2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team will represent Georgia Southern University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles will play their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and compete in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. The team will be coached by Clay Helton, former head coach of the USC Trojans. Helton was hired November 2, 2021, this will be his first season in Statesboro.[1]

2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
2022 record0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Ellis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWill Harris (1st season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(capacity: 25,000)
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Appalachian State  0 0   0 0  
Coastal Carolina  0 0   0 0  
Georgia Southern  0 0   0 0  
Georgia State  0 0   0 0  
James Madison*  0 0   0 0  
Marshall  0 0   0 0  
Old Dominion  0 0   0 0  
West Division
Arkansas State  0 0   0 0  
Louisiana  0 0   0 0  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 0   0 0  
South Alabama  0 0   0 0  
Southern Miss  0 0   0 0  
Texas State  0 0   0 0  
Troy  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 3, 2022
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of May 2, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021 season 3–9, 2–6 in conference play, finishing last in the East Division.


Schedule

All conference games were announced March 1st, 2022.

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Morgan State*
September 10at Nebraska*
September 17at UAB*
September 24Ball State*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
October 1at Coastal Carolina
October 8at Georgia State
October 15James Madison
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
October 22at Old Dominion
November 5South Alabama
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
November 10at Louisiana
November 19Marshall
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
November 26Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
  • *Non-conference game

Staff

Name Position Consecutive season at Old Dominion
Clay HeltonHead Coach1st
Kevin WhitleyAssistant Head Coach/Cornerbacks Coach1st (4th overall)
Bryan EllisOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach1st
Will HarrisDefensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach1st
Ryan AplinPass Game Coordinator/Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Coach1st
Marcus DavisWide Receivers Coach1st
Matt MerrittRunning Backs Coach1st
Richard OwensRun Game Coordinator/ Offensive Line Coach1st
Rip RowanDefensive Line Coach1st
Aaron SchwanzLinebackers Coach1st
Turner WestSpecial Teams Coordinator1st
Robert StinerHead Strength & Conditioning Coach1st

[2]

References

  1. "Clay Helton Named Head Football Coach of Georgia Southern Eagles". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. "2022 Football Coaches". GSU Athletics.
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