2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 200 Southern Conference SoCon 3–8 2–5 Brian VanGorder 1st Darin Hinshaw 1st Spread Deion Melvin 1st 4–3 Paulson Stadium The 2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2006 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Brian VanGorder, in his first and only year as head coach for the Eagles. On the Friday morning prior to the first game of the season, former Georgia Southern head coach Erk Russell died aged 80 from a stroke. Russell had addressed the team on the night before.Former GSU coach Erk Russell dies https://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/3870312.html WRDW-TV January 2, 2019 January 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190102143056/https://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/3870312.html dead Schedule 2006 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 9 7:00 pm l y 13 2006 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 13–17 20,178 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-central-scores-an-upset/176606753/ The Hartford Courant Central scores an upset September 10, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com September 16 7:00 pm w y 24 Coastal Carolina Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 38–21 17,303 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-georgia-southern-rolls-over-co/176606888/ The Times Georgia Southern rolls over Coastal Carolina, 38–21 September 17, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com September 23 6:00 pm l y 19 Chattanooga Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN 26–27 8,228 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-chattanooga-27-georgia/176606038/ The Jackson Sun Chattanooga 27, Georgia Southern 26 September 24, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com September 30 6:00 pm w y Western Carolina 24 E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC 24–14 10,483 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-eagles-prevail-o/176607048/ Asheville Citizen-Times Eagles prevail over Cats October 1, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 1:00 pm l y 21 North Dakota State 11 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 14–34 13,892 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86720787/eagles-stampeded-by-undefeated-bison/ The Atlanta Constitution Eagles stampeded by undefeated Bison October 8, 2006 October 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 14 1:00 pm w Elon Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 28–21 14,825 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-foster-comes-through/176607184/ The Macon Telegraph Foster comes through in clutch October 15, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 12:00 pm l Appalachian State 1 rivalry Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA SportSouth 20–27 2OT 19,438 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-herald-appalachian-state-surviv/176603626/ The News-Herald Appalachian State survives overtime to beat Georgia Southern October 22, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 2:00 pm l y The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC 21–24 12,129 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-bulldogs-withst/176605178/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Bulldogs withstand Eagles' longest-ever pass play October 29, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com November 4 1:00 pm l Wofford Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 10–28 12,486 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-two-big-plays-spark-wofford-pa/176607356/ The State Two big plays spark Wofford past Georgia Southern November 5, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 3:30 pm l y Furman 8 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC CSS 10–13 13,287 Paladins wrap up Eagles The Greenville News November 12, 2006 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110150870/paladins-wrap-up-eagles/ September 24, 2022 Newspapers.com November 18 1:00 pm l y Central Arkansas Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 31–34 OT 11,159 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-loss-in-finale-sums/176607458/ The Macon Telegraph Loss in finale sums up Eagles' season November 19, 2006 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2006 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/290/season/2006 ESPN July 10, 2025 2006 Football Schedule https://gseagles.com/sports/football/schedule/2006 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 References Georgia Southern Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Georgia Southern Eagles football