2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The 2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2006 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Brian VanGorder, in his first and only year as head coach for the Eagles.
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Conference | Southern Conference |
2006 record | 3–8 (2–5 SoCon) |
Head coach | Brian VanGorder (1st season) |
Home stadium | Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Appalachian State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Wofford | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On the morning prior to the first game of the season, former Georgia Southern head coach Erk Russell died aged 80 from a stroke; he had addressed the team on the night prior to his death.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | 7:00 PM | Central Connecticut* | L 13–17 | 20,178 | |||
September 16 | 7:00 PM | Coastal Carolina* |
| W 38–21 | 17,303 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 PM | at Chattanooga | L 26–27 | 8,228 | |||
September 30 | 6:00 PM | at No. 24 Western Carolina | No. 25 | W 24–14 | 10,483 | ||
October 7 | 1:00 PM | No. 11 North Dakota State* | No. 21 |
| L 14–34 | 13,892 | |
October 14 | 1:00 PM | Elon |
| W 28–21 | 14,825 | ||
October 21 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 Appalachian State |
| SportSouth | L 20–27 2OT | 19,438 | |
October 28 | 2:00 PM | at The Citadel | L 21–24 | 12,129 | |||
November 4 | 1:00 PM | Wofford |
| L 10–28 | 12,486 | ||
November 11 | 3:30 PM | at Furman | L 10–13 | 13,287 | |||
November 18 | 1:00 PM | Central Arkansas* |
| L 31–34 OT | 11,159 | ||
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References
- "Former GSU coach Erk Russell dies". WRDW-TV. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- "2006 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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