FBS

Georgia Southern

Eagles · Sun Belt

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#84

Among 138 teams · ▼6 since Week 7

Record

3-4

2-4 vs. FBS

Power rating

+2.69

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+4.03

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Georgia Southern is 3-4 and ranks No. 84 of 138 FBS teams, down 6 spots from Week 7. Its +2.7 power rating is 19.6 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 71st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.0 wins against it; Georgia Southern is 2.0 behind, 97th in résumé rank.

Best win: 31–0 over Charleston Southern. Season-high rank: No. 56, after Week 1.

Next: at home against App State on Sat, Oct 31. Georgia Southern is a 6.6-point favorite with a 64% chance to win.

Next game

vs. App State
Home

Georgia Southern by 6.6

Georgia Southern 64% · App State 37%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 56 after Week 1 to No. 84 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#84
Week 8: No. 84 · +2.69 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 156+5.78
Week 2107−1.56
Week 3105−1.45
Week 4103−0.82
Week 591+0.88
Week 681+2.49
Week 778+3.44
Week 884+2.69

Game results

7 games · 2026
Georgia Southern results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Old Dominion #129
W23–1562%−7.04
L24–2722%+12.18
W31–2445%−2.51
L28–4226%+15.98
L27–3143%+2.83
at Clemson #59
L7–22—+6.51
W31–0—−1.79
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Sun Belt
Sun Belt power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
27down 77-1
+12.18
#25−0.58+23.1
64up 85-2
+5.56
#39+2.19+11.3
67down 135-3
+4.85
#79−0.61+8.9
82down 174-3
+2.75
#84−1.26+9.9
84down 63-4
+2.69
#97+4.03+1.4
87down 144-3
+1.94
#80+0.54+2.7
93up 155-2
+0.58
#62−1.80+7.0
98up 34-4
−0.54
#105+0.76+1.5
115up 12-5
−2.51
#124+1.38+0.3
120up 74-3
−4.11
#83+1.05-9.0
121down 153-4
−4.54
#115−1.43-2.0
129down 52-6
−7.04
#129+3.65-11.3
130up 32-5
−7.21
#125+1.46-6.7
134up 21-6
−9.96
#133+1.44-17.1