2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 250 Southern Conference SoCon 5–4 2 4–4 Jeff Monken 4th Brent Davis 4th Triple option Jack Curtis 3rd Kevin Corless 1st 4–3 Paulson Stadium The 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. This was Georgia Southern's final year in the Southern Conference and the FCS. They joined the FBS and the Sun Belt Conference for the 2014 season. They finished the season 7–4, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. In the final game of the season, against the Florida Gators, the Eagles upset the FBS Gators, 26–20, without completing a pass. The win marked the first time a FCS team defeated the Gators.Long Mark http://www.timesnews.net/article/9070222/georgia-southern-beats-florida-in-swamp-without-completing-a-pass https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010611/https://www.timesnews.net/article/9070222/georgia-southern-beats-florida-in-swamp-without-completing-a-pass/ Georgia Southern beats Florida in Swamp without completing a pass Kingsport Times-News November 23, 2013 December 3, 2013 November 27, 2013 At the end of the season, head coach Jeff Monken resigned to become the head coach at Army. 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 wins affected in the 2013 season were against the Savannah State Tigers and St. Francis Red Flash.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 2013 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern August 31 6:00 pm v y 9 Savannah State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 77–9 16,528 September 7 6:00 pm v y 10 Saint Francis (PA) Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA GSAA GS All-Access 59–17 13,758 September 14 7:00 pm l y 10 Wofford 16 Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC GSAA 20–30 8,153 September 28 6:00 pm w 15 Chattanooga Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA GSAA 23–21 16,827 October 5 3:00 pm l y 16 Samford Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL 34–44 7,896 October 12 1:00 pm w 22 The Citadel Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA GSAA 28–21 16,128 October 26 3:30 pm l y 24 Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC rivalry ESPN3 14–38 23,901 November 2 2:00 pm l Furman Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA GSAA 14–16 12,220 November 9 2:00 pm w y Western Carolina Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA GSAA 35–19 13,507 November 16 3:00 pm w y Elon Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC 38–20 6,104 November 23 2:00 pm w y y Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV 26–20 82,459 Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2013 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/290/season/2013 ESPN July 10, 2025 2013 Football Schedule https://gseagles.com/sports/football/schedule/2013 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 Ranking movements Sports Network 0 14 9 10 10 14 15 16 22 23 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV Coaches 0 14 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Ineligible for FCS Coaches Pollhttp://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/08/jacksonville_state_samford_ala.html Jacksonville State, Samford, Alabama State receive votes in preseason FCS Coaches Poll 6 August 2013 Game summaries At Florida 2013 Florida Gators football team Georgia Southern Eagles white;text-align:center autocollapse Georgia Southern Eagles at Florida Gators – Game summary November 23 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles 0 7 13 6 Gators 3 7 0 10 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida 82,459 Sunny, 81 F C Marc Curles PPV Box score, Recap First quarter FLA – Francisco Velez 27-yard field goal, 8:34. Gators 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:26. Second quarter FLA – Solomon Patton 3-yard pass from Skyler Mornhinweg (Francisco Velez kick), 13:31. Gators 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:39. GASO – Kevin Ellison 45-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 2:01. Gators 10–7. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:10. Third quarter GASO – Kevin Ellison 1-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 12:24. Eagles 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36. GASO – William Banks 3-yard run (kick failed), 0:32. Eagles 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:02. Fourth quarter FLA – Francisco Velez 22-yard field goal, 12:02. Eagles 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:30. FLA – Solomon Patton 46-yard pass from Skyler Mornhinweg (Francisco Velez kick), 5:41. Tied 20–20. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:04. GASO – Jerick McKinnon 14-yard run (kick failed), 2:57. Eagles 26–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:44. Statistics GASOFLA First downs 16 15 Total yards 429 279 Rushing yards 429 157 Passing yards 0 122 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 30:23 29:37 Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia Southern Passing Kevin Ellison 0/3, 0 yards Rushing Jerick McKinnon 9 rushes, 125 yards, TD Receiving None Florida Passing Skyler Mornhinweg 14/25, 122 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kelvin Taylor 22 rushes, 92 yards Receiving Solomon Patton 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD References Georgia Southern Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Georgia Southern Eagles football