2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 250 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 9–3 8–0 Willie Fritz 1st Doug Ruse 1st Jack Curtis 4th Option 4–3 Paulson Stadium Sun Belt champion The 2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Willie Fritz and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. In their second year of the FCS to FBS transition, the Eagles were eligible for the conference championship; however, they were not bowl-eligible. The Eagles finished their inaugural FBS season 9–3 and were undefeated in Sun Belt Conference play at 8–0, clinching the conference championship outright. Additionally, with their victory over Georgia State, the Eagles posted their 300th win in the modern era of Georgia Southern football.Georgia Southern Football Handles Georgia State, Posts 300th Win http://gseagles.com/news/2014/10/25/FB_1025145705.aspx Georgia Southern Athletics October 25, 2014 October 26, 2014 The Eagles became only the third team ever to win a conference title in its first FBS season, after Nevada in 1992 (Big West Conference) and Marshall in 1997 (Mid-American Conference).June 2015 They were also the first team ever to go unbeaten in conference play in their first FBS season.http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/12/1/FB_1201140545.aspx Georgia Southern Claims Outright Sun Belt Title - Sun Belt Winners Score Big on Saturday Sun Belt Conference December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 Georgia Southern athletic director Tom Kleinlein filed for a postseason waiver to allow the Eagles to play in a bowl game; however, the NCAA denied Georgia Southern's waiver request and a subsequent appeal due to a sufficient number of "full FBS members" becoming bowl-eligible during the season.Georgia Southern's appeal denied https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11970027/ncaa-says-georgia-southern-play-bowl-year ESPN December 3, 2014 On July 22, 2016, the university announced that it was ordered by the NCAA to vacate two wins from the 2013 season and one win from the 2014 season, due to academically ineligible student-athletes participating in those games. The win affected in the 2014 season was against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks; despite vacating this win, the ruling does not affect Georgia Southern's status as the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Football champions.Georgia Southern Football To Vacate Three Games From 2013-14 Seasons http://gseagles.com/news/2016/7/22/georgia-southern-football-to-vacate-three-games-from-2013-14-seasons.aspx Georgia Southern Eagles 26 July 2016 Schedule Eastern August 30 12:30 pm l y y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN 23–24 54,273 September 6 6:00 pm w y Savannah State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 83–9 23,121 September 13 12:00 pm l y y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ACCRSN 38–42 53,173 September 20 6:30 pm w y South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN3 28–6 11,348 September 25, 2014 7:30 pm w Appalachian State rivalry Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPNU 34–14 24,535 October 4 8:00 pm w y New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM SS 36–28 10,256 October 11 6:00 pm w y Idaho Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA SBN 47–24 23,250 October 25 2:00 pm w y Georgia State rivalry Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN3 69–31 28,427 October 30, 2014 7:30 pm w Troy Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPNU 42–10 18,321 November 8 4:00 pm w y Texas State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX ESPN3 28–25 16,772 November 15 3:30 pm l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN 19–52 33,894 November 29 6:00 pm w Louisiana–Monroe Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 22–16 16,283 http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/sun-belt/2014-georgia-southern-eagles-football-schedule.php 2014 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule FB Schedules March 2, 2014 Game summaries At NC State 2014 NC State Wolfpack football team Georgia Southern Eagles white;text-align:center autocollapse Georgia Southern Eagles at NC State Wolfpack – Game summary August 30 12:30 p.m. EDT Eagles 7 10 3 3 Wolfpack 3 0 7 14 Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina 54,273 Partly cloudy, 83 F C Ron Cherry ACCN Box score, Recap First quarter GASO – Matt Breida 61-yard run (Alex Hanks kick), 9:07. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:08. NCST – Niklas Sade 41-yard field goal, 4:52. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:15. Second quarter GASO – Alex Hanks 32-yard field goal, 8:35. Eagles 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:57. GASO – Kentrellis Showers 29-yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Alex Hanks kick), 0:34. Eagles 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:11. Third quarter NCST – Bra'Lon Cherry 6-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Niklas Sade kick), 8:02. Eagles 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:36. GASO – Alex Hanks 19-yard field goal, 3:23. Eagles 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:32. Fourth quarter NCST – Bra'Lon Cherry 11-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Niklas Sade kick), 6:55. Eagles 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 99 yards, 4:08. GASO – Alex Hanks 31-yard field goal, 3:35. Eagles 23–17. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:20. NCST – Matt Dayes 35-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Niklas Sade kick), 1:37. Wolfpack 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:58. Statistics GASONCST First downs 18 26 Total yards 438 464 Rushing yards 246 173 Passing yards 192 291 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 32:27 27:33 Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia Southern Passing Kevin Ellison 9/16, 184 yards, TD Rushing Kevin Ellison 20 rushes, 116 yards Receiving Zach Walker 5 receptions, 84 yardsNC State Passing Jacoby Brissett 28/40, 291 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Shadrach Thornton 10 rushes, 73 yards Receiving Bo Hines 9 receptions, 85 yards Savannah State 2014 Savannah State Tigers football team Georgia Southern Eagles white;text-align:center autocollapse Savannah State Tigers at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary September 6 6:00 p.m. EDT Tigers 0 0 0 9 Eagles 21 27 21 14 Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Georgia 23,121 Scattered clouds, 79 F C Perry Havener ESPN3 Box score, Recap First quarter GASO – Matt Breida 14-yard run (Alex Hanks kick), 10:00. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:50. GASO – Kentrellis Showers 38-yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Alex Hanks kick), 6:52. Eagles 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:06. GASO – Favian Upshaw 6-yard run (Alex Hanks kick), 2:34. Eagles 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:41. Second quarter GASO – Kentrellis Showers 43-yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Alex Hanks kick), 14:35. Eagles 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:47. GASO – Matt Breida 1-yard run (kick failed), 13:41. Eagles 34–0. Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:44. GASO – Montay Crockett 8-yard run (Alex Hanks kick), 10:02. Eagles 41–0. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:08. GASO – Devin Scott 1-yard run (Alex Hanks kick), 3:09. Eagles 48–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:37. Third quarter GASO – Ean Days 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 12:27. Eagles 55–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:33. GASO – Ean Days 80-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:55. Eagles 62–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:15. GASO – Brandan Thomas 29-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 3:46. Eagles 69–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:13. Fourth quarter GASO – Ezayi Youyoute 37-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:50. Eagles 76–0. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:35. SAV – John Barron 39-yard field goal, 9:07. Eagles 76–3. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:43. GASO – Dennis Pritchard 5-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 5:19. Eagles 83–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:48. SAV – Cantrell Frazier 31-yard pass from Tino Smith II (kick blocked), 0:29. Eagles 83–9. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 4:42. Statistics SAVGASO First downs 18 27 Total yards 295 684 Rushing yards 87 564 Passing yards 208 120 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 34:05 25:55 Team Category Player StatisticsSavannah State Passing Tino Smith II 12/20, 110 yards, TD Rushing Tino Smith II 10 rushes, 27 yards Receiving Cantrell Frazier 3 receptions, 50 yards, TDGeorgia Southern Passing Kevin Ellison 2/2, 67 yards, TD Rushing Brandan Thomas 7 rushes, 117 yards, TD Receiving Kentrellis Showers 3 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD References Georgia Southern Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Category:Sun Belt Conference football champion seasons Georgia Southern Eagles football