# List of Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons

The Georgia Southern Eagles college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS, representing Georgia Southern University in the Sun Belt Conference. Georgia Southern has played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia since 1984.
The inaugural season of Georgia Southern, then known as Georgia Normal School and subsequently South Georgia Teachers College and Georgia Teachers College, football was in 1924. However, the program was shut down in 1942 because of World War II and was not revived until 1981. The Eagles are 368-177-9 all time and have claimed a record six Div. I FCS national championships. The program has also produced two Walter Payton Award winners.
Georgia Southern was a member of the FCS conference SoCon between 1992 and 2013. In 2014 the program, after years of speculation, became an official member of college football's FBS level. The Eagles now compete as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Seasons

| National Champions † | Conference Champions * | FCS Playoff Berth ‡ | Bowl Game Berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach | | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Playoff or Bowl result< | Final ranking | Final ranking |
| Season | Head coach | | Conference finish | Division finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Playoff or Bowl result< | NCAA/TSN Poll | Coaches Poll |
| Georgia Normal/South Georgia Teachers/Georgia Teachers Blue Tide |||||||||||
| 1924 | E. G. Cromartie | Independent | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | E. G. Cromartie | Independent | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | E. G. Cromartie | Independent | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | Hugh A. Woodle | Independent | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | Hugh A. Woodle | Independent | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | Crook Smith | Independent | — | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Georgia Teachers College/Georgia Southern College did not field a football team for the 1942–81 seasons |||||||||||
| Georgia Southern Eagles |||||||||||
| 1982 | Erk Russell | Independent | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Erk Russell | Independent | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Erk Russell | Independent | — | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 $^†$* | Erk Russell | Independent | — | — | 13 | 2 | 0 | Won FCS National Championship Game against Furman Paladins, 44–42 ^ | — | — |
| 1986 $^†$* | Erk Russell | Independent | — | — | 13 | 2 | 0 | Won FCS National Championship Game against Arkansas State Indians, 48–21 ^ | — | — |
| 1987 | Erk Russell | Independent | — | — | 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost in FCS Quarterfinals against Appalachian State Mountaineers, 19–0 ^ | — | — |
| 1988 | Erk Russell | Independent | — | — | 12 | 3 | 0 | Lost FCS National Championship Game against Furman Paladins, 17–12 ^ | — | — |
| 1989 $^†$* | Erk Russell | Independent | — | — | 15 | 0 | 0 | Won FCS National Championship Game against Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, 37–34 ^ | — | — |
| 1990 $^†$* | Tim Stowers | Independent | — | — | 12 | 3 | 0 | Won FCS National Championship Game against Nevada Wolfpack, 36–13 | — | — |
| 1991 | Tim Stowers | Independent | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Tim Stowers | Southern Conference | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Tim Stowers | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost in FCS Quarterfinals against Youngstown State Penguins, 34–14 | — | — |
| 1994 | Tim Stowers | Southern Conference | 3rd | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Tim Stowers | Southern Conference | 3rd | — | 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost in FCS Quarterfinals against Montana Grizzlies, 45–0 | — | — |
| 1996 | Frank Ellwood | Southern Conference | 6th | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Paul Johnson | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 3 | — | Lost in FCS Quarterfinals against Delaware Blue Hens, 16–7 | — | — |
| 1998 | Paul Johnson | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 14 | 1 | — | Lost FCS National Championship Game against UMass Minutemen, 55–43 | — | — |
| 1999 $^†$* | Paul Johnson | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 13 | 2 | — | Won FCS National Championship Game against Youngstown State Penguins, 59–24 | — | — |
| 2000 $^†$* | Paul Johnson | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 13 | 2 | — | Won FCS National Championship Game against Montana Grizzlies, 27–25 | — | — |
| 2001 | Paul Johnson | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 12 | 2 | — | Lost in FCS Semifinals against Furman Paladins, 24–17 | — | — |
| 2002 | Mike Sewak | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 3 | — | Lost in FCS Semifinals against Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 31–28 | — | — |
| 2003 | Mike Sewak | Southern Conference | 3rd | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Mike Sewak | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 9 | 3 | — | Lost in FCS 1st Round against New Hampshire Wildcats, 27–23 | — | — |
| 2005 | Mike Sewak | Southern Conference | 2nd | — | 8 | 4 | — | Lost in FCS 1st Round against Texas State Bobcats, 50–35 | — | — |
| 2006 | Brian VanGorder | Southern Conference | 5th | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Chris Hatcher | Southern Conference | 3rd | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Chris Hatcher | Southern Conference | 4th | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Chris Hatcher | Southern Conference | 4th | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Jeff Monken | Southern Conference | 3rd | — | 10 | 5 | — | Lost in FCS Semifinals against Delaware Blue Hens, 27–10 | — | — |
| 2011 | Jeff Monken | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 3 | — | Lost in FCS Semifinals against North Dakota State Bison, 35–7 ^ | — | — |
| 2012 | Jeff Monken | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 4 | — | Lost in FCS Semifinals against North Dakota State Bison, 23–20 ^ | — | — |
| 2013 | Jeff Monken | Southern Conference | 4th | — | 7 | 4 | — | Ineligible | — | — |
| 2014 | Willie Fritz | Sun Belt Conference | 1st * | — | 9 | 3 | — | Ineligible | — | — |
| 2015 | Willie Fritz | Sun Belt Conference | 3rd ^ | — | 9 | 4 | — | Won GoDaddy Bowl against Bowling Green Falcons, 58–27 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tyson Summers (fired Oct. 22, 2017) Chad Lunsford (Interim, 2–4) | Sun Belt Conference | 6th | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Tyson Summers (fired Oct. 22, 2017) Chad Lunsford (Interim, 2–4) | Sun Belt Conference | 10th | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Chad Lunsford (fired Sep. 26, 2021) Kevin Whitley (Interim, 2–6) | Sun Belt Conference | — | 3rd, East | 10 | 3 | — | Won Camellia Bowl against Eastern Michigan Eagles, 23–21 | — | — |
| 2019 | Chad Lunsford (fired Sep. 26, 2021) Kevin Whitley (Interim, 2–6) | Sun Belt Conference | — | 2nd, East | 7 | 6 | — | Lost Cure Bowl against Liberty Flames, 16–23 | — | — |
| 2020 | Chad Lunsford (fired Sep. 26, 2021) Kevin Whitley (Interim, 2–6) | Sun Belt Conference | — | 4th, East | 8 | 5 | — | Won New Orleans Bowl against Louisiana Tech, 38-3 | — | — |
| 2021 | Chad Lunsford (fired Sep. 26, 2021) Kevin Whitley (Interim, 2–6) | Sun Belt Conference | — | 5th, East | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Clay Helton | Sun Belt Conference | — | 4th, East | 6 | 7 | — | Lost Camellia Bowl against Buffalo, 21–23 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Clay Helton | Sun Belt Conference | — | T5th, East | 6 | 7 | — | Lost Myrtle Beach Bowl against Ohio, 41-21 | — | — |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 369 | 238 | 9 | (regular season games) | (regular season games) | (regular season games) |
| | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | (conference championship games; 0 appearances) | (conference championship games; 0 appearances) | (conference championship games; 0 appearances) | (conference championship games; 0 appearances) |
| | | | | | 45 | 13 | — | (playoff games; 58 appearances) | (playoff games; 58 appearances) | (playoff games; 58 appearances) | (playoff games; 58 appearances) |
| | | | | | 3 | 3 | — | (bowl games; 6 appearances) | (bowl games; 6 appearances) | (bowl games; 6 appearances) | (bowl games; 6 appearances) |
| | | | | | 422 | 260 | 9 | (all games) | (all games) | (all games) | (all games) |