2002 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
August 29 (Thu) #5 at #22 DelawareL 19-2219,0566-6 (4-5)
September 7 #12 Gardner-WebbW 56-018,8959-1 (3-0)
September 21 #9 WoffordL 7-1415,5649-3 (7-1)
September 28 #18 at ChattanoogaW 38-108,5662-10 (2-5)
October 5 #18 Virginia MilitaryW 52-715,6216-6 (3-5)
October 12 #16 at Western CarolinaW 41-247,7495-6 (2-5)
October 19 #13 #3 Appalachian StateW 36-2015,1468-4 (5-2)
October 26 #10 at The CitadelW 28-2416,4273-9 (1-6)
November 2 #9 East Tennessee StateW 40-7CSS16,1064-8 (2-6)
November 9 #9 at #4 FurmanW 42-2115,7948-4 (6-2)
November 16 #4 Jacksonville StateW 41-38,5445-6 (2-4)
November 30 #2 #11 Bethune-Cookman
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 34-07,39511-2 (7-1)
December 7#2#7 Maine
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
W 31-7WABI6,70811-3 (7-2)
December 14#2#15 Western Kentucky
  NCAA I-AA Semifinals
L 28-316,57312-3 (7-1)

BasicsPossessionsPlaysYardsPoss/GamePlays/GameAvg. FPPlays/PossYards/PlayYards/PossPoints/Poss
Georgia Southern171981657512.270.132.15.76.7038.52.53
Opponent172911412612.365.125.85.34.5324.00.92
BasicsScoring OppsOpps/GameOpps/PossPoints/OppOpp Points/GameExplosive Points/GamePoints/GameAvailable YardsAvailable Yards GainedAvailable Yards %
Georgia Southern956.80.563.6624.97.635.211608769666.3%
Opponent564.00.332.5910.41.513.612766799162.6%
Success RateRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern47.6%35.2%51.8%30.1%
Opponent34.2%33.2%38.7%25.1%
Yards Per PlayRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern6.299.576.527.22
Opponent5.417.074.334.88
Success Rate by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern47.0%49.0%42.1%45.6%47.0%
Opponent35.8%30.6%34.2%34.7%34.7%
Yards Per Play by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern6.706.487.106.596.70
Opponent4.513.914.655.055.05
Success Rate by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern45.2%46.5%46.1%53.1%47.0%
Opponent35.3%33.8%28.4%53.3%34.7%
Yards Per Play by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern6.277.786.422.816.70
Opponent4.255.014.463.605.05
Avg Yards To Go By Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern9.797.156.066.527.96
Opponent10.058.147.217.128.50
Passing StatsCompAttYardsComp %Success RtTDINTYds/AttYds/Comp
Georgia Southern54122116844.3%35.2%949.5721.63
Delaware7149950.0%28.6%007.0714.14
Gardner-Webb174515037.8%28.9%003.338.82
Wofford694066.7%44.4%014.446.67
Chattanooga153624741.7%36.1%126.8616.47
Virginia Military163519645.7%34.3%115.6012.25
Western Carolina132520952.0%32.0%218.3616.08
Appalachian State234420652.3%36.4%004.688.96
The Citadel173024056.7%36.7%228.0014.12
East Tennessee State5115345.5%36.4%014.8210.60
Furman193425055.9%41.2%317.3513.16
Jacksonville State8265630.8%11.5%022.157.00
Bethune-Cookman173916043.6%33.3%034.109.41
Maine8229936.4%22.7%114.5012.38
Western Kentucky91514960.0%53.3%009.9316.56
Rushing StatsRushesYardsYds/AttSuccess RtLY/AttOpp RtHlt/OppPower RtStuff Rt
Georgia Southern85054446.4048.1%3.3644.1%6.9065.2%15.1%
Delaware362015.5841.7%3.0938.9%6.41100.0%11.1%
Gardner-Webb26692.6523.1%1.9630.8%2.260.0%34.6%
Wofford492956.0230.6%3.1130.6%9.4960.0%14.3%
Chattanooga261274.8846.2%3.4346.2%3.140.0%15.4%
Virginia Military31632.0329.0%1.3729.0%2.2833.3%38.7%
Western Carolina291344.6237.9%2.5931.0%6.5340.0%24.1%
Appalachian State351393.9740.0%3.0331.4%2.9875.0%11.4%
The Citadel422074.9333.3%3.1726.2%6.7075.0%16.7%
East Tennessee State301033.4316.7%2.0520.0%6.90-30.0%
Furman29812.7927.6%2.3227.6%1.73100.0%17.2%
Jacksonville State432235.1944.2%3.2344.2%4.44100.0%16.3%
Bethune-Cookman231265.4839.1%3.3643.5%4.87100.0%26.1%
Maine391664.2643.6%3.0241.0%3.01100.0%15.4%
Western Kentucky582123.6644.8%2.6127.6%3.7953.8%19.0%
Receiving StatsTargetsCatchesYardsCatch RtSuccess RtYds/CatchYds/Tgt
Georgia Southern11754116846.2%36.8%21.610.0
Delaware1479950.0%28.6%14.17.1
Gardner-Webb451715037.8%28.9%8.83.3
Wofford864075.0%50.0%6.75.0
Chattanooga341524744.1%38.2%16.57.3
Virginia Military341619647.1%35.3%12.35.8
Western Carolina241320954.2%33.3%16.18.7
Appalachian State442320652.3%36.4%9.04.7
The Citadel281724060.7%39.3%14.18.6
East Tennessee State1055350.0%40.0%10.65.3
Furman331925057.6%42.4%13.27.6
Jacksonville State2485633.3%12.5%7.02.3
Bethune-Cookman351716048.6%37.1%9.44.6
Maine2089940.0%25.0%12.45.0
Western Kentucky15914960.0%53.3%16.69.9
Off.Def.SituationScorePlayPre-Play Win ProbabilityPost-Play Win ProbabilityPlay Impact