1997 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
August 30Valdosta State (D-II)W 45-2610,5726-5 (5-3)
September 6 #23 #3 William & MaryL 28-2910,3297-4 (4-4)
September 20 #20 at WoffordW 22-77,2363-7 (2-6)
September 27 #20 #22 ChattanoogaW 37-1010,1287-4 (4-4)
October 4 #17 at Virginia MilitaryW 49-05,2080-11 (0-8)
October 11 #11 Western CarolinaW 30-711,3683-8 (3-5)
October 18 #9 at Appalachian StateL 12-2413,8877-4 (6-2)
October 25 #16 The CitadelW 49-714,7316-5 (4-4)
November 1 #14 at #12 East Tennessee StateW 38-305,6297-4 (5-3)
November 8 #11 FurmanW 30-1318,2697-4 (5-3)
November 15 #8 at South FloridaW 24-2330,4705-6
November 29#7#10 Florida A&M
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 52-3710,4099-3 (5-2)
December 6#7at #2 Delaware
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
L 7-1611,20312-2 (7-1)

BasicsPossessionsPlaysYardsPoss/GamePlays/GameAvg. FPPlays/PossYards/PlayYards/PossPoints/Poss
Georgia Southern160843492213.370.336.95.35.8430.81.90
Opponent164853398113.771.128.05.24.6724.30.95
BasicsScoring OppsOpps/GameOpps/PossPoints/OppOpp Points/GameExplosive Points/GamePoints/GameAvailable YardsAvailable Yards GainedAvailable Yards %
Georgia Southern877.30.543.0121.86.835.310101548154.3%
Opponent594.90.362.2711.22.519.111800615852.2%
Success RateRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern43.6%36.5%47.5%30.1%
Opponent33.4%39.5%41.6%27.1%
Yards Per PlayRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern5.367.515.875.78
Opponent3.626.324.714.58
Success Rate by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern49.5%35.9%42.5%39.9%42.0%
Opponent35.2%31.9%38.5%39.6%36.5%
Yards Per Play by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern7.415.505.245.175.84
Opponent4.335.204.264.824.67
Success Rate by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern41.4%42.5%42.0%45.8%42.0%
Opponent37.9%34.8%33.9%50.0%36.5%
Yards Per Play by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern6.145.805.533.885.84
Opponent4.594.904.534.234.67
Avg Yards To Go By Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern9.718.037.429.188.71
Opponent10.218.488.019.199.15
Passing StatsCompAttYardsComp %Success RtTDINTYds/AttYds/Comp
Georgia Southern94189141949.7%36.5%1297.5115.10
Valdosta State274723357.4%25.5%124.968.63
William & Mary314935263.3%55.1%317.1811.35
Wofford132711248.1%37.0%114.158.62
Chattanooga194026247.5%40.0%126.5513.79
Virginia Military7237430.4%21.7%013.2210.57
Western Carolina102611238.5%23.1%014.3111.20
Appalachian State243729664.9%54.1%118.0012.33
The Citadel143016746.7%30.0%125.5711.93
East Tennessee State183434952.9%44.1%4110.2619.39
Furman92110742.9%28.6%215.1011.89
South Florida142817750.0%42.9%106.3212.64
Florida A&M376346958.7%47.6%437.4412.68
Rushing StatsRushesYardsYds/AttSuccess RtLY/AttOpp RtHlt/OppPower RtStuff Rt
Georgia Southern63536085.6844.9%3.1139.8%6.4671.7%19.1%
Valdosta State23913.9626.1%0.8330.4%10.2750.0%47.8%
William & Mary341183.4732.4%1.8035.3%4.74-38.2%
Wofford471112.3625.5%1.6725.5%2.70100.0%31.9%
Chattanooga22793.5927.3%2.9227.3%2.45100.0%18.2%
Virginia Military391343.4428.2%2.4328.2%3.5833.3%25.6%
Western Carolina331404.2448.5%2.8748.5%2.8466.7%21.2%
Appalachian State391874.7938.5%2.3930.8%7.82100.0%30.8%
The Citadel36912.5336.1%1.4727.8%3.80100.0%22.2%
East Tennessee State331103.3312.1%1.9621.2%6.49-21.2%
Furman371223.3037.8%1.6729.7%5.4675.0%24.3%
South Florida361393.8658.3%2.5338.9%3.4140.0%27.8%
Florida A&M261204.6253.8%3.3946.2%2.6550.0%23.1%
Receiving StatsTargetsCatchesYardsCatch RtSuccess RtYds/CatchYds/Tgt
Georgia Southern17594141953.7%39.4%15.18.1
Valdosta State442723361.4%27.3%8.65.3
William & Mary483135264.6%56.3%11.47.3
Wofford251311252.0%40.0%8.64.5
Chattanooga381926250.0%42.1%13.86.9
Virginia Military2277431.8%22.7%10.63.4
Western Carolina251011240.0%24.0%11.24.5
Appalachian State342429670.6%58.8%12.38.7
The Citadel281416750.0%32.1%11.96.0
East Tennessee State331834954.5%45.5%19.410.6
Furman20910745.0%30.0%11.95.4
South Florida261417753.8%46.2%12.66.8
Florida A&M603746961.7%50.0%12.77.8
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