2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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2008 Georgia Southern Eagles football

Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Chris Hatcher (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rance Gillespie (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Ashley Anders (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Appalachian State $^	8	–	0	11	–	3
No. 9 Wofford ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 17 Elon	6	–	2	8	–	4
Furman	4	–	4	7	–	5
Samford	4	–	4	6	–	5
Georgia Southern	4	–	4	6	–	5
The Citadel	2	–	6	4	–	8
Western Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Chattanooga	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Southern Conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 pm	at No. 1 (FBS) Georgia*	No. 17	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	L 21–45	92,746
September 6	6:00 pm	Austin Peay*	No. 16	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	EV	W 34–20	18,225
September 13	6:00 pm	Northeastern*	No. 15	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	EV	W 34–27 ^OT	17,491
September 20	7:00 pm	No. 18 Elon	No. 14	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 20–22	17,049
September 27	7:00 pm	No. 11 Wofford	No. 22	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 37–38 ^OT	17,958
October 4	7:00 pm	at Chattanooga		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	EV	W 52–28	5,616
October 18	3:00 pm	No. 2 Appalachian State	No. 25	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	SS	L 36–37	20,851
October 25	1:00 pm	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 38–31 ^OT	8,327
November 1	1:00 pm	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 44–41 ^3OT	11,190
November 8	12:00 pm	Samford		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	CSS	L 17–27	17,436
November 15	3:00 pm	at No. 16 Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	SS	W 17–10	10,496
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2008 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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