1982 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
September 11UCF* (D-II)
  Inaugural Game
W 16-97,3500-10
September 18Baptist* (NCCAA)W 42-07,8230-0
September 25Valdosta State (D-II)T 27-277,7245-5-1 (2-4)
October 2at Gardner-Webb (NAIA)L 6-442,0517-3 (5-2)
October 9Fort BenningW 56-65,3410-0
October 23Newberry (NAIA)W 36-146,0505-6 (3-4)
October 30Catawba (NAIA)L 7-108,2192-9 (0-7)
November 6#14 Wofford (NAIA)L 7-285,1278-3
November 13at Mars Hill (NAIA)W 17-31,0001-10 (1-6)
November 20at Valdosta State (D-II)W 45-299,0005-5-1 (2-4)
November 27Florida State JV*W 31-205,0000-0

 GSOPP
Scoring290190
Points Per Game26.417.3
Offensive Touchdowns3623
Defensive Touchdowns31
Special Teams Touchdowns10
First Downs211190
Rushing Yardage31121084
Rush Attempts637394
Yards Per Rush4.892.75
Rush Yards Per Game282.998.5
TDs Rushing285
Passing Yardage8292248
Comp-Att66-153173-368
Completion Percentage43.1%47.0%
Yards Per Attempt5.426.11
Yards Per Catch12.5612.99
Pass Yards Per Game75.4204.4
TDs Passing818
Interceptions1216
Fumbles Lost3020
Total Offense39413332
Total Plays790762
Yards Per Play4.994.37
Yards Per Game358.3302.9
Kickoff Returns34-54341-601
Kickoff Return Average16.014.7
Kickoff Return TDs00
Punt Returns28-22619-11
Punt Return Average8.10.6
Punt Return TDs10
Interception Returns16-18812-70
Interception Return Average11.85.8
Interception Return TDs21
Penalties-Yards74-62762-514
Penalty Yards Per Game57.046.7
3rd Down Conversions60-15346-158
3rd Down Percentage39.2%29.1%
4th Down Conversions6-196-21
4th Down Percentage31.6%28.6%
Field Goals4-118-13
Field Goal Percentage36.4%61.5%
XP Kicks30-3614-17
XP Kick Percentage83.3%82.4%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern5910850730290
Opponents316035640190
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
Rob Allen35/784655.96594193.0
Tracy Ham26/653164.86324289.9
David Barras5/10484.80011470.3
Georgia Southern66/1538295.428124290.2
Opponents173/36822486.11181648105.8

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Melvin Bell1226885.64674
Ricky Harris736208.49578
Tracy Ham823964.83256
Gerald Harris743524.76729
Ben Holt642864.47348
Mike Seamans391944.97224
Rob Allen811802.22031
Steve Rogers311404.52117
Mike Carter201165.80017
Patrick Beaman11807.27149
Chris Edwards7284.0007
David Barras25210.8417
Alvin Wright188.0008
Tim Tippett561.2006
Delano Little122.00010
Tony Natson1-5-5.0000
Georgia Southern63731124.892878
Opponents39410842.75543

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Scott Conner1616910.56425
Robert Baker1315011.54141
Delano Little1320715.92132
Monty Sharpe814518.13142
Melvin Bell4276.75011
Tony Natson46115.25035
David Shields22814.00015
Ricky Harris2178.50013
Mike Seamans2126.0018
Jeff Johnson11111.00011
Fred Stokes122.0002
Georgia Southern6682912.56842
Opponents173224812.991848