1998 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
September 5 #6 Elon (D-II)W 31-1713,2335-6
September 12 #6 Jacksonville StateW 51-3210,8037-4 (4-3)
September 19 #3 WoffordW 45-108,6494-7 (3-5)
September 26 #3 at ChattanoogaW 42-256,5745-6 (4-4)
October 3 #3 Virginia MilitaryW 63-79,6871-10 (0-8)
October 10 #2 at Western CarolinaW 28-219,6716-5 (5-3)
October 17 #2 #3 Appalachian StateW 37-2420,35310-3 (6-2)
October 24 #1 at The CitadelW 51-3414,2225-6 (4-4)
October 31 #1 East Tennessee StateW 47-2615,1894-7 (3-5)
November 7 #1 at FurmanW 45-1710,2015-6 (3-5)
November 14 #1 #19 South FloridaW 28-2314,1618-3
November 28 #1 Colgate
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 49-287,6768-4 (5-1)
December 5#1#8 Connecticut
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
W 52-309,09610-3 (6-2)
December 12#1#4 Western Illinois
  NCAA I-AA Semifinals
W 42-1411,14011-3 (5-1)
December 19#1#11 Massachusetts*
  NCAA I-AA Championship
L 43-5517,50112-3 (6-2)

BasicsPossessionsPlaysYardsPoss/GamePlays/GameAvg. FPPlays/PossYards/PlayYards/PossPoints/Poss
Georgia Southern1871061757112.570.733.35.77.1440.53.26
Opponent1801016523812.067.731.25.65.1629.11.33
BasicsScoring OppsOpps/GameOpps/PossPoints/OppOpp Points/GameExplosive Points/GamePoints/GameAvailable YardsAvailable Yards GainedAvailable Yards %
Georgia Southern1107.30.594.8535.56.143.612470813265.2%
Opponent906.00.502.6615.91.124.212380762761.6%
Success RateRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern51.4%47.5%54.4%38.6%
Opponent42.2%41.7%47.8%29.7%
Yards Per PlayRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern6.649.537.047.45
Opponent5.946.125.205.06
Success Rate by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern48.7%52.2%53.2%48.4%48.7%
Opponent48.5%44.7%38.9%35.9%35.9%
Yards Per Play by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern8.007.116.986.608.00
Opponent5.285.475.024.854.85
Success Rate by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern48.8%51.7%51.1%72.0%48.7%
Opponent45.0%38.3%39.2%56.3%35.9%
Yards Per Play by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern7.367.575.875.968.00
Opponent5.794.355.035.194.85
Avg Yards To Go By Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern9.877.226.247.208.25
Opponent9.907.687.578.988.71
Passing StatsCompAttYardsComp %Success RtTDINTYds/AttYds/Comp
Georgia Southern103181172556.9%47.5%1289.5316.75
Elon7127858.3%33.3%126.5011.14
Jacksonville State214127951.2%41.5%126.8013.29
Wofford122413550.0%25.0%115.6311.25
Chattanooga295530952.7%38.2%215.6210.66
Virginia Military112116152.4%42.9%007.6714.64
Western Carolina10146971.4%42.9%104.936.90
Appalachian State234433252.3%45.5%127.5514.43
The Citadel131910068.4%47.4%405.267.69
East Tennessee State182928362.1%55.2%319.7615.72
Furman112116352.4%33.3%017.7614.82
South Florida101210183.3%50.0%008.4210.10
Colgate132618750.0%46.2%227.1914.38
Connecticut204531344.4%42.2%206.9615.65
Western Illinois81615450.0%31.3%219.6319.25
Massachusetts182615969.2%46.2%106.128.83
Rushing StatsRushesYardsYds/AttSuccess RtLY/AttOpp RtHlt/OppPower RtStuff Rt
Georgia Southern86759436.8552.1%3.6348.1%6.7177.2%12.6%
Elon511793.5133.3%2.5925.5%3.6266.7%19.6%
Jacksonville State281485.2953.6%3.6742.9%3.77100.0%7.1%
Wofford391363.4938.5%2.5133.3%2.92100.0%23.1%
Chattanooga361604.4450.0%2.5044.4%4.3880.0%19.4%
Virginia Military35902.5742.9%1.7337.1%2.2750.0%25.7%
Western Carolina341384.0638.2%2.7038.2%3.5583.3%20.6%
Appalachian State301565.2060.0%3.7046.7%3.2185.7%13.3%
The Citadel471914.0636.2%2.1825.5%7.3875.0%19.1%
East Tennessee State351815.1740.0%3.1137.1%5.5466.7%22.9%
Furman331464.4236.4%2.8936.4%4.21100.0%21.2%
South Florida392376.0846.2%2.9035.9%8.8566.7%15.4%
Colgate432646.1460.5%3.7748.8%4.8466.7%11.6%
Connecticut311494.8154.8%3.3638.7%3.7375.0%12.9%
Western Illinois371935.2243.2%3.0740.5%5.2925.0%29.7%
Massachusetts503106.2054.0%3.3446.0%6.22100.0%18.0%
Receiving StatsTargetsCatchesYardsCatch RtSuccess RtYds/CatchYds/Tgt
Georgia Southern168103172561.3%51.2%16.710.3
Elon1077870.0%40.0%11.17.8
Jacksonville State392127953.8%43.6%13.37.2
Wofford231213552.2%26.1%11.35.9
Chattanooga532930954.7%39.6%10.75.8
Virginia Military201116155.0%45.0%14.68.1
Western Carolina14106971.4%42.9%6.94.9
Appalachian State392333259.0%51.3%14.48.5
The Citadel191310068.4%47.4%7.75.3
East Tennessee State281828364.3%57.1%15.710.1
Furman201116355.0%35.0%14.88.2
South Florida121010183.3%50.0%10.18.4
Colgate231318756.5%52.2%14.48.1
Connecticut452031344.4%42.2%15.77.0
Western Illinois14815457.1%35.7%19.311.0
Massachusetts241815975.0%50.0%8.86.6
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