2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 2008 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Southern Conference play.

2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRance Gillespie (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorAshley Anders (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Appalachian State $^   8 0     11 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^   7 1     9 3  
No. 17 Elon   6 2     8 4  
Furman   4 4     7 5  
Samford   4 4     6 5  
Georgia Southern   4 4     6 5  
The Citadel   2 6     4 8  
Western Carolina   1 7     3 9  
Chattanooga   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:30 pmat No. 1 (FBS) Georgia*No. 17PPVL 21–4592,746
September 66:00 pmAustin Peay*No. 16EVW 34–2018,225
September 136:00 pmNortheastern*No. 15
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
EVW 34–27 OT17,491
September 207:00 pmNo. 18 ElonNo. 14
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
CSSL 20–2217,049
September 277:00 pmNo. 11 WoffordNo. 22
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
CSSL 37–38 OT17,958
October 47:00 pmat ChattanoogaEVW 52–285,616
October 183:00 pmNo. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 25
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
SSL 36–3720,851
October 251:00 pmat Western CarolinaW 38–31 OT8,327
November 11:00 pmat The CitadelW 44–41 3OT11,190
November 812:00 pmSamford 
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
CSSL 17–2717,436
November 153:00 pmat No. 16 FurmanSSW 17–1010,496

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References

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  1. ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2014.