1986 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
August 30 #1 at #13 Florida (I-A)L 14-38WSB74,2216-5 (2-4)
September 13 #1 at Florida A&M*W 35-1221,9824-6
September 20 #4 at #17 Middle TennesseeW 34-3111,0006-5 (4-3)
September 27 #4 ChattanoogaW 34-1415,2344-7 (2-4)
October 4 #4 at Tennessee TechW 59-136,2110-10 (0-7)
October 11 #3 Bethune-CookmanW 52-3114,3213-8 (2-3)
October 18 #2 at East Carolina (I-A)L 33-3527,1212-9
November 1 #9 at Western KentuckyW 49-3213,0004-6-1
November 8 #5 at UCF (D-II)W 33-2311,1376-5
November 15 #5 James MadisonW 45-3516,1355-5-1
November 22 #5 South Carolina StateW 28-712,5855-6 (3-2)
November 29 #4 #20 North Carolina A&T
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 52-217,7679-3 (4-1)
December 6#4#12 Nicholls State
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
W 55-319,12110-3 (2-2)
December 13#4at #1 Nevada
  NCAA I-AA Semifinals
W 48-38WJCL13,71513-1 (7-0)
December 19 (Fri)#4at #2 Arkansas State*
  NCAA I-AA Championship
W 48-214,41912-2-1 (5-0)

 GSOPP
Scoring619382
Points Per Game41.325.5
Offensive Touchdowns7946
Defensive Touchdowns11
Special Teams Touchdowns00
First Downs361319
Rushing Yardage49072512
Rush Attempts799621
Yards Per Rush6.144.05
Rush Yards Per Game327.1167.5
TDs Rushing6420
Passing Yardage26203063
Comp-Att140-258258-484
Completion Percentage54.3%53.3%
Yards Per Attempt10.166.33
Yards Per Catch18.7111.87
Pass Yards Per Game174.7204.2
TDs Passing1525
Interceptions1127
Fumbles Lost1815
Total Offense75275575
Total Plays10571105
Yards Per Play7.125.05
Yards Per Game501.8371.7
Kickoff Returns60-120992-1782
Kickoff Return Average20.219.4
Kickoff Return TDs00
Punt Returns36-23822-325
Punt Return Average6.614.8
Punt Return TDs00
Interception Returns27-31611-107
Interception Return Average11.79.7
Interception Return TDs11
Penalties-Yards124-1147102-834
Penalty Yards Per Game76.555.6
3rd Down Conversions96-17582-192
3rd Down Percentage54.9%42.7%
4th Down Conversions7-99-21
4th Down Percentage77.8%42.9%
Field Goals19-2116-18
Field Goal Percentage90.5%88.9%
XP Kicks74-7633-34
XP Kick Percentage97.4%97.1%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern1221921421630619
Opponents8091871240382
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
Tracy Ham134/243249510.27131079150.8
Kenny Burnette5/1011011.002142188.4
Ken Bullock1/5153.00001545.2
Georgia Southern140/258262010.16151179150.2
Opponents258/48430636.33252751112.4

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Tracy Ham28817095.932661
Gerald Harris28014695.252843
Ricky Harris5455610.30457
Frank Johnson413408.29145
Garry Miller362547.06243
Keith Geter201597.95122
Kenny Burnette201055.25027
Herman Barron171046.12025
Steve McCray8658.13123
Ken Bullock16613.81116
Darryl Riggins6386.33025
Stan McDonald22512.50019
Jimmy Taylor6244.00011
Tony Belser341.33013
X Cooper133.0003
TEAM 1-9-9.0000
Georgia Southern79949076.146461
Opponents62125124.052044

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Monty Sharpe2854419.43550
Frank Johnson2658222.38273
Herman Barron2334214.87037
Tony Belser1946124.26577
Ricky Harris1830216.78179
Delano Little915517.22120
Gerald Harris56312.60018
Darren Chandler44711.75016
Garry Miller3217.00019
Keith Geter34414.67019
Ross Worsham25929.50140
Georgia Southern140262018.711579
Opponents258306311.872551