1982 Season Stats

Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Opp. Final Record
September 11	UCF* (D-II) Inaugural Game	W 16-9	7,350	0-10
September 18	Baptist* (NCCAA)	W 42-0	7,823	1-7
September 25	Valdosta State (D-II)	T 27-27	7,724	5-5-1 (2-4)
October 2	at Gardner-Webb (NAIA)	L 6-44	2,051	7-3 (5-2)
October 9	Fort Benning	W 56-6	5,341	0-0
October 23	Newberry (NAIA)	W 36-14	6,050	5-6 (3-4)
October 30	Catawba (NAIA)	L 7-10	8,219	2-9 (0-7)
November 6	#14 Wofford (NAIA)	L 7-28	5,127	8-3
November 13	at Mars Hill (NAIA)	W 17-3	1,000	1-10 (1-6)
November 20	at Valdosta State (D-II)	W 45-29	9,000	5-5-1 (2-4)
November 27	Florida State JV*	W 31-20	5,000	0-0

	GS	OPP
Scoring	290	190
Points Per Game	26.4	17.3
Offensive Touchdowns	36	23
Defensive Touchdowns	3	1
Special Teams Touchdowns	1	0

First Downs	211	190

Rushing Yardage	3116	1084
Rush Attempts	637	394
Yards Per Rush	4.89	2.75
Rush Yards Per Game	283.3	98.5
TDs Rushing	28	5

Passing Yardage	829	2248
Comp-Att	66-153	173-368
Completion Percentage	43.1%	47.0%
Yards Per Attempt	5.42	6.11
Yards Per Catch	12.56	12.99
Pass Yards Per Game	75.4	204.4
TDs Passing	8	18
Interceptions	12	16
Fumbles Lost	30	20

Total Offense	3945	3332
Total Plays	790	762
Yards Per Play	4.99	4.37
Yards Per Game	358.6	302.9

Kickoff Returns	34-543	39-571
Kickoff Return Average	16.0	14.6
Kickoff Return TDs	0	0
Punt Returns	25-221	18-6
Punt Return Average	8.8	0.3
Punt Return TDs	1	0
Interception Returns	16-186	12-70
Interception Return Average	11.6	5.8
Interception Return TDs	2	1

Penalties-Yards	74-627	62-514
Penalty Yards Per Game	57.0	46.7

3rd Down Conversions	36-96	28-97
3rd Down Percentage	37.5%	28.9%
4th Down Conversions	3-10	1-3
4th Down Percentage	30.0%	33.3%

Field Goals	4-11	7-11
Field Goal Percentage	36.4%	63.6%
XP Kicks	30-36	14-17
XP Kick Percentage	83.3%	82.4%

Score By Quarter	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Georgia Southern	59	108	50	73	0	290
Opponents	31	60	35	64	0	190