Georgia Southern Eagles football

First season1924; 102 years agoAthletic directorChris DavisHead coachClay Helton
4th season, 26–25 (.510)LocationStatesboro, GeorgiaStadiumPaulson Stadium
(capacity: 25,000)NCAA divisionDivision I FBSConferenceSun BeltDivisionEastColorsBlue and white
All-time record432–264–10  (.619)Bowl record4–4 (.500)NCAA Division I FCS championships1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000Conference championshipsSoCon: 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012

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SBC: 2014RivalriesAppalachian State (rivalry)
Georgia State (rivalry)Fight songEagle Fanfare
Georgia Southern Fight SongMascotGUS (costume)
Freedom (live, 2006–2025)Marching bandSouthern Pride Marching BandOutfitterAdidasWebsitegseagles.com

The Georgia Southern Eagles football program represents Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Sun Belt Conference. The current head coach is Clay Helton. The Eagles have won six FCS (I-AA) national championships and have produced two Walter Payton Award winners. Georgia Southern first continuously fielded a football team in 1924, but play was suspended for World War II and did not return until 1981. The Eagles competed as an FCS independent from 1984 to 1992 and as a member of the Southern Conference from 1993 to 2013, winning 10 SoCon championships. In 2014, Georgia Southern moved to the FBS level and joined the Sun Belt Conference, winning the conference championship outright in its first year. Georgia Southern's main Sun Belt rivals are Appalachian State and Georgia State.