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2010 Georgia Southern

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southern Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–⁠5, over 15 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

Georgia Southern in 2010, game by game: won vs. Savannah State 48–3; lost at Navy 7–13; won at Coastal Carolina 43–26; won vs. Elon 38–21; lost vs. Wofford 31–33; lost at Chattanooga 27–35; won at The Citadel 20–0; lost vs. Samford 13–20; won vs. App State 21–14; won at Western Carolina 28–6; won at Furman 32–28; won vs. South Carolina State 41–16; won at William & Mary 31–15+45−8Won 48–3 vs. Savannah State+45Savannah StateLost 7–13 at Navy-6NavyWon 43–26 at Coastal Carolina+17Coastal CarolinaWon 38–21 vs. Elon+17ElonLost 31–33 vs. Wofford-2WoffordLost 27–35 at Chattanooga-8ChattanoogaWon 20–0 at The Citadel+20The CitadelLost 13–20 vs. Samford-7SamfordWon 21–14 vs. App State+7App StateWon 28–6 at Western Carolina+22Western CarolinaWon 32–28 at Furman+4FurmanWon 41–16 vs. South Carolina State+25South Carolina …Won 31–15 at William & Mary+16William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSavannah StateW 48–⁠375%
Sep 11atNavyL 7–⁠1315%
Sep 18atCoastal CarolinaW 43–⁠2649%
Sep 25vsElonW 38–⁠2150%
Oct 9vsWoffordL 31–⁠3358%
Oct 16atChattanoogaL 27–⁠3545%
Oct 23atThe CitadelW 20–⁠061%
Oct 30vsSamfordL 13–⁠2066%
Nov 6vsApp StateW 21–⁠1425%
Nov 13atWestern CarolinaW 28–⁠669%
Nov 20atFurmanW 32–⁠2846%
Nov 27vsSouth Carolina StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 41–⁠1643%
Dec 4atWilliam & MaryNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 31–⁠1531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 31–⁠15 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Georgia Southern’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 11atWoffordW 23–⁠20Wofford’s article, Georgia Southern’s article
Dec 18atDelawareL 10–⁠27Georgia Southern’s article
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠230
Coach
—
Elo
1479 +183 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.8 No. 6 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 121
Offensive coordinator
Brent Davis
Defensive coordinator
Brent Pry
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Georgia Southern are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Jerick McKinnon RB★★★No. 1492

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.833

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2010 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford7–⁠110–⁠2
App State7–⁠110–⁠2
Georgia Southern5–⁠39–⁠4
Elon5–⁠36–⁠5
Chattanooga5–⁠36–⁠5
Furman3–⁠55–⁠6
Samford2–⁠64–⁠7
The Citadel1–⁠73–⁠8
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠9

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