| 2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 35–50 vs.
Texas State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 9 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mitch Ware (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Tresey (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Furman ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Georgia Southern ^ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 2:00 pm | at Northeastern* | No. 6 | W 41–38 | 5,354 | |||
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | McNeese State* | No. 5 | L 20–23 | 20,607 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | at Wofford | No. 14 | L 26–27 | 29,303 | |||
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Chattanooga |
| W 48–10 | 15,330 | |||
| October 1 | 7:00 pm | at Elon | W 49–7 | 9,875 | ||||
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | Western Carolina | No. 21 |
| W 45–7 | 14,156 | ||
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | at No. 19 Appalachian State | No. 16 | FSNS | L 7–24 | 21,486 | ||
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | The Citadel | No. 24 |
| CSS | W 49–14 | 17,292 | |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota State | No. 19 | W 55–42 | 4,128 | |||
| November 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Furman | No. 14 |
| W 27–24 | 19,808 | ||
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | Morehead State | No. 10 |
| W 63–17 | 10,250 | ||
| November 26 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 Texas State* | No. 6 | ESPN2 | L 35–50 | 10,000 | [2] | |
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References
- ^ "McNeese flies past Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roof falls in on Eagles in second half". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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