2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–4 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rance Gillespie (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Ashley Anders (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Appalachian State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Wofford ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Elon | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Southern Conference play.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 12:30 pm | at No. 1 (FBS) Georgia* | No. 17 | PPV | L 21–45 | 92,746 | [1] | |
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | Austin Peay* | No. 16 | EV | W 34–20 | 18,225 | [2] | |
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | Northeastern* | No. 15 |
| EV | W 34–27 OT | 17,491 | [3] |
| September 20 | 7:00 pm | No. 18 Elon | No. 14 |
| CSS | L 20–22 | 17,049 | [4] |
| September 27 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Wofford | No. 22 |
| CSS | L 37–38 OT | 17,958 | [5] |
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | EV | W 52–28 | 5,616 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 Appalachian State | No. 25 |
| SS | L 36–37 | 20,851 | [7] |
| October 25 | 1:00 pm | at Western Carolina | W 38–31 OT | 8,327 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | 1:00 pm | at The Citadel | W 44–41 3OT | 11,190 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | 12:00 pm | Samford |
| CSS | L 17–27 | 17,436 | [10] | |
| November 15 | 3:00 pm | at No. 16 Furman | SS | W 17–10 | 10,496 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bulldogs dominate Ga. Southern". The Leaf-Chronicle. August 31, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Austin Peay falls at Ga. Southern". The Tennessean. September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies squander chance for upset". The Boston Globe. September 14, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilcox field goal wins for Elon". News and Record. September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamble doesn't pay off for Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. September 28, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Southern blasts Tenn.–Chattanooga". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 5, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers escape with win". The News and Observer. October 19, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats blow big lead, fall to GSU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern works overtime for thrilling victory over The Citadel". The Macon Telegraph. November 2, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Samford wins for first time over Georgia Southern". The Birmingham News. November 9, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern edges 14th-ranked Furman, 17–10". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 128. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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