| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| September 2 | #1 | at #10 Georgia (I-A) | L 7-29 | | 86,520 | 8-4 (5-3) |
| September 9 | #1 | Johnson C. Smith (D-II) | W 57-12 | | 16,684 | 3-7 (3-4) |
| September 16 | #2 | Wofford | W 24-17 | | 14,055 | 7-4 (5-3) |
| September 23 | #2 | at Chattanooga | W 31-10 | | 15,072 | 5-6 (3-5) |
| September 30 | #2 | Virginia Military | W 56-3 | | 13,794 | 2-9 (1-7) |
| October 7 | #1 | at Western Carolina | W 42-24 | | 7,114 | 4-7 (3-5) |
| October 14 | #1 | #5 Appalachian State | W 34-28 | | 21,899 | 10-4 (6-2) |
| October 21 | #1 | at The Citadel | W 27-10 | | 12,391 | 2-9 (1-7) |
| October 28 | #1 | East Tennessee State | W 42-7 | | 17,008 | 6-5 (4-4) |
| November 4 | #1 | at #11 Furman | L 10-45 | | 15,127 | 9-3 (6-2) |
| November 11 | #6 | Elon | W 32-9 | | 14,084 | 7-4 |
| November 25 | #5 | #16 McNeese State
NCAA I-AA 1st Round | W 42-17 | | 5,350 | 8-4 (5-2) |
| December 2 | #3 | #11 Hofstra
NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals | W 48-20 | | 7,139 | 9-4 |
| December 9 | #3 | at #2 Delaware
NCAA I-AA Semifinals | W 27-18 | | 15,035 | 12-2 (7-1) |
| December 16 | #3 | at #1 Montana*
NCAA I-AA Championship | W 27-25 |  | 17,156 | 13-2 (8-0) |
| | GS | OPP |
|---|
| Scoring | 506 | 274 |
| Points Per Game | 33.7 | 18.3 |
| Offensive Touchdowns | 62 | 32 |
| Defensive Touchdowns | 4 | 2 |
| Special Teams Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
|
| First Downs | 332 | 297 |
|
| Rushing Yardage | 5209 | 2516 |
| Rush Attempts | 871 | 593 |
| Yards Per Rush | 5.98 | 4.24 |
| Rush Yards Per Game | 347.3 | 167.7 |
| TDs Rushing | 47 | 21 |
|
| Passing Yardage | 1681 | 2590 |
| Comp-Att | 93-181 | 233-447 |
| Completion Percentage | 51.4% | 52.1% |
| Yards Per Attempt | 9.29 | 5.79 |
| Yards Per Catch | 18.08 | 11.12 |
| Pass Yards Per Game | 112.1 | 172.7 |
| TDs Passing | 15 | 11 |
| Interceptions | 7 | 21 |
| Fumbles Lost | 18 | 12 |
|
| Total Offense | 6890 | 5106 |
| Total Plays | 1052 | 1040 |
| Yards Per Play | 6.55 | 4.91 |
| Yards Per Game | 459.3 | 340.4 |
|
| Kickoff Returns | 51-928 | 61-1210 |
| Kickoff Return Average | 18.2 | 19.8 |
| Kickoff Return TDs | .00000 | .00000 |
| Punt Returns | 33-227 | 19-124 |
| Punt Return Average | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| Punt Return TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Interception Returns | 21-266 | 7-134 |
| Interception Return Average | 12.7 | 19.1 |
| Interception Return TDs | 4 | 2 |
|
| Penalties-Yards | 124-1030 | 74-569 |
| Penalty Yards Per Game | 68.7 | 37.9 |
|
| 3rd Down Conversions | 91-205 | 80-212 |
| 3rd Down Percentage | 44.4% | 37.7% |
| 4th Down Conversions | 16-26 | 8-23 |
| 4th Down Percentage | 61.5% | 34.8% |
|
| Field Goals | 16-25 | 12-22 |
| Field Goal Percentage | 64.0% | 54.5% |
| XP Kicks | 58-64 | 26-32 |
| XP Kick Percentage | 90.6% | 81.3% |
| Score By Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
|---|
| Georgia Southern | 141 | 152 | 123 | 90 | 0 | 506 |
| Opponents | 63 | 44 | 97 | 70 | 0 | 274 |