2009 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season

2009 Georgia Southern Eagles football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Chris Hatcher (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Rance Gillespie
Offensive scheme| Triple option
Defensive coordinator| Ashley Anders
Home stadium| Paulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)

Seasons

<- 2008

2010 ->

2009 Southern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Appalachian State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 9 Elon ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Furman |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Chattanooga |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Georgia Southern |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Samford |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Wofford |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
The Citadel |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Western Carolina |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Chris Hatcher, who was fired following the conclusion of the season, and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Southern Conference play.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 5| 6:00 pm| Albany*|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | W 29–26| 18,118
September 12| 7:00 pm| at No. 21 South Dakota State*|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, SD

| | L 6–44| 12,354
September 19| 6:00 pm| Western Carolina|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | W 28–6| 17,633
September 26| 1:30 pm| at No. 13 Elon|

* Rhodes Stadium
* Elon, NC

| | L 14–28| 10,189
October 3| 1:30 pm| at Wofford|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| | W 26–21| 8,490
October 10| 3:30 pm| at North Carolina*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| ESPN360| L 12–42| 47,000
October 17| 6:00 pm| Chattanooga|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | W 30–20| 17,357
October 24| 3:00 pm| at No. 8 Appalachian State|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC (rivalry)

| SS| L 16–52| 26,215
November 7| 3:30 pm| at Samford|

* Seibert Stadium
* Birmingham, AL

| | L 10–31| 7,730
November 14| 2:00 pm| Furman|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | L 22–30| 17,922
November 21| 2:00 pm| The Citadel|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | W 13–6| 12,611

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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Georgia Southern Eagles football

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* Womack Stadium (1982–1983)
* Paulson Stadium (1984–present)

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