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2007 Georgia Southern

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Georgia Southern in 2007, game by game: won vs. West Georgia 45–21; won at Coastal Carolina 42–34; lost vs. Chattanooga 38–45; won vs. Western Carolina 50–21; won vs. South Dakota State 41–38; lost at Elon 33–36; won at App State 38–35; won vs. The Citadel 21–17; won at Wofford 38–35; lost vs. Furman 22–24; lost at Colorado State 34–42+29−8Won 45–21 vs. West Georgia+24West GeorgiaWon 42–34 at Coastal Carolina+8Coastal CarolinaLost 38–45 vs. Chattanooga-7ChattanoogaWon 50–21 vs. Western Carolina+29Western CarolinaWon 41–38 vs. South Dakota State+3South Dakota St…Lost 33–36 at Elon-3ElonWon 38–35 at App State+3App StateWon 21–17 vs. The Citadel+4The CitadelWon 38–35 at Wofford+3WoffordLost 22–24 vs. Furman-2FurmanLost 34–42 at Colorado State-8Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsWest GeorgiaW 45–⁠2176%
Sep 15atCoastal CarolinaW 42–⁠3432%
Sep 22vsChattanoogaL 38–⁠4576%
Sep 29vsWestern CarolinaW 50–⁠2170%
Oct 6vsSouth Dakota StateW 41–⁠3854%
Oct 13atElonL 33–⁠3651%
Oct 20atApp StateW 38–⁠3519%
Oct 27vsThe CitadelW 21–⁠1756%
Nov 3atWoffordW 38–⁠3531%
Nov 10vsFurmanL 22–⁠2463%
Nov 17atColorado StateL 34–⁠4244%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 42–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
402–⁠348
Coach
—
Elo
1349 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.4 No. 16 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rance Gillespie
Defensive coordinator
Ashley Anders
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

2007 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State5–⁠211–⁠2
Wofford5–⁠29–⁠4
Elon4–⁠37–⁠4
The Citadel4–⁠37–⁠4
Georgia Southern4–⁠37–⁠4
Furman4–⁠36–⁠5
Chattanooga2–⁠52–⁠9
Western Carolina0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.