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American college football season
The 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia , and competed in the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by coach Chad Lunsford following the mid-season firing of second-year head coach Tyson Summers .[1] [2]
Following the season, interim head coach Chad Lunsford was promoted to head coach.[3] [4]
Schedule Georgia Southern announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2016 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Eagles hosted Sun Belt opponents
The team played four non–conference games, one home game against
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:30 p.m. at No. 12 SECN L 7–4187,451 4:00 p.m. No. 12 ( ESPN3 L 12–223,387 September 23 3:30 p.m. at BTN L 17–5242,886 8:00 p.m. Arkansas State ESPN2 L 25–4313,781 October 14 6:00 p.m. New Mexico State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 L 27–3516,278 October 21 3:30 p.m. at ELVN
L 20–5510,690 October 28 3:30 p.m. at Troy ESPN3 L 16–3823,846 November 4 3:00 p.m. Georgia State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry ) ESPN3 L 17–2118,722 7:30 p.m. at Appalachian State ESPNU L 6–2723,110 November 18 3:00 p.m. South Alabama Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 52–012,250 November 25 5:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette
ESPN3 W 34–2412,993 December 2 1:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina ESPN3 L 17–2815,951
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Game summaries At Auburn
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
0
0
0
7
No. 12 Tigers
10
14
10
7
41
New Hampshire
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 (FCS) Wildcats
15
7
0
0
22
Eagles
0
0
5
7
12
At Indiana
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
7
10
0
17
Hoosiers
21
10
14
7
52
Arkansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
3
19
14
7
43
Eagles
0
17
0
8
25
New Mexico State
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
14
7
0
14
35
Eagles
14
10
3
0
27
At UMass
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
10
3
0
20
Minutemen
28
20
0
7
55
Tyson Summers was fired as head coach the day after the game. Assistant Head Coach Chad Lunsford was named Interim Coach for the remainder of the season.
At Troy
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
3
0
6
16
Trojans
14
14
3
7
38
Georgia State
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
7
0
7
7
21
Eagles
7
3
7
0
17
At Appalachian State
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
0
3
0
6
Mountaineers
0
10
3
14
27
South Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
0
0
0
0
0
Eagles
21
10
14
7
52
At Louisiana–Lafayette See also:
2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
14
3
10
7
34
Ragin' Cajuns
0
7
3
14
24
At Coastal Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
7
7
0
17
Chanticleers
7
7
14
0
28
References
^ "Georgia Southern fires head coach Tyson Summers" . Savannah Morning News . October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .[permanent dead link Georgia Southern
. October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .^ "Georgia Southern taking interim tag off Lunsford" . SBNation.com . Retrieved January 25, 2018 .^ "Chad Lunsford promoted to full-time head coach at Georgia Southern" . Underdog Dynasty . Retrieved January 25, 2018 .^ "2017 Georgia Southern football schedule released" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017 .^ a b "Game Alert: Georgia Southern/New Hampshire Football Game Moved to Birmingham" . Georgia Southern Athletics. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017 .^ "2017 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule" . Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2017 .
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