2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 200 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 5–7 4–4 Tyson Summers 1st Rance Gillespie 1st David Dean 1st Spread option Lorenzo Costantini 1st 4–3 Paulson Stadium 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.http://www.gseagles.com/news/2016/3/3/2016-georgia-southern-football-schedule-set-for-summers-debut-season.aspx 2016 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Set For Summers’ Debut Season Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics March 3, 2016 March 14, 2016 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). Eastern September 3 6:00 pm w y Savannah State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 54–0 21,250 September 10 7:00 pm w y South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL ASN 24–9 17,691 September 17 6:00 pm w Louisiana–Monroe Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 23–21 25,735 September 24 7:00 pm l y y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 31–49 17,209 October 5 8:00 pm l y Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR ESPN2 26–27 19,381 October 15 12:30 pm l y y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCRSN 24–35 47,609 October 22 8:00 pm w y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM FSAZ/FSSW 22–19 10,085 October 27 7:30 pm l Appalachian State rivalry Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPNU 10–34 23,474 November 5 12:00 pm l y y Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS ESPNU 27–37 60,263 November 10 Thursday 7:30 pm l y Louisiana–Lafayette Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPNU 26–33 16,786 November 19 2:00 pm l y Georgia State Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN3 24–30 23,513 December 3 12:00 pm w Troy Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN2 28–24 16,850 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-georgia-southern-eagles-football-schedule.php FB Schedules March 14, 2016 Game summaries Savannah State 2016 Savannah State Tigers football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Savannah State Tigers at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary September 3 6:00 p.m. EDT Tigers 0 0 0 0 Eagles 21 7 19 7 Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA 21,250 82°F • NE 3 • Partly cloudy Kevin Stine ESPN3 Georgia Southern vs Savannah State 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 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Georgia Southern Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary September 10 7:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 10 0 7 7 Jaguars 3 3 0 3 Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL 17,691 84°F • S 6 • Partly cloudy Jason McArthur ASN Georgia Southern vs South Alabama 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 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary September 17 6:00 p.m. EDT Warhawks 14 0 0 7 Eagles 7 3 6 7 Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA 25,735 88°F • E 7 • Partly cloudy Jason Autrey ESPN3 Georgia Southern vs Louisiana–Monroe 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 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Georgia Southern Eagles at Western Michigan Broncos – Game summary September 24 7:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 7 10 7 7 Broncos 7 28 7 7 Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI 17,208 70°F Greg Blum ESPN3 Georgia Southern vs Western Michigan 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 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Georgia Southern Eagles at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary October 5 8:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 7 6 10 3 Red Wolves 0 10 7 10 Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR 19,381 84°F • ESE 3.6 • Mostly clear Kevin Stine ESPN2 Georgia Southern vs Arkansas State 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 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game summary October 15 12:30 p.m. EDT Eagles 7 3 0 14 Yellow Jackets 21 0 0 14 Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA 47,609 73°F • E 8 • Partly cloudy Jeff Heaser ACCRSN Georgia Southern vs Georgia Tech 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 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Georgia Southern Eagles at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary October 22 8:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 3 3 3 13 Aggies 0 9 3 7 Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM 10,085 78°F • SSW 5 • Partly cloudy Jeff Hilyer FSSW/FSAZ Georgia Southern vs New Mexico State 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 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary October 27 7:30 p.m. EDT Mountaineers 0 10 10 14 Eagles 10 0 0 0 Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA 23,474 72°F • SSE 5 • Mostly clear Kevin Stine ESPNU Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State 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 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Georgia Southern Eagles at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary November 5 12:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 14 7 3 3 Rebels 3 28 3 3 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS 60,263 Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 65 F Matt Loeffler ESPNU Eamon McAnaney (play-by-play) and John Congemi (color) Georgia Southern vs Ole Miss 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 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary November 10 7:30 p.m. EST Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 10 2 Eagles 3 10 0 13 Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA 16,786 49 F C • Calm Charles Lewis ESPNU Georgia Southern vs Louisiana–Lafayette 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 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary November 19 2:00 p.m. EST Eagles 7 10 0 7 Panthers 20 0 10 0 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA 23,513 Played indoors (dome stadium) Jason McArthur ESPN3 Georgia Southern vs Georgia State 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 2016 Troy Trojans football team Georgia Southern Eagles white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary December 3 12:00 p.m. EST Trojans 3 7 7 7 Eagles 0 7 14 7 Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA 16,850 Partly Cloudy, Seasonal • Temperature: 57 F • Wind: ENE 6 mph Ted Pitts ESPN2 Georgia Southern vs Troy 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 References Georgia Southern Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Georgia Southern Eagles football