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Georgia Southern Record vs Ranked Teams

Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.

Sun BeltEastAllen E. Paulson Stadium
Overall record
3-18
Win percentage
14.3%
Current streak
1L

AP-ranked opponent summary

All Top 25

3-18

21 games · 14.3%

Against Top 10

0-10

10 games · 0%

Against Top 5

0-7

7 games · 0%

Streaks

1L

Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 2

Record by site

SiteRecordGamesWin %
Home2-2450%
Road1-16175.9%
Neutral0-00

Record by decade

DecadeRecordGamesWin %
2020s1-6714.3%
2010s2-3540%
2000s0-110%
1990s0-660%
1980s0-220%

Record by season

SeasonRecordGamesWin %
20240-110%
20221-01100%
20210-330%
20200-220%
20191-01100%
20181-1250%
20120-110%
20110-110%
20000-110%
19960-110%
19940-110%
19930-110%
19920-110%
19910-110%
19900-110%
19880-110%
19860-110%

Highest-ranked wins

  1. Win over No. 20

    App State, 2019

    24-21 · Road · Georgia Southern was unranked

  2. Win over No. 25

    James Madison, 2022

    45-38 · Home · Georgia Southern was unranked

  3. Win over No. 25

    App State, 2018

    34-14 · Home · Georgia Southern was unranked

All 21 qualifying games

SeasonResultOpponent at game timeTeam rankSite
2024L 13-52No. 5 Ole MissUnrankedRoad
2022W 45-38No. 25 James MadisonUnrankedHome
2021L 17-34No. 14 BYUUnrankedHome
2021L 8-28No. 21 Coastal CarolinaUnrankedHome
2021L 10-45No. 20 ArkansasUnrankedRoad
2020L 14-28No. 25 Coastal CarolinaUnrankedRoad
2020L 18-20No. 19 LouisianaUnrankedRoad
2019W 24-21No. 20 App StateUnrankedRoad
2018W 34-14No. 25 App StateUnrankedHome
2018L 7-38No. 2 ClemsonUnrankedRoad
2012L 14-45No. 5 GeorgiaUnrankedRoad
2011L 21-45No. 3 AlabamaUnrankedRoad
2000L 7-29No. 10 GeorgiaUnrankedRoad
1996L 14-62No. 4 FloridaUnrankedRoad
1994L 0-56No. 6 MiamiUnrankedRoad
1993L 7-30No. 3 MiamiUnrankedRoad
1992L 7-34No. 12 GeorgiaUnrankedRoad
1991L 17-32No. 17 AuburnUnrankedRoad
1990L 6-48No. 2 Florida StateUnrankedRoad
1988L 10-28No. 6 Florida StateUnrankedRoad
1986L 14-38No. 13 FloridaUnrankedRoad

Methodology and coverage

A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.