| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opponent Record |
|---|
| September 1 | #1 | Valdosta State (D-II) | W 17-10 | | 15,180 | 5-5 (5-3) |
| September 8 | #1 | at #11 Middle Tennessee | L 13-16 | | 15,000 | 11-2 (5-1) |
| September 15 | #1 | at #2 Florida State (I-A) | L 6-48 | SportSouth | 62,111 | 10-2 |
| September 22 | | #8 Eastern Kentucky | L 34-42 | | 17,373 | 10-2 (5-1) |
| September 29 | | #15 UL-Monroe | W 33-14 | | 16,048 | 7-5 (5-1) |
| October 6 | #20 | at #9 Marshall | W 17-14 | SportSouth | 17,039 | 6-5 (4-3) |
| October 20 | #11 | at UCF | W 38-17 | SportSouth | 16,258 | 10-4 |
| October 27 | #10 | Savannah State (D-II) | W 54-7 | | 19,331 | 7-4 (5-2) |
| November 3 | #9 | James Madison | W 31-13 | SportSouth | 21,067 | 5-6 |
| November 10 | #7 | at Chattanooga | W 23-20 | SportSouth | 5,710 | 6-5 (4-2) |
| November 17 | #6 | Samford | W 31-24 | | 18,271 | 6-4-1 |
| November 24 | #3 | #15 The Citadel
NCAA I-AA 1st Round | W 31-0 | | 11,881 | 7-5 (4-3) |
| December 1 | #3 | #13 Idaho
NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals | W 28-27 | | 11,571 | 9-4 (6-2) |
| December 8 | #3 | #18 UCF
NCAA I-AA Semifinals | W 44-7 | | 13,183 | 10-4 |
| December 15 | #3 | #4 Nevada
NCAA I-AA Championship | W 36-13 | CBS | 23,204 | 13-2 (7-1) |
| | GS | OPP |
|---|
| Scoring | 436 | 272 |
| Points Per Game | 29.1 | 18.1 |
| Offensive Touchdowns | 51 | 31 |
| Defensive Touchdowns | 4 | 0 |
| Special Teams Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
|
| First Downs | 291 | 265 |
|
| Rushing Yardage | 3226 | 1993 |
| Rush Attempts | 831 | 588 |
| Yards Per Rush | 3.88 | 3.39 |
| Rush Yards Per Game | 215.1 | 132.9 |
| TDs Rushing | 37 | 18 |
|
| Passing Yardage | 2175 | 2814 |
| Comp-Att | 144-244 | 239-454 |
| Completion Percentage | 59.0% | 52.6% |
| Yards Per Attempt | 8.91 | 6.20 |
| Yards Per Catch | 15.10 | 11.77 |
| Pass Yards Per Game | 145.0 | 187.6 |
| TDs Passing | 14 | 13 |
| Interceptions | 6 | 23 |
| Fumbles Lost | 23 | 14 |
|
| Total Offense | 5401 | 4807 |
| Total Plays | 1075 | 1042 |
| Yards Per Play | 5.02 | 4.61 |
| Yards Per Game | 360.1 | 320.5 |
|
| Kickoff Returns | 49-1060 | 57-816 |
| Kickoff Return Average | 21.6 | 14.3 |
| Kickoff Return TDs | .00000 | .00000 |
| Punt Returns | 37-288 | 33-200 |
| Punt Return Average | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| Punt Return TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Interception Returns | 23-305 | 6-92 |
| Interception Return Average | 13.3 | 15.3 |
| Interception Return TDs | 2 | 0 |
|
| Penalties-Yards | 89-716 | 78-655 |
| Penalty Yards Per Game | 47.7 | 43.7 |
|
| 3rd Down Conversions | 90-199 | 72-207 |
| 3rd Down Percentage | 45.2% | 34.8% |
| 4th Down Conversions | 6-9 | 8-16 |
| 4th Down Percentage | 66.7% | 50.0% |
|
| Field Goals | 18-26 | 16-19 |
| Field Goal Percentage | 69.2% | 84.2% |
| XP Kicks | 50-54 | 33-33 |
| XP Kick Percentage | 92.6% | 100.0% |
| Score By Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
|---|
| Georgia Southern | 109 | 96 | 86 | 145 | 0 | 436 |
| Opponents | 41 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 0 | 272 |