Upshaw 2 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 5:09
7:15 GS – Favian Upshaw 33 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:40
1:21 GS – Wesley Fields 1 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:30
Second quarter
0:30 GS – Matt Breida 12 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 4:11
Third quarter
12:17 GS – Kevin Ellison 11 yard run (Tyler Bass kick failed), Eagles 34–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:37
5:47 GS – Wesley Fields 30 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (two-point run conv. failed), Eagles 40–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, TOP 3:52
5:20 GS – Matt Breida 26 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 47–0. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, TOP 0:10
Fourth quarter
6:18 GS – Troy Stewart 7 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 54–0. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:19
Leading Passers
SSU – Blake Dever, 5–9, 50 yards
GS – Fabian Upshaw, 7–10, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Leading Rushers
SSU – TJ Bell, 5 carries, 21 yards
GS – Demarcus Godfrey, 14 carries, 124 yards
Leading Receivers
SSU – Steven Hagan, 3 receptions, 42 yards
GS – Montay Crockett, 3 receptions, 73 yards
Leading Tacklers
SSU – Mulik Simmons, 15 tackles
GS – Ironhead Gallon, 6 tackles :

### @ South Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Jaguars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 84°F • S 6 • Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 17,691
* Referee: Jason McArthur
* TV: ASN
* Georgia Southern vs South Alabama
Game information :
First quarter
11:37 USA – Gavin Patterson 40 yard field goal, Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 3:23
5:30 GS – Younghoe Koo 28 yard field goal, Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, TOP 6:07
1:22 GS – LA Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:43
Second quarter
1:11 USA – Gavin Patterson 23 yard field goal, Eagles 10–6. Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, TOP 6:41
Third quarter
11:10 GS – Wesley Fields 5 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:50
Fourth quarter
14:11 GS – Kevin Ellison 27 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 24–6. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:07
7:54 USA – Gavin Patterson 32 yard field goal, Eagles 24–9. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:06
Leading Passers
GS – Favian Upshaw, 6–9, 127 yards
USA – Dallas Davis, 21–42, 279 yards, 1 interception
Leading Rushers
GS – Favian Upshaw, 18 carries, 108 yards
USA – Xavier Johnson, 7 carries, 21 yards
Leading Receivers
GS – BJ Johnson III, 3 receptions, 63 yards
USA – Kevin Kutchera, 3 receptions, 69 yards
Leading Tacklers
GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 7 tackles
USA – Roman Buchanan, 13 tackles :

### Louisiana–Monroe

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 88°F • E 7 • Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 25,735
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV: ESPN3
* Georgia Southern vs Louisiana–Monroe
Game information :
First quarter
10:26 ULM – Xavier Brown 32 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Warhawks 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:37
2:39 ULM – Garrett Smith 7 yard run (Craig Ford kick), Warhawks 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:03
0:07 GS – Kevin Ellison 6 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Warhawks 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:24
Second quarter
3:58 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Warhawks 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:44
Third quarter
10:22 GS – Younghoe Koo 37 yard field goal, Warhawks 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, TOP 4:33
7:32 GS – Younghoe Koo 43 yard field goal, Eagles 16–14. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:58
Fourth quarter
12:51 GS – Wesley Fields 2 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 23–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:31
10:21 ULM – Marcus Green 10 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Eagles 23–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:39
Leading Passers
ULM – Garrett Smith, 17–33, 283 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
GS – Favian Upshaw, 4–14, 64 yards
Leading Rushers
ULM – Garrett Smith, 14 carries, 22 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – LA Ramsby, 14 carries, 86 yards
Leading Receivers
ULM – Marcus Green, 2 receptions, 75 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – BJ Johnson III, 4 receptions, 59 yards
Leading Tacklers
ULM – David Griffith, 11 tackles
GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles :

### @ Western Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Broncos | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 70°F
* Game attendance: 17,208
* Referee: Greg Blum
* TV: ESPN3
* Georgia Southern vs Western Michigan
Game information :
First quarter
7:36 WMU – Jamauri Bogan 4 yard run (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:57
4:02 GS – Wesley Fields 44 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Younghoe Koo kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:34
Second quarter
14:52 WMU – Michael Henry 37 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:10
10:27 GS – Younghoe Koo 34 yard field goal, Broncos 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 4:25
10:14 WMU – Darius Phillips 100 yard kickoff return (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 21–10. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00
7:52 WMU – Carrington Thompson 8 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:35
3:11 GS – Myles Campbell 33 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Younghoe Koo kick), Broncos 28–17. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:41
1:35 WMU – Corey Davis 35 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 35–17. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:36
Third quarter
12:18 WMU – Darius Phillips 70 yard interception return (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 42–17. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 2:42
2:07 GS – Montay Crockett 44 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Broncos 42–24. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:11
Fourth quarter
9:56 GS – LA Ramsby 13 yard run (Younghoe Koo Kick), Broncos 42–31. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:19
2:11 WMU – Michael Henry 7 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 49–31. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, TOP 7:45
Leading Passers
GS – Favian Upshaw, 4–6, 103 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
WMU – Zach Terrel, 18–27, 270 yards, 4 touchdowns
Leading Rushers
GS – Kevin Ellison, 13 carries, 46 yards
WMU – Jamauri Bogan, 26 carries, 104 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Receivers
GS – Montay Crockett, 2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 touchdown
WMU – Michael Henry, 8 receptions, 125 yards, 2 touchdowns
Leading Tacklers
GS – Ironhead Gallon, 13 tackles
WMU – Robert Spillane, 11 tackles :

### @ Arkansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 84°F • ESE 3.6 • Mostly clear
* Game attendance: 19,381
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* TV: ESPN2
* Georgia Southern vs Arkansas State
Game information :
First quarter
5:17 GS – LA Ramsby 61 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, TOP 0:09
Second quarter
14:56 ASU – JD Houston 19 yard field goal, Eagles 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:02
9:35 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Eagles 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:21
3:29 ASU – Justin McInnis 6 yard pass from Justice Hansen (JD Houston kick), Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, TOP 6:06
1:24 GS – Younghoe Koo 53 yard field goal, Eagles 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:05
Third quarter
5:56 GS – Younghoe Koo 24 yard field goal, Eagles 16–10. Drive: 18 plays, 73 yards, TOP 9:04
2:26 GS – Myles Campbell 63 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 23–10. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:12
1:46 ASU – Warren Wand 55 yard run (JD Houston kick), Eagles 23–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:40
Fourth quarter
11:53 GS – Younghoe Koo 21 yard field goal, Eagles 26–17. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 2:56
6:32 ASU – JD Houston 35 yard field goal, Eagles 26–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:09
0:09 ASU – Omar Bayless 8 yard pass from Justice Hansen (JD Houston kick), Red Wolves 27–26. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:32
Leading Passers
GS – Kevin Ellison, 14–22, 203 yards, 1 touchdown
ASU – Justice Hansen, 16–27, 182 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
Leading Rushers
GS – LA Ramsby, 6 carries, 68 yards, 1 touchdown
ASU – Warren Wand, 19 carries, 140 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Receivers
GS – Myles Campbell, 6 receptions, 98 yards, 1 touchdown
ASU – Kendall Sanders, 3 receptions, 52 yards
Leading Tacklers
GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 10 tackles
ASU – Xavier Woodson–Luster, 14 tackles :

### @ Georgia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Yellow Jackets | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 73°F • E 8 • Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 47,609
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV: ACCRSN
* Georgia Southern vs Georgia Tech
Game information :
First quarter
13:48 GT – Justin Thomas 58 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:12
10:53 GT – Clinton Lynch 65 yard pass from Justin Thomas (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:20
4:02 GS – LA Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 14–7. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:51
0:48 GT – Dedrick Mills 6 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:14
Second quarter
2:13 GS – Younghoe Koo 44 yard field goal, Yellow Jackets 21–10. Drive: 14 plays, 49 yards, TOP 7:17
Third quarter
No Scoring
Fourth quarter
13:25 GT – Justin Thomas 4 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 28–10. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, TOP 6:34
9:38 GS – L.A. Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 28–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:40
3:58 GT – Dedrick Mills 20 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 35–17. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:30
1:03 GS – BJ Johnson III 3 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 35–24. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:55
Leading Passers
GS – Kevin Ellison, 10–17, 102 yards, 1 touchdown
GT – Justin Thomas, 7–11, 172 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Rushers
GS – Matt Breida, 13 carries, 58 yards
GT – Dedrick Mills, 13 carries, 89 yards, 2 touchdowns
Leading Receivers
GS – BJ Johnson III, 3 receptions, 42 yards, 1 touchdown
GT – Clinton Lynch, 2 receptions, 81 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Tacklers
GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles
GT – Corey Griffin, 10 tackles :

### @ New Mexico State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| Aggies | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 78°F • SSW 5 • Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 10,085
* Referee: Jeff Hilyer
* TV: FSSW/FSAZ
* Georgia Southern vs New Mexico State
Game information :
First quarter
9:43 GS – Younghoe Koo 25 yard field goal, Eagles 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:17
Second quarter
14:53 GS – Younghoe Koo 22 yard field goal, Eagles 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:27
12:04 NMSU – OJ Clark 6 yard pass from Tyler Rogers (Parker Davidson kick failed), Tied 6–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:49
7:03 NMSU – Parker Davidson 41 yard field goal, Aggies 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:40
Third quarter
11:22 NMSU – Parker Davidson 30 yard field goal, Aggies 12–6. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:32
0:59 GS – Younghoe Koo 29 yard field goal, Aggies 12–9. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, TOP 3:34
Fourth quarter
14:54 GS – Matt Breida 9 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick failed), Eagles 15–12. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 0:56
10:21 GS – Wesley Fields 42 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 22–12. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:23
1:19 NMSU – Johnathan Boone 32 yard pass from Tyler Rogers (Parker Davidson kick), Eagles 22–19. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:53
Leading Passers
GS – Kevin Ellison, 7–8, 101 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
NMSU – Tyler Rogers, 22–36, 236 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Leading Rushers
GS – Kevin Ellison, 20 carries, 117 yards
NMSU – Larry Rose, 22 carries, 81 yards
Leading Receivers
GS – Wesley Fields, 1 reception, 42 yards, 1 touchdown
NMSU – Izaiah Lottie, 3 receptions, 47 yards
Leading Tacklers
GS – Chris DeLaRosa, 10 tackles
NMSU – Rodney Butler, 13 tackles :

### Appalachian State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| Eagles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 72°F • SSE 5 • Mostly clear
* Game attendance: 23,474
* Referee: Kevin Stine
* TV: ESPNU
* Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State
Game information :
First quarter
9:02 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Eagles 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 2:48
0:58 GS – Ukeme Eligwe 90 yard fumble return (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 8:04
Second quarter
6:22 ASU – Taylor Lamb 14 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Eagles 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:38
1:15 ASU – Michael Rubino 32 yard field goal, Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, TOP 2:30
Third quarter
3:03 ASU – Michael Rubino 28 yard field goal, Mountaineers 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 41 yards, TOP 7:17
1:45 ASU – Taylor Lamb 30 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:42
Fourth quarter
11:53 ASU – Marcus Cox 12 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 3:14
3:26 ASU – Jalin Moore 15 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:38
Leading Passers
ASU – Taylor Lamb, 16–27, 199 yards, 2 interceptions
GS – Seth Shuman, 9–23, 73 yards, 2 interceptions
Leading Rushers
ASU – Jalin Moore, 15 carries, 126 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – Matt Brieda, 7 carries, 28 yards
Leading Receivers
ASU – Shaedon Meadors, 6 receptions, 126 yards
GS – D'Ondre Glenn, 1 reception, 28 yards
Leading Tacklers
ASU – Eric Noggs, 6 tackles
GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 12 tackles :

### @ Ole Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Rebels | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,263
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney (play-by-play) and John Congemi (color)
* Georgia Southern vs Ole Miss
Game information :
First quarter
(9:01) Ole Miss – Gary Wunderlich 35 yard field goal Ole Miss 3–0; 7 plays, 33 yards, 1:59
(5:08) Georgia Southern – Myles Campbell 29 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick) Georgia Southern 7–3; 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:53
(0:59) Georgia Southern – Kevin Ellison 9 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) Georgia Southern 14–3; 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:19
Second quarter
(11:38) Ole Miss – Chad Kelly 3 yard run (Gary Wunderlich kick) Georgia Southern 14–10; 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:48
(10:13) Georgia Southern – Matt Breida 68 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) Georgia Southern 21–10; 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
(8:20) Ole Miss – Chad Kelly 5 yard run (Gary Wunderlich) Georgia Southern 21–17; 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:53
(3:36) Ole Miss – Akeem Judd 9 yard run (Gary Wunderlich kick) Ole Miss 24–21; 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:26
(2:06) Ole Miss – Evan Engram 38 yard pass from Chad Kelly (Gary Wunderlich kick) Ole Miss 31–21; 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:36
Third quarter
(3:02) Georgia Southern – Younghoe Koo 41 yard field goal Ole Miss 31–24; 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:15
(0:13) Ole Miss – Gary Wunderlich 29 yard field goal Ole Miss 34–24; 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:49
Fourth quarter
(12:09) Georgia Southern – Younghoe Koo 38 yard field goal Ole Miss 34–27; 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:04
(7:14) Ole Miss – Gary Wunderlich 38 yard field goal Ole Miss 37–27; 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:31
Leading Passers
GS – Kevin Ellison, 7–16, 134 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
UM – Chad Kelly, 16–23, 226 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Rushers
GS – Matt Breida, 22 carries, 100 yards, 1 touchdown
UM – Akeem Judd, 26 carries, 139 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Receivers
GS – Myles Campbell, 4 receptions, 121 yards, 1 touchdown
UM – Evan Engram, 4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Tacklers
GS – Joshua Moon, 11 tackles
UM – Fadol Brown, 14 tackles :

### Louisiana–Lafayette

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
| Eagles | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) • Calm
* Game attendance: 16,786
* Referee: Charles Lewis
* TV: ESPNU
* Georgia Southern vs Louisiana–Lafayette
Game information :
First quarter
GASO - Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 10:44 (GASO 3-0)
ULL - Elijah McGuire 1-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 3:15 (ULL 7-3)
Second quarter
GASO - Koo 27-yard field goal, 10:48 (ULL 7-6)
ULL - Dion Ray 16-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:09 (ULL 14-6)
GASO - Myles Campbell 10-yard TD pass from Seth Shuman, Koo kick good, 1:18 (ULL 14-13)
ULL - Anthony Jennings 10-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 0:06 (ULL 21-13)
Third quarter
ULL - Artigue 34-yard field goal, 8:51 (ULL 24-13)
ULL - Keenan Barnes 48-yard TD pass from Al Riles, Artigue kick good, 6:34 (ULL 31-13)
Fourth quarter
GASO - L.A. Ramsby 2-yard TD run, two-point pass conversion no good, 13:05 (ULL 31-19)
ULL - Otha Peters defensive PAT conversion, 13:05 (ULL 33-19)
GASO - L.A. Ramsby 1-yard TD run, Koo kick good, 4:23 (ULL 33-26)
Leading Passers
ULL – Anthony Jennings, 17–26, 210 yards
GS – Seth Shuman, 21–36, 228 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Rushers
ULL – Anthony Jennings, 9 carries, 96 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – Seth Shuman, 5 carries, 20 yards
Leading Receivers
ULL – Keenan Barnes, 3 receptions, 89 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – BJ Johnson III, 9 receptions, 127 yards
Leading Tacklers
ULL – Otha Peters, 8 tackles, fumble recovery, safety
GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 12 tackles :

### @ Georgia State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Panthers | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 23,513
* Referee: Jason McArthur
* TV: ESPN3
* Georgia Southern vs Georgia State
Game information :
First quarter
12:06 GSU – Glenn Smith 29 yard run (Roger Ten Lohuis kick), Panthers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:54
10:10 GSU – Conner Manning 1-yard run (Roger Ten Lohuis kick blocked), Panthers 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, TOP 0:59
6:55 GSU – Robert Davis 28-yard pass from Conner Manning (Roger Ten Lohuis kick), Panthers 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 0:56
3:40 GS – Kevin Ellison 24-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Panthers 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:15
Second quarter
14:57 GS – Matt Breida 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Panthers 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:29
0:00 GS – Younghoe Koo 43-yard field goal, Panthers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, TOP 0:34
Third quarter
7:59 GSU – Glenn Smith 15-yard pass from Conner Manning (Brandon Wright kick), Panthers 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:25
1:00 GSU – Brandon Wright 27-yard field goal, Panthers 30–17. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 2:15
Fourth quarter
4:42) GS – LA Ramsby 1-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Panthers 30–24. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, TOP 5:25
Leading Passers
GS – Favian Upshaw, 11–21, 91 yards
GSU – Conner Manning, 21–39, 318 yards, 2 touchdowns
Leading Rushers
GS – Kevin Ellison, 15 carries, 101 yards, 1 touchdown
GSU – Glenn Smith, 5 carries, 37 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Receivers
GS – Montay Crockett, 4 receptions, 60 yards
GSU – Keith Rucker, 8 receptions, 145 yards
Leading Tacklers
GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles
GSU – Alonzo McGee, 10 tackles :

### Troy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, Seasonal • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: ENE 6 mph
* Game attendance: 16,850
* Referee: Ted Pitts
* TV: ESPN2
* Georgia Southern vs Troy
Game information :
First quarter
9:45 TU – Ryan Kay 37-yard field goal, Trojans 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:31
Second quarter
11:24 GS – BJ Johnson III 12-yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, TOP 6:10
6:08 TU – Jordan Chunn 3-yard run (Ryan Kay kick), Trojans 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 5:09
Third quarter
12:09 GS – Kevin Ellison 24-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:51
9:28 GS – Kevin Ellison 54-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:49
2:28 TU – Tevaris McCormick 16-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (Ryan Kay kick), Eagles 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:50
Fourth quarter
12:22 TU – Jordan Chunn 4-yard run (Ryan Kay kick), Trojans 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:56
9:46 GS – BJ Johnson III 64-yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:36
Leading Passers
TU – Brandon Silvers, 27–34, 218 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – Kevin Ellison, 10–14, 127 yards, 2 touchdowns
Leading Rushers
TU – Jordan Chunn, 19 carries, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns
GS – Kevin Ellison, 10 carries, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns
Leading Receivers
TU – Emanuel Thompson, 7 receptions, 96 yards
GS – BJ Johnson III, 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 touchdowns
Leading Tacklers
TU – William Lloyd, 8 tackles
GS – Ukeme Eliqwe, 18 tackles :