1986 Season Stats

Date	Rank	Opponent	Result	TV	Attendance	Opponent Record
August 30	#1	at #13 Florida (I-A)	L 14-38	WSB	74,221	6-5 (2-4)
September 13	#1	at Florida A&M*	W 35-12		21,982	4-6
September 20	#4	at #17 Middle Tennessee	W 34-31		11,000	6-5 (4-3)
September 27	#4	Chattanooga	W 34-14		15,234	4-7 (2-4)
October 4	#4	at Tennessee Tech	W 59-13		6,211	0-10 (0-7)
October 11	#3	Bethune-Cookman	W 52-31		14,321	3-8 (2-3)
October 18	#2	at East Carolina (I-A)	L 33-35		27,121	2-9
November 1	#9	at Western Kentucky	W 49-32		13,000	4-6-1
November 8	#5	at UCF (D-II)	W 33-23		11,137	6-5
November 15	#5	James Madison	W 45-35		16,135	5-5-1
November 22	#5	South Carolina State	W 28-7		12,585	5-6 (3-2)
November 29	#4	#20 North Carolina A&T NCAA I-AA 1st Round	W 52-21		7,767	9-3 (4-1)
December 6	#4	#12 Nicholls State NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals	W 55-31		9,121	10-3 (2-2)
December 13	#4	at #1 Nevada NCAA I-AA Semifinals	W 48-38	WJCL	13,715	13-1 (7-0)
December 19 (Fri)	#4	at #2 Arkansas State* NCAA I-AA Championship	W 48-21		4,419	12-2-1 (5-0)

	GS	OPP
Scoring	619	382
Points Per Game	41.3	25.5
Offensive Touchdowns	79	46
Defensive Touchdowns	1	1
Special Teams Touchdowns	0	0

First Downs	361	319

Rushing Yardage	4907	2512
Rush Attempts	799	621
Yards Per Rush	6.14	4.05
Rush Yards Per Game	327.1	167.5
TDs Rushing	64	20

Passing Yardage	2620	3063
Comp-Att	140-258	258-484
Completion Percentage	54.3%	53.3%
Yards Per Attempt	10.16	6.33
Yards Per Catch	18.71	11.87
Pass Yards Per Game	174.7	204.2
TDs Passing	15	25
Interceptions	11	27
Fumbles Lost	18	15

Total Offense	7527	5575
Total Plays	1057	1105
Yards Per Play	7.12	5.05
Yards Per Game	501.8	371.7

Kickoff Returns	60-1209	92-1782
Kickoff Return Average	20.2	19.4
Kickoff Return TDs	.00000	.00000
Punt Returns	36-238	22-325
Punt Return Average	6.6	14.8
Punt Return TDs	0	0
Interception Returns	27-316	11-107
Interception Return Average	11.7	9.7
Interception Return TDs	1	1

Penalties-Yards	124-1147	102-834
Penalty Yards Per Game	76.5	55.6

3rd Down Conversions	96-175	82-192
3rd Down Percentage	54.9%	42.7%
4th Down Conversions	7-9	9-21
4th Down Percentage	77.8%	42.9%

Field Goals	19-21	16-18
Field Goal Percentage	90.5%	88.9%
XP Kicks	74-76	33-34
XP Kick Percentage	97.4%	97.1%

Score By Quarter	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Georgia Southern	122	192	142	163	0	619
Opponents	80	91	87	124	0	382