The 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2020 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 third-year head coach Chad Lunsford.
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on August 25, 2020. Georgia Southern was picked to finish second in the East Division.
The Eagles had five players selected to the preseason AllâÂÂSun Belt teams; three from the defense and two from special teams.
Defense
1st team
Special teams
1st team
2nd team
Georgia Southern had games against Boise State and Ole Miss, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They added a November game with Army on August 11. On October 7, the game against Appalachian State scheduled for October 14 was postponed to December 12 due to COVID-19 positive tests within the Mountaineers' football program.
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