1997 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
August 30Valdosta State (D-II)W 45-2610,5726-5 (5-3)
September 6 #23 #3 William & MaryL 28-2910,3297-4 (4-4)
September 20 #20 at WoffordW 22-77,2363-7 (2-6)
September 27 #20 #22 ChattanoogaW 37-1010,1287-4 (4-4)
October 4 #17 at Virginia MilitaryW 49-05,2080-11 (0-8)
October 11 #11 Western CarolinaW 30-711,3683-8 (3-5)
October 18 #9 at Appalachian StateL 12-2413,8877-4 (6-2)
October 25 #16 The CitadelW 49-714,7316-5 (4-4)
November 1 #14 at #12 East Tennessee StateW 38-305,6297-4 (5-3)
November 8 #11 FurmanW 30-1318,2697-4 (5-3)
November 15 #8 at South FloridaW 24-2330,4705-6
November 29#7#10 Florida A&M
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 52-3710,4099-3 (5-2)
December 6#7at #2 Delaware
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
L 7-1611,20312-2 (7-1)

 GSOPP
Scoring423229
Points Per Game32.517.6
Offensive Touchdowns5028
Defensive Touchdowns21
Special Teams Touchdowns40
First Downs256233
Rushing Yardage37491455
Rush Attempts705478
Yards Per Rush5.323.04
Rush Yards Per Game288.4111.9
TDs Rushing389
Passing Yardage14692835
Comp-Att99-197232-440
Completion Percentage50.3%52.7%
Yards Per Attempt7.466.44
Yards Per Catch14.8412.22
Pass Yards Per Game113.0218.1
TDs Passing1219
Interceptions1016
Fumbles Lost1422
Total Offense52184290
Total Plays902918
Yards Per Play5.784.67
Yards Per Game401.4330.0
Kickoff Returns36-85764-1161
Kickoff Return Average23.818.1
Kickoff Return TDs2.00000.00000
Punt Returns30-23727-130
Punt Return Average7.94.8
Punt Return TDs10
Interception Returns16-21010-56
Interception Return Average13.15.6
Interception Return TDs20
Penalties-Yards85-79283-669
Penalty Yards Per Game60.951.5
3rd Down Conversions73-18269-194
3rd Down Percentage40.1%35.6%
4th Down Conversions13-2915-30
4th Down Percentage44.8%50.0%
Field Goals15-1710-13
Field Goal Percentage88.2%76.9%
XP Kicks42-4821-24
XP Kick Percentage87.5%87.5%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern119106921060423
Opponents138444880229
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
Greg Hill58/1197706.475962101.8
Kenny Robinson38/706268.947068162.4
Chris Johnson3/67312.170140118.9
Brandon Smith0/100.000000.0
Kenny Worob0/100.000000.0
Georgia Southern99/19714697.46121068122.8
Opponents232/44028356.44191694113.8

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Roderick Russell26813995.221456
Greg Hill20211715.801877
Kenny Robinson762573.38565
Corey Joyner342467.24024
Tobias Steverson261586.08128
Carl Small311484.77038
Jevon Sullivan281284.57018
Bennie Cunningham161076.69015
Chris Johnson16674.19031
Cherard Freeman7669.43021
Willie Ellington122.0002
Georgia Southern70537495.323877
Opponents47814553.04949

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Corey Joyner3261919.34768
Roderick Russell1414910.64262
Recio Tutt1320615.85157
Bennie Cunningham88510.63020
Tobias Steverson79113.00027
Shannon Shook66410.67017
Dedric Parham57615.20132
Titus Johnson57414.80134
Chris Johnson3186.00010
Jevon Sullivan22814.00015
Cherard Freeman23417.00019
C. Simmons177.0007
Kenny Robinson11818.00018
Georgia Southern99146914.841268
Opponents232283512.221994