Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Southern is No. 78 of 138 in the model after week 6 (2-4, 1-1 in conference play). Its projected final record is 5.9-6.1, with a 6% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #78in the model (▲14 from last week)
- 5.9-6.1projected final record
- −2.6points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- 0%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Georgia Southern's best unit is its pass offense (No. 28 in FBS); its weakest is its pass defense (No. 95). Overall, the offense ranks No. 46 and the defense No. 86, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 7 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 116, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Georgia Southern's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 78) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Georgia Southern would usually have won 2.7 games; it has won 2.
Postseason odds: 3% to win the Sun Belt, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 64% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 24.4points per game
- 23points allowed per game
- 44%offensive success rate
- 39%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Max Johnson, 1,601 yards, 11 TD, 2 INT
- Rushing: David Mbadinga, 233 yards on 39 carries, 0 TD
- Receiving: Alex Taylor, 24 catches, 342 yards, 3 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Charleston Southern | W 31-0 | 99% win |
| 2 | at Clemson | L 7-22 | 6% win |
| 3 | at Jacksonville State | L 27-31 | 8% win |
| 4 | vs No. 15 Houston | L 28-42 | 0% win |
| 5 | at Coastal Carolina | W 31-24 | 97% win |
| 6 | vs No. 25 James Madison | L 24-27 | 60% win |
| 7 | at Old Dominion | W 23-15 | 98% win |
| 9 | vs App State | 69% to win | |
| 10 | vs Marshall | 81% to win | |
| 11 | at Georgia State | 34% to win | |
| 12 | at Troy | 49% to win | |
| 13 | vs Louisiana Tech | 59% to win |
Sun Belt in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | James Madison | 6-0 | 3-0 | 10.9-1.1 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 4-1 | 1-0 | 8.5-3.5 |
| 73 | Louisiana | 4-2 | 1-1 | 7.9-4.1 |
| 78 | Georgia Southern | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5.9-6.1 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | 3-2 | 1-0 | 7.3-4.7 |
| 94 | Troy | 3-2 | 1-0 | 6.4-5.6 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 4-2 | 2-0 | 7.4-4.6 |
| 103 | App State | 3-2 | 0-1 | 6.1-5.9 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 2-4 | 0-2 | 5.0-7.0 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4.3-7.7 |
| 114 | Old Dominion | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4.3-7.7 |
| 128 | Southern Miss | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3.4-8.6 |
| 129 | Marshall | 3-3 | 0-2 | 5.1-6.9 |
| 136 | UL Monroe | 0-5 | 0-1 | 1.6-10.4 |
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