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)

BasicsPossessions *Plays *Yards *Poss/Game *Plays/Game *Avg. FP *Plays/Poss *Yards/Play *Yards/Poss *Points/Poss *
Georgia Southern139740439611.661.737.15.35.9431.62.01
Opponent143726344211.960.527.55.14.7424.11.03
BasicsScoring Opps *Opps/Game *Opps/Poss *Points/Opp *Opp Points/Game *Explosive Points/Game *Points/Game *Available Yards *Available Yards Gained *Available Yards % *
Georgia Southern776.40.553.1820.46.235.38739485155.5%
Opponent494.10.342.5910.62.519.110369513549.5%
Success RateRushing *Passing *Std. Downs *Pass. Downs *
Georgia Southern44.4%37.0%48.3%30.3%
Opponent32.2%41.4%41.5%27.3%
Yards Per PlayRushing *Passing *Std. Downs *Pass. Downs *
Georgia Southern5.407.715.975.87
Opponent3.626.324.754.72
Success Rate by QQ1 *Q2 *Q3 *Q4 *Game *
Georgia Southern49.5%35.9%45.4%38.6%38.6%
Opponent35.2%31.9%40.6%40.1%40.1%
Yards Per Play by QQ1 *Q2 *Q3 *Q4 *Game *
Georgia Southern7.415.505.664.644.64
Opponent4.335.204.604.774.77
Success Rate by Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern41.8%43.6%42.9%45.0%38.6%
Opponent37.9%34.7%35.5%47.6%40.1%
Yards Per Play by Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern6.285.885.554.304.64
Opponent4.664.994.782.814.77
Avg Yards To Go By Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern9.687.997.229.088.63
Opponent10.178.387.999.039.08