2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 35–50 vs. Texas State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
Record	8–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Sewak (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mitch Ware (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tresey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)

2005 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Appalachian State $^		6	–	1					12	–	3
No. 3 Furman ^		5	–	2					11	–	3
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
Western Carolina		4	–	3					5	–	4
Wofford		3	–	4					6	–	5
Chattanooga		3	–	4					6	–	5
The Citadel		2	–	5					4	–	7
Elon		0	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2005 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Mike Sewak, in his fourth and final year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	2:00 pm	at Northeastern*	No. 6	Parsons Field Boston, MA		W 41–38	5,354
September 10	6:00 pm	McNeese State*	No. 5	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 20–23	20,607	[1]
September 17	7:00 pm	at Wofford	No. 14	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		L 26–27	29,303
September 24	7:00 pm	Chattanooga		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 48–10	15,330
October 1	7:00 pm	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 49–7	9,875
October 8	12:00 pm	Western Carolina	No. 21	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 45–7	14,156
October 15	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Appalachian State	No. 16	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	FSNS	L 7–24	21,486
October 22	3:30 pm	The Citadel	No. 24	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	W 49–14	17,292
October 29	2:00 pm	at South Dakota State	No. 19	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD		W 55–42	4,128
November 5	5:00 pm	No. 1 Furman	No. 14	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 27–24	19,808
November 12	1:00 pm	Morehead State	No. 10	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 63–17	10,250
November 26	3:30 pm	at No. 4 Texas State*	No. 6	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	ESPN2	L 35–50	10,000	[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "McNeese flies past Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Roof falls in on Eagles in second half". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.