2001 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
September 1 #1 Savannah State (D-II)W 69-623,1672-7
September 8 #1 #15 DelawareW 38-7CSS16,1054-6 (4-5)
September 22 #1 ChattanoogaW 70-714,6563-8 (1-7)
September 29 #1 at Virginia MilitaryW 31-14CSS4,9521-10 (1-7)
October 6 #1 Western CarolinaW 50-1417,8047-4 (5-3)
October 13 #1 at #8 Appalachian StateW 27-1815,3319-4 (6-3)
October 20 #1 The CitadelW 14-618,6373-7 (2-6)
October 27 #1 at East Tennessee StateL 16-19CSS5,5436-5 (4-4)
November 3 #4 #2 FurmanW 20-1021,59312-3 (8-1)
November 10 #2 at ElonW 27-2110,6322-9
November 24 #2 at WoffordW 48-106,6854-7 (3-5)
December 1 #2 #22 Florida A&M
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 60-359,8847-4 (7-1)
December 8#2#8 Appalachian State
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
W 38-249,3529-4 (6-3)
December 15#2#3 Furman
  NCAA I-AA Semifinals
L 17-2411,82712-3 (8-1)

 GSOPP
Scoring525215
Points Per Game37.515.4
Offensive Touchdowns5826
Defensive Touchdowns62
Special Teams Touchdowns30
First Downs273215
Rushing Yardage44831927
Rush Attempts782602
Yards Per Rush5.733.20
Rush Yards Per Game320.2137.6
TDs Rushing5115
Passing Yardage12732031
Comp-Att52-131185-344
Completion Percentage39.7%53.8%
Yards Per Attempt9.725.90
Yards Per Catch24.4810.98
Pass Yards Per Game90.9145.1
TDs Passing711
Interceptions417
Fumbles Lost1918
Total Offense57563958
Total Plays913946
Yards Per Play6.304.18
Yards Per Game411.1282.7
Kickoff Returns41-69077-1300
Kickoff Return Average16.816.9
Kickoff Return TDs.0000019.00000
Punt Returns35-39524-41
Punt Return Average11.31.7
Punt Return TDs20
Interception Returns17-3364-16
Interception Return Average19.84.0
Interception Return TDs30
Penalties-Yards84-78579-698
Penalty Yards Per Game56.149.9
3rd Down Conversions64-17661-209
3rd Down Percentage36.4%29.2%
4th Down Conversions16-2419-36
4th Down Percentage66.7%52.8%
Field Goals19-277-11
Field Goal Percentage70.4%63.6%
XP Kicks60-6224-26
XP Kick Percentage96.8%92.3%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern1381521181170525
Opponents515448620215
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
J.R. Revere46/109115810.626372144.1
Melvin Cox5/17804.71113576.6
Andre Weathers1/13535.000035394.0
Adrian Peterson0/100.000000.0
TEAM 0/100.000000.0
Chaz Williams0/100.000000.0
Trey Hunter0/100.000000.0
Georgia Southern52/13112739.727472132.8
Opponents185/34420315.90111777104.0

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Adrian Peterson32217955.572154
J.R. Revere21510174.731772
Mark Myers5358611.06463
Hakim Ford492785.67247
Zzream Walden1515110.07149
Melvin Cox391363.49276
Chaz Williams131259.62159
Kevin Davis1011811.80121
T.J. Anderson141057.50119
Andre Weathers13644.92019
Trey Hunter9546.00116
Jason Wells13463.54012
Jesse McMillan33210.67017
Edmund Coley8293.63012
Aundra Robinson1-8-8.0000
TEAM 5-45-9.0000
Georgia Southern78244835.735176
Opponents60219273.201546

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Derrick Owens1550233.47369
Mark Myers1120118.27372
Carl Kearney615926.50151
Adrian Peterson540.8009
Zzream Walden414135.25057
T.J. Anderson27035.00045
Kevin Davis24522.50033
Eric Irby24020.00028
P.J. Cantrell24522.50035
Anthony Williams177.0007
Andre Weathers14444.00044
Aundra Robinson11515.00015
Georgia Southern52127324.48772
Opponents185203110.981177