2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record8–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMitch Ware (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tresey (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
2005 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Appalachian State $^   6 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 3 Furman ^   5 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 9 ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Western Carolina   4 – 3     5 – 4  
Wofford   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   3 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Elon   0 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Mike Sewak, in his fourth and final year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 32:00 pmat Northeastern*No. 6
W 41–38 OT5,354[1]
September 106:00 pmMcNeese State*No. 5
L 20–2320,607[2]
September 177:00 pmat WoffordNo. 14
L 26–2729,303[3]
September 247:00 pmChattanooga
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 48–1015,330[4]
October 17:00 pmat Elon
W 49–79,875[5]
October 812:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 21
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 45–714,156[6]
October 153:30 pmat No. 19 Appalachian StateNo. 16
FSNSL 7–2421,486[7]
October 223:30 pmThe CitadelNo. 24
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
CSSW 49–1417,292[8]
October 292:00 pmat South Dakota State*No. 19
W 55–424,128[9]
November 55:00 pmNo. 1 FurmanNo. 14
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 27–2419,808[10]
November 121:00 pmMorehead State*No. 10
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 63–1710,250[11]
November 263:30 pmat No. 4 Texas State*No. 6
ESPN2L 35–5010,000[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Eagles get a scare in season opener, win in overtime". The Macon Telegraph. September 4, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNeese flies past Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hobbs lead Wofford". The State. September 18, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eagles find a familiar remedy for slow start". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 25, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Austin, Foster lead as Eagles roll". The Macon Telegraph. October 2, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ga. Southern pounds WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "App. State tops Eagles". The Salisbury Post. October 16, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Southern keeps faint playoff hopes alive". The Beaufort Gazette. October 23, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SDSU falls at home". Argus-Leader. October 30, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eagles summon karma to stun top-ranked Paladins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 6, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern offers its final case for I-AA playoff bid". The Macon Telegraph. November 13, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Roof falls in on Eagles in second half". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Georgia Southern Eagles Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  14. ^ "2005 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  15. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 128. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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