2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 250 Southern Conference SoCon 3 2 11–3 7–1 Jeff Monken 2nd Brent Davis 2nd Triple option Jack Curtis 1st 4–3 Paulson Stadium SoCon champion FCS Playoffs Semifinals L 7–35 at North Dakota State The 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Southern Conference play, winning the conference championship outright. They received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Old Dominion in the second round and Maine in the quarterfinals before falling to North Dakota State in the semifinals. Schedule 2011 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 3 7:00 pm w y 4 Samford Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL 31–17 8,714 September 10 6:00 pm w y 2 2011 Tusculum Pioneers Tusculum Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 62–21 21,812 September 24 6:00 pm w 1 Western Carolina Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 52–20 19,067 October 1 1:30 pm w y 1 Elon Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC 41–14 7,195 October 8 6:00 pm w 1 Chattanooga 24 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 28–27 20,593 October 15 6:00 pm w 1 Furman Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 50–20 19,221 October 22 2:00 pm w y 1 Presbyterian Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 48–14 16,392 October 29 3:00 pm l y 1 Appalachian State 5 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC rivalry ESPN3 17–24 30,018 November 5 2:00 pm w y 5 The Citadel Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 14–12 18,408 November 12 1:00 pm w y 4 Wofford 9 Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC 31–10 10,280 November 19 12:00 pm l y y 3 Alabama 3 (FBS) Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN3 21–45 101,821 December 3 1:00 pm w y 3 Old Dominion 10 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 55–48 13,226 December 10 2:00 pm w y 3 Maine 13 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN3 35–23 12,886 December 17 2:00 pm l y y 3 North Dakota State 4 Fargodome Fargo, ND NCAA Division I Semifinal ESPNU 7–35 18,108 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86768194/eagles-trip-in-semis-again/ Ledger-Enquirer Eagles trip in semis again December 18, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2011 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/290/season/2011 ESPN July 10, 2025 2011 Football Schedule https://gseagles.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 Georgia Southern University July 10, 2025 2024 Football Media Guide https://gseagles.com/documents/2024/7/16/2024GSFB_Guide.pdf Georgia Southern University 128 July 11, 2025 Rankings On November 13, Georgia Southern received one vote in the AP poll.http://www.georgiasoutherneagles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90301&SPID=10890&DB_OEM_ID=18700&ATCLID=205333337 Eagles Receive AP Vote, Ranked 2nd in FCS Poll - Georgia Southern University Eagles Athletics 2011-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20111119000942/http://www.georgiasoutherneagles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90301&SPID=10890&ATCLID=205333337&DB_OEM_ID=18700 2011-11-19 dead References Georgia Southern Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons Georgia Southern Eagles football Category:2011 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)