2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2006 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Brian VanGorder, in his first and only year as head coach for the Eagles.

2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarin Hinshaw (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDeion Melvin (1st season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
2006 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State $^  7 0   14 1  
No. 12 Furman ^  6 1   8 4  
No. 23 Wofford  5 2   7 4  
The Citadel  4 3   5 6  
Elon  2 5   5 6  
Chattanooga  2 5   3 8  
Georgia Southern  2 5   3 8  
Western Carolina  0 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

On the Friday morning prior to the first game of the season, former Georgia Southern head coach Erk Russell died aged 80 from a stroke. Russell had addressed the team on the night before.

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