2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football

Conference	Southern Conference
2008 record	6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Chris Hatcher (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Rance Gillespie
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Ashley Anders
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)

2008 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Appalachian State $^		8	–	0		11	–	3
#9 Wofford ^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#17 Elon		6	–	2		8	–	4
Furman		4	–	4		7	–	5
Samford		4	–	4		6	–	5
Georgia Southern		4	–	4		6	–	5
The Citadel		2	–	6		4	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7		3	–	9
Chattanooga		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Southern Conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 PM	at #1 (FBS) Georgia*	#17	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	PPV	L 21–45	92,746
September 6	6:00 PM	Austin Peay*	#16	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	EV	W 34–20	18,225
September 13	6:00 PM	Northeastern*	#15	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	EV	W 34–27 ^OT	17,491
September 20	7:00 PM	#18 Elon	#14	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 20–22	17,049
September 27	7:00 PM	#11 Wofford	#22	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 37–38 ^OT	17,958
October 4	7:00 PM	at Chattanooga		Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	EV	W 52–28	5,616
October 18	3:00 PM	#2 Appalachian State	#25	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	SS	L 36–37	20,851
October 25	1:00 PM	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC		W 38–31 ^OT	8,327
November 1	1:00 PM	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC		W 44–41 ^3OT	11,190
November 8	12:00 PM	Samford		Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 17–27	17,436
November 15	3:00 PM	at #16 Furman		Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC	SS	W 17–10	10,496
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "2008 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

Georgia Southern Eagles football

Venues	Paulson Stadium (1984–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State Georgia State

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

People	Head coaches

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National championship seasons in bold

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