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Georgia Southern

latest conference era: Sun Belt

Loaded Seasons36
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +19.8
Best Finish#59 in 2015
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +19.8 PWR −1.3 2017: 2-10, margin -136, power +1.4, resume 13 / 100, final rank #1262018: 10-3, margin +116, power +4.5, resume 82 / 100, final rank #892019: 7-6, margin +0, power +3.2, resume 71 / 100, final rank #1062020: 8-5, margin +84, power −1.3, resume 57 / 100, final rank #812021: 3-9, margin -134, power +4.4, resume 48 / 100, final rank #1572022: 6-7, margin +14, power +14.4, resume 85 / 100, final rank #1232023: 6-7, margin -4, power +13.3, resume 69 / 100, final rank #1472024: 8-5, margin +5, power +16.2, resume 92 / 100, final rank #992025: 7-6, margin -57, power +15.6, resume 69 / 100, final rank #1102026: 4-4, margin +26, power +19.8, resume 87 / 100, final rank #69 2017: 2-10, margin -136, power +1.4, resume 13 / 100, final rank #126+1.42018: 10-3, margin +116, power +4.5, resume 82 / 100, final rank #89+4.52019: 7-6, margin +0, power +3.2, resume 71 / 100, final rank #106+3.22020: 8-5, margin +84, power −1.3, resume 57 / 100, final rank #81−1.32021: 3-9, margin -134, power +4.4, resume 48 / 100, final rank #157+4.42022: 6-7, margin +14, power +14.4, resume 85 / 100, final rank #123+14.42023: 6-7, margin -4, power +13.3, resume 69 / 100, final rank #147+13.32024: 8-5, margin +5, power +16.2, resume 92 / 100, final rank #99+16.22025: 7-6, margin -57, power +15.6, resume 69 / 100, final rank #110+15.62026: 4-4, margin +26, power +19.8, resume 87 / 100, final rank #69+19.8 20172-10201810-320197-620208-520213-920226-720236-720248-520257-620264-4

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 36

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +15.0

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +4.8

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +19.8

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2015 | #59

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2024 | 92 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #2 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 96th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2011 | 10-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #69 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 4-4
Program baseline +15.0 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2024 Season

Ended at power +16.2, record 8-5, and final loaded-board rank #99.

Best Loaded Resume

2024 Season

Resume 92 / 100 with 8 wins and a 62% win rate.

Best Record

10-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2011, with a margin of +178.

Roughest Loaded Season

2017 Season

2-10 with power +1.4 and margin -136.

Best resume season

2024 | 92 / 100

Latest versus standard

+4.8

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

36 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Sun BeltFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 4-4 #69 +19.8 87 +26 Open team page
2025 Sun BeltFBS In range 7-6 #110 +15.6 69 −57 Program view
2024 Sun BeltFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 8-5 #99 +16.2 92 +5 Program view
2023 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-7 #147 +13.3 69 −4 Program view
2022 Sun BeltFBS In range 6-7 #123 +14.4 85 +14 Program view
2021 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #157 +4.4 48 −134 Program view
2020 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #81 −1.3 57 +84 Program view
2019 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #106 +3.2 71 +0 Program view
2018 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-3 #89 +4.5 82 +116 Program view
2017 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-10 #126 +1.4 13 −136 Program view
2016 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #92 +3.9 26 +1 Program view
2015 Sun BeltFBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 9-4 #59 +8.6 83 +168 Program view
2014 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-3 #64 +7.0 74 +188 Program view
2013 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #99 +5.1 44 +113 Program view
2012 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-3 #74 +4.8 66 +164 Program view
2011 SouthernFCS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 10-2 #75 +6.7 81 +178 Program view
2010 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #81 +6.0 72 +150 Program view
2009 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #158 −0.3 16 −98 Program view
2008 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #130 +2.5 57 +24 Program view
2007 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #148 +1.4 58 +54 Program view
2006 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #167 −0.2 18 −25 Program view
2005 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-4 #104 +4.3 43 +179 Program view
2004 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-3 #95 +5.3 74 +343 Program view
2003 SouthernFCS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +79 Program view
2000 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −22 Program view
1999 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −7 Program view
1996 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −48 Program view
1994 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −56 Program view
1993 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −23 Program view
1992 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −27 Program view
1991 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −15 Program view
1990 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −42 Program view
1988 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −18 Program view
1987 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −3 Program view
1986 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −26 Program view
1984 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −7 Program view