| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| September 3 | #6 | Newberry (NAIA) | W 55-7 | | 12,084 | 3-8 (2-5) |
| September 10 | #6 | at Florida A&M* | W 42-14 | | 18,556 | 7-3-1 (4-2) |
| September 17 | #6 | at Chattanooga | W 13-3 | WJCL | 8,747 | 4-7 (3-3) |
| September 24 | #6 | at #20 Middle Tennessee | L 10-26 | | 6,800 | 7-4 (4-2) |
| October 8 | #7 | at #6 Florida State (I-A) | L 10-28 | Sunshine | 59,109 | 11-1 |
| October 15 | #10 | UL-Monroe | W 43-11 | | 20,228 | 5-6 (2-4) |
| October 22 | #6 | Bethune-Cookman | W 38-14 | | 16,592 | 5-6 (4-2) |
| October 29 | #6 | at UCF (D-II) | W 31-17 | | 28,682 | 6-5 |
| November 5 | #6 | at James Madison | W 27-13 | | 10,126 | 5-6 |
| November 12 | #3 | Samford (D-III) | W 49-21 | | 20,340 | 5-6 |
| November 19 | #3 | South Carolina State | W 53-0 | | 17,034 | 4-7 (3-3) |
| November 26 | #2 | #14 The Citadel
NCAA I-AA 1st Round | W 38-20 | | 11,011 | 8-4 (5-2) |
| December 3 | #2 | #9 Stephen F. Austin
NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals | W 27-6 | | 12,289 | 10-3 (5-1) |
| December 10 | #2 | #7 Eastern Kentucky
NCAA I-AA Semifinals | W 21-17 | | 14,023 | 11-3 (6-0) |
| December 17 | #2 | #4 Furman*
NCAA I-AA Championship | L 12-17 |  | 9,714 | 13-2 (6-1) |
| | GS | OPP |
|---|
| Scoring | 469 | 214 |
| Points Per Game | 31.3 | 14.3 |
| Offensive Touchdowns | 55 | 25 |
| Defensive Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Special Teams Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
|
| First Downs | 286 | 229 |
|
| Rushing Yardage | 4327 | 2045 |
| Rush Attempts | 840 | 606 |
| Yards Per Rush | 5.15 | 3.37 |
| Rush Yards Per Game | 288.5 | 136.3 |
| TDs Rushing | 47 | 13 |
|
| Passing Yardage | 1477 | 1929 |
| Comp-Att | 101-204 | 159-360 |
| Completion Percentage | 49.5% | 44.2% |
| Yards Per Attempt | 7.24 | 5.36 |
| Yards Per Catch | 14.62 | 12.13 |
| Pass Yards Per Game | 98.5 | 128.6 |
| TDs Passing | 8 | 12 |
| Interceptions | 12 | 21 |
| Fumbles Lost | 19 | 13 |
|
| Total Offense | 5804 | 3974 |
| Total Plays | 1044 | 966 |
| Yards Per Play | 5.56 | 4.11 |
| Yards Per Game | 386.9 | 264.9 |
|
| Kickoff Returns | 45-922 | 72-1404 |
| Kickoff Return Average | 20.5 | 19.5 |
| Kickoff Return TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | 45-336 | 18-129 |
| Punt Return Average | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Punt Return TDs | 1 | 0 |
| Interception Returns | 21-226 | 12-57 |
| Interception Return Average | 10.8 | 4.8 |
| Interception Return TDs | 1 | 0 |
|
| Penalties-Yards | 96-805 | 92-839 |
| Penalty Yards Per Game | 53.7 | 55.9 |
|
| 3rd Down Conversions | 96-221 | 63-212 |
| 3rd Down Percentage | 43.4% | 29.7% |
| 4th Down Conversions | 11-21 | 11-26 |
| 4th Down Percentage | 52.4% | 42.3% |
|
| Field Goals | 18-27 | 13-22 |
| Field Goal Percentage | 66.7% | 59.1% |
| XP Kicks | 55-56 | 21-23 |
| XP Kick Percentage | 98.2% | 91.3% |
| Score By Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
|---|
| Georgia Southern | 121 | 106 | 123 | 119 | 0 | 469 |
| Opponents | 82 | 35 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 214 |