2010 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 2010 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–5, 5–3 in Southern Conference play.

2010 Georgia Southern Eagles football
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 7–35 at Delaware
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 6
Record	10–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jeff Monken (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Davis
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Appalachian State +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 6 Wofford +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 5 Georgia Southern ^		5	–	3					10	–	5
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	5
Elon		5	–	3					6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5					5	–	6
Samford		2	–	6					4	–	7
The Citadel		1	–	7					3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Savannah State*		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 48–3	20,430
September 11	3:30 pm	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 7–13	33,391
September 18	6:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina*		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC		W 43–26	8,857
September 25	6:00 pm	No. 10 Elon	No. 24	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	W 38–21	18,302
October 9	6:00 pm	No. 25 Wofford	No. 13	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	EV	L 31–33	21,403
October 8	6:00 pm	at Chattanooga	No. 18	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	EV	L 27–35	17,414
October 23	1:00 pm	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	EV	W 20–0	10,385
October 30	2:00 pm	Samford		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	EV	L 13–20	15,341
November 6	2:00 pm	No. 1 Appalachian State		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)		W 21–14 ^OT	20,073
November 13	3:00 pm	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 28–6	6,244
November 20	2:00 pm	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 32–28	11,781
November 27	2:00 pm	No. 11 South Carolina State*	No. 22	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	NCAA–AA	W 41–16	11,577
December 4	1:30 pm	at No. 4 William & Mary*	No. 22	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	NCAA–AA	W 31–15	8,243
December 11	2:00 pm	at No. 6 Wofford*	No. 22	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 23–20	11,823
December 18	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Delaware*	No. 22	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)	ESPNU	L 10–27	10,317
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2010 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2014.