| Date | Rank | Opponent | Result | TV | Attendance | Opp. Final 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 #3 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Rating | |
| Raymond Gross | 137/233 | 2058 | 8.83 | 13 | 6 | 64 | 146.3 |
| Albert Huntley | 6/8 | 117 | 14.63 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 239.1 |
| Terry Harvin | 1/1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Joe Ross | 0/2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Georgia Southern | 144/244 | 2175 | 8.91 | 14 | 6 | 64 | 147.9 |
| Opponents | 239/454 | 2814 | 6.20 | 13 | 23 | 50 | 104.0 |
| Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Joe Ross | 261 | 1131 | 4.33 | 17 | 55 |
| Lester Efford | 136 | 588 | 4.32 | 4 | 39 |
| Raymond Gross | 270 | 458 | 1.70 | 5 | 29 |
| Darryl Hopkins | 40 | 422 | 10.55 | 4 | 47 |
| Karl Miller | 54 | 379 | 7.02 | 1 | 45 |
| Alonzo McGhee | 29 | 101 | 3.48 | 5 | 16 |
| Albert Huntley | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 0 | 29 |
| Tim Townsend | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 1 | 13 |
| Herman Gray | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 33 |
| Derrick McGrady | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 12 |
| Georgia Southern | 831 | 3226 | 3.88 | 37 | 55 |
| Opponents | 588 | 1993 | 3.39 | 18 | 51 |
| Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Karl Miller | 47 | 568 | 12.09 | 5 | 54 |
| Terrence Sorrell | 30 | 683 | 22.77 | 5 | 64 |
| Deryl Belser | 26 | 474 | 18.23 | 2 | 58 |
| Darryl Hopkins | 24 | 298 | 12.42 | 1 | 44 |
| Alonzo McGhee | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 25 |
| Chuck McClurg | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 24 |
| Terrance Findley | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 1 | 43 |
| Joe Ross | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Chafin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Parrish | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Gray | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 |
| Lester Efford | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 |
| Chance Ward | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 |
| Georgia Southern | 144 | 2175 | 15.10 | 14 | 64 |
| Opponents | 239 | 2814 | 11.77 | 13 | 50 |