2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football

Sun Belt champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2014 record	8–3, 1 win vacated (7–0 Sun Belt, 1 win vacated)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Rouse (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread Option
Defensive coordinator	Jack Curtis (1st year)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)

2014 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Georgia Southern* $		8	–	0		9	–	3
Louisiana–Lafayette		7	–	1		9	–	4
Appalachian State*		6	–	2		7	–	5
Texas State		5	–	3		7	–	5
Arkansas State		5	–	3		7	–	6
South Alabama		5	–	3		6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5		4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5		3	–	9
New Mexico State		1	–	7		2	–	10
Idaho**		1	–	7		1	–	10
Georgia State		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules * Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties As of November 22, 2014; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Willie Fritz and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. In their second year of the FCS to FBS transition, the Eagles were eligible for the conference championship; however, they were not bowl-eligible.

The Eagles finished their inaugural FBS season 9–3 and were undefeated in Sun Belt Conference play at 8–0, clinching the conference championship outright. Additionally, with their victory over Georgia State, the Eagles posted their 300th win in the modern era of Georgia Southern football.^[1] The Eagles became only the third team ever to win a conference title in its first FBS season, after Nevada in 1992 (Big West Conference) and Marshall in 1997 (Mid-American Conference). They were also the first team ever to go unbeaten in conference play in their first FBS season.^[2] Georgia Southern athletic director Tom Kleinlein filed for a postseason waiver to allow the Eagles to play in a bowl game; however, the NCAA denied Georgia Southern's wavier request and a subsequent appeal due to a sufficient number of "full FBS members" becoming bowl-eligible during the season.^[3]

On July 22, 2016, the university announced that it was ordered by the NCAA to vacate two wins from the 2013 season and one win from the 2014 season, due to academically ineligible student-athletes participating in those games. The win affected in the 2014 season was against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks; despite vacating this win, the ruling does not affect Georgia Southern's status as the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Football champions.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 PM	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 23–24	54,273
September 6	6:00 PM	Savannah State*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 83–9	23,121
September 13	12:00 PM	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 38–42	53,173
September 20	6:30 PM	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 28–6	11,348
September 25	7:30 PM	Appalachian State	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Rivalry)	ESPNU	W 34–14	24,535
October 4	8:00 PM	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	SS	W 36–28	10,256
October 11	6:00 PM	Idaho	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	SBN	W 47–24	23,250
October 25	2:00 PM	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN3	W 69–31	28,427
October 30	7:30 PM	Troy	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPNU	W 42–10	18,321
November 8	4:00 PM	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 28–25	16,772
November 15	3:30 PM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 19–52	33,894
November 29	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 22–16 (vacated)	16,283
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Time.

Schedule Source:^[5]

References

↑ "Georgia Southern Football Handles Georgia State, Posts 300th Win". Georgia Southern Athletics. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
↑ "Georgia Southern Claims Outright Sun Belt Title - Sun Belt Winners Score Big on Saturday" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
↑ "Georgia Southern's appeal denied". ESPN. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
↑ "Georgia Southern Football To Vacate Three Games From 2013-14 Seasons". Georgia Southern Eagles. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
↑ "2014 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 2, 2014.

Georgia Southern Eagles football

Venues	Paulson Stadium (1984–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State Georgia State 2015 GoDaddy Bowl

Culture & lore	Traditions Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song" Southern Pride Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Sun Belt Conference football champions

Middle Tennessee & North Texas (2001)
North Texas (2002)
North Texas (2003)
North Texas (2004)
Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, & Louisiana–Monroe (2005)
Middle Tennessee & Troy (2006)
Florida Atlantic & Troy (2007)
Troy (2008)
Troy (2009)
Florida International & Troy (2010)
Arkansas State (2011)
Arkansas State (2012)
Arkansas State & Louisiana–Lafayette (2013)
Georgia Southern (2014)
Arkansas State (2015)

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