2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarin Hinshaw (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDeion Melvin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Appalachian State $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 12 Furman ^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 23 Wofford   5 – 2     7 – 4  
The Citadel   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Elon   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Chattanooga   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Georgia Southern   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 97:00 pmCentral Connecticut*
L 13–1720,178
September 167:00 pmCoastal Carolina*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–2117,303
September 236:00 pmat Chattanooga
L 26–278,228
September 306:00 pmat No. 24 Western CarolinaNo. 25
W 24–1410,483
October 71:00 pmNo. 11 North Dakota State*No. 21
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 14–3413,892[2]
October 141:00 pmElon
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 28–2114,825
October 2112:00 pmNo. 1 Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
SportSouthL 20–27 2OT19,438
October 282:00 pmat The Citadel
L 21–2412,129
November 41:00 pmWofford
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 10–2812,486
November 113:30 pmat No. 8 Furman
L 10–1313,287[3]
November 181:00 pmCentral Arkansas*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 31–34 OT11,159

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References

  1. ^ "Former GSU coach Erk Russell dies". WRDW-TV. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Eagles stampeded by undefeated Bison". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Paladins wrap up Eagles". The Greenville News. November 12, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.


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