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)

BasicsPossessions *Plays *Yards *Poss/Game *Plays/Game *Avg. FP *Plays/Poss *Yards/Play *Yards/Poss *Points/Poss *
Georgia Southern139740439611.661.737.15.35.9431.62.01
Opponent143726344211.960.527.55.14.7424.11.03
BasicsScoring Opps *Opps/Game *Opps/Poss *Points/Opp *Opp Points/Game *Explosive Points/Game *Points/Game *Available Yards *Available Yards Gained *Available Yards % *
Georgia Southern776.40.553.1820.46.235.38739485155.5%
Opponent494.10.342.5910.62.519.110369513549.5%
Success RateRushing *Passing *Std. Downs *Pass. Downs *
Georgia Southern44.4%37.0%48.3%30.3%
Opponent32.2%41.4%41.5%27.3%
Yards Per PlayRushing *Passing *Std. Downs *Pass. Downs *
Georgia Southern5.407.715.975.87
Opponent3.626.324.754.72
Success Rate by QQ1 *Q2 *Q3 *Q4 *Game *
Georgia Southern49.5%35.9%45.4%38.6%42.7%
Opponent35.2%31.9%40.6%40.1%36.6%
Yards Per Play by QQ1 *Q2 *Q3 *Q4 *Game *
Georgia Southern7.415.505.664.645.94
Opponent4.335.204.604.774.74
Success Rate by Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern41.8%43.6%42.9%45.0%42.7%
Opponent37.9%34.7%35.5%47.6%36.6%
Yards Per Play by Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern6.285.885.554.305.94
Opponent4.664.994.782.814.74
Avg Yards To Go By Down1st *2nd *3rd *4th *Game *
Georgia Southern9.687.997.229.088.63
Opponent10.178.387.999.039.08
Passing StatsComp *Att *Yards *Comp % *Success Rt *TD *INT *Yds/Att *Yds/Comp *
Georgia Southern88173133450.9%37.0%1187.7115.16
Valdosta State152713755.6%22.2%125.079.13
William & Mary314935263.3%55.1%317.1811.35
Wofford132711248.1%37.0%114.158.62
Chattanooga152721955.6%44.4%128.1114.60
Virginia Military5185627.8%16.7%013.1111.20
Western Carolina4102740.0%10.0%002.706.75
Appalachian State243429670.6%58.8%108.7112.33
The Citadel6127650.0%25.0%116.3312.67
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 StatsRushes *Yards *Yds/Att *Success Rt *LY/Att *Opp Rt *Hlt/Opp *Power Rt *Stuff Rt *
Georgia Southern55231355.6845.7%3.1339.7%6.4372.7%18.7%
Valdosta State15412.7320.0%0.8526.7%7.050.0%46.7%
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 Military281033.6832.1%2.3435.7%3.7450.0%28.6%
Western Carolina15583.8740.0%2.6953.3%2.20-26.7%
Appalachian State381764.6336.8%2.2628.9%8.21100.0%31.6%
The Citadel25401.6028.0%0.7220.0%4.42100.0%28.0%
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 StatsTargets *Catches *Yards *Catch Rt *Success Rt *Yds/Catch *Yds/Tgt *
Georgia Southern16188133454.7%39.8%15.28.3
Valdosta State241513762.5%25.0%9.15.7
William & Mary483135264.6%56.3%11.47.3
Wofford251311252.0%40.0%8.64.5
Chattanooga251521960.0%48.0%14.68.8
Virginia Military1755629.4%17.6%11.23.3
Western Carolina1042740.0%10.0%6.82.7
Appalachian State322429675.0%62.5%12.39.3
The Citadel1167654.5%27.3%12.76.9
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
Off.Def.SituationScorePlayPre-Play Win ProbabilityPost-Play Win ProbabilityPlay Impact