1985 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
September 7Florida A&M*W 27-2118,0864-7
September 14Middle TennesseeL 10-359,22711-1 (7-0)
September 21at #10 Troy (D-II)W 17-106,4006-4 (5-2)
September 28at ChattanoogaW 19-148,8926-5 (5-2)
October 5Tennessee TechW 34-09,1521-10 (1-6)
October 12 #19 Bethune-CookmanW 46-248,0636-4 (3-1)
October 26 #8 #8 Newberry (NAIA)W 38-1712,8317-3-1 (4-2-1)
November 2 #7 at James MadisonL 6-215,0005-6
November 9 #16 UCF (D-II)W 35-187,7594-7
November 16 #12 East Tennessee StateW 46-78,1420-10-1 (0-7)
November 23 #10 at South Carolina StateW 43-306,5435-6 (2-2)
November 30 #9 #15 Jackson State
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 27-04,1288-3 (6-1)
December 7#9at #1 Middle Tennessee
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
W 28-219,50011-1 (7-0)
December 14#9at #4 Northern Iowa
  NCAA I-AA Semifinals
W 40-33WJCL12,30011-2 (5-0)
December 21#9at #2 Furman*
  NCAA I-AA Championship
W 44-425,30612-2 (6-0)

BasicsPossessions *Plays *Yards *Poss/Game *Plays/Game *Avg. FP *Plays/Poss *Yards/Play *Yards/Poss *Points/Poss *
Georgia Southern117764011.077.026.17.08.3158.23.45
Opponent116749811.067.023.86.17.4345.33.82
BasicsScoring Opps *Opps/Game *Opps/Poss *Points/Opp *Opp Points/Game *Explosive Points/Game *Points/Game *Available Yards *Available Yards Gained *Available Yards % *
Georgia Southern88.00.733.8831.013.0460.081366581.8%
Opponent66.00.557.0042.00.0293.083876791.5%
Success RateRushing *Passing *Std. Downs *Pass. Downs *
Georgia Southern42.5%48.6%42.9%50.0%
Opponent66.7%54.5%64.3%54.5%
Yards Per PlayRushing *Passing *Std. Downs *Pass. Downs *
Georgia Southern5.5311.327.439.86
Opponent6.409.557.059.36
Success Rate by QQ1 *Q2 *Q3 *Q4 *Game *
Georgia Southern42.9%35.3%45.5%54.2%45.5%
Opponent70.6%70.6%35.7%68.4%62.7%
Yards Per Play by QQ1 *Q2 *Q3 *Q4 *Game *
Georgia Southern7.506.4110.238.388.31
Opponent6.128.946.298.117.43
Success Rate by Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern42.4%40.0%52.9%100.0%45.5%
Opponent63.9%61.9%60.0%-62.7%
Yards Per Play by Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern7.487.0011.719.508.31
Opponent7.508.624.70-7.43
Avg Yards To Go By Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern10.648.168.658.439.28
Opponent9.476.673.304.257.48