2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Chad Lunsford. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Eastern Michigan. The Eagles had the biggest turnaround in FBS in 2018, going from a 2–10 record in 2017 to 10–3. They also set a new FBS record by losing only five turnovers during the season. The previous record of eight had been achieved by six teams, most recently by LSU in 2017. Schedule Game summaries South Carolina State UMass At Clemson Arkansas State South Alabama At Texas State At New Mexico State Appalachian State At Louisiana–Monroe Troy At Coastal Carolina At Georgia State Vs. Eastern Michigan (Camellia Bowl) Awards and honors Preseason Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Sun Belt coaches poll On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Eagles predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division. Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams The Eagles had six players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams. Offense 2nd team Wesley Fields – RB Ellis Richardson– TE Curtis Rainey – OL Defense 1st team Logan Hunt – DL Monquavion Brinson – DB Tae Hayes – DB Special teams 2nd team Tyler Bass – K Post-season finalists and winners All-Sun Belt Selections Twelve Georgia Southern football players were honored by the league coaches and members of the media as the Sun Belt Conference announced the selections for its all-conference teams. Offensive Selection Curtis Rainey - OL (First team) Wesley Fields - RB (Second team) Jeremiah Culbreth - OL (Second team) Wesley Kennedy III - RB (Honorable mention) Shai Werts - QB (Honorable mention) Defensive Selection Kindle Vildor - DB (First team) Raymond Johnson- DL (Second team) Monquavion Brinson - DB (Second team) Logan Hunt - DL (Third team) Rashad Byrd - LB (Honorable mention) Ty Phillips - DL (Honorable mention) Special Teams Selection Tyler Bass - PK (First team) per Sun Belt Conference References Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Camellia Bowl champion seasons Georgia Southern Eagles football