Teams / Sun Belt / Georgia Southern
Index · this season
59
at its 5-year level▲ Up 6 this season
Career59since 1936
Peak692015
Last 556seasons
#89 nationally · 2-4 (1-1 conf)
Résumé #110 · better than its record
Schedule so far #68
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Georgia Southern Eagles
Sun Belt · Statesboro, GA · Allen E. Paulson Stadium · Head coach Clay Helton
Rival
App State · also Coastal Carolina
Building rivalry
9-14 all time (23 meetings since 2003)
App State leads
Last: won 25-23 (2025) · Georgia Southern has won 2 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
0All-Americans
4NFL picks
51.4%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 2014. Every season →
Chemistry
57
52Foundation
62Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +4
early · #73 of 138
HC year5
Ret. starters18%
QB yrs w/ OC1
Schedule · 2026
Played: result · Upcoming: model chance to win if played today
Wk 1 · 9/5vs
Charleston Southern
FCS
W31-0
Wk 2 · 9/12@
Clemson
#42
L7-22
Wk 3 · 9/19@
Jacksonville State
#107
L27-31
Wk 4 · 9/26vs
Houston
#24
L28-42
Wk 5 · 10/3@
Coastal Carolina
#117
W31-24
Wk 6 · 10/10vs
James Madison
#43
L24-27
Wk 7 · 10/15@
Old Dominion
#110
Win chance today
59%
Wk 9 · 10/31vs
App State
#109
Win chance today
76%
Wk 10 · 11/7vs
Marshall
#121
Win chance today
77%
Wk 11 · 11/14@
Georgia State
#102
Win chance today
45%
Wk 12 · 11/21@
Troy
#96
Win chance today
50%
Wk 13 · 11/28vs
Louisiana Tech
#87
Win chance today
59%
Next · Week 7 · Thu, Oct 15, 7:30 PM · ESPN2
@ Old Dominion
Model
59%Market
62%Coaching staff
Position coaches are in each room below
| Room | Rating | Rank | Depth shape | Read | Move | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Quarterbacks | 56 | #131 | Untested depth | ▼ 7 | |
| RB | Running backs | 60 | #125 | Even | ▼ 12 | |
| WR | Receivers | 68 | #67 | Even | ▼ 9 | |
| TE | Tight ends | 67 | #40 | Untested depth | ▲ 11 | |
| OL | Offensive line | 62 | #84 | Even | ▼ 9 | |
| DL | Defensive line | 66 | #136 | Even | — | |
| LB | Linebackers | 73 | #57 | Deep | — | |
| DB | Defensive backs | 67 | #131 | Even | ▼ 5 | |
| ST | Special teams | 57 | #126 | Even | ▼ 6 |
Bars show the top five players in the room. Move is the change in room rating since last season. Every row opens that room.
Key players
Who runs the team and who changes a game — not only the highest chips.
Recent seasons
20262-4Clay Helton59
20257-6Clay Helton55
20248-5Clay Helton61
20236-7Clay Helton55
20226-7Clay Helton59