2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Southern Conference
2013 record	7–4 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Jeff Monken (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Davis (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Co-defensive coordinator	Jack Curtis
Co-defensive coordinator	Kevin Corless
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)

2013 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#23 Chattanooga +		6	–	2					8	–	4
#19 Samford +^		6	–	2					8	–	5
#22 Furman +^		6	–	2					8	–	6
Georgia Southern*		4	–	4					7	–	4
Wofford		4	–	4					5	–	6
The Citadel		4	–	4					5	–	7
Appalachian State*		4	–	4					4	–	8
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. This was Georgia Southern's final year in the Southern Conference and the FCS. They joined the FBS and the Sun Belt Conference for the 2014 season. They finished the season 7–4, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place.

In the final game of the season, against the Florida Gators, the Eagles upset the FBS Gators, 26–20, without completing a pass. The win marked the first time a FCS team defeated the Gators.^[1]

At the end of the season, head coach Jeff Monken resigned to become the head coach at Army.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	Savannah State*	#9	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA		W 77–9	16,528
September 7	6:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)*	#10	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	GSAA	W 59–17	13,758
September 14	7:00 PM	at #16 Wofford	#10	Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC	GSAA	L 20–30	8,153
September 28	6:00 PM	Chattanooga	#15	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	GSAA	W 23–21	16,827
October 5	3:00 PM	at Samford	#16	Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL		L 34–44	7,896
October 12	1:00 PM	The Citadel	#22	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	GSAA	W 28–21	16,128
October 26	3:30 PM	at Appalachian State	#24	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 14–38	23,901
November 2	2:00 PM	Furman		Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	GSAA	L 14–16	12,220
November 9	2:00 PM	Western Carolina		Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	GSAA	W 35–19	13,507
November 16	3:00 PM	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		W 38–20	6,104
November 23	2:00 PM	at Florida*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	W 26–20	82,459
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	9	10	10	14	15	16	22	23	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Ineligible for FCS Coaches Poll

References

1. Long, Mark (November 23, 2013). "Georgia Southern beats Florida in Swamp without completing a pass". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved November 27, 2013.