Georgia Southern Eagles
The Georgia Southern Eagles are the athletic team(s) of Georgia Southern University (GS). The Eagles compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A) and are members of the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. Prior to joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2014, the Eagles were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (presently known as the ASUN Conference) and the Southern Conference (SoCon). During their time at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS/I-AA) level, the Eagles have won six national championships.
| Georgia Southern Eagles | |
|---|---|
| University | Georgia Southern University |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference (primary) CCSA (women's swimming & diving) Southern (rifle) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Jared Benko |
| Location | Statesboro, Georgia |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Football stadium | Allen E. Paulson Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Hanner Fieldhouse |
| Baseball stadium | J.I. Clements Stadium |
| Softball stadium | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex |
| Soccer stadium | Eagle Field |
| Mascot | Freedom (live); GUS (costume) |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Fight song | Georgia Southern Fight Song |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Website | gseagles |
The only Georgia Southern teams which compete outside the Sun Belt do so in sports that are not sponsored by that conference. Women's swimming & diving competes in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. Rifle, a fully co-educational sport in which GS fields a women-only team, competes in the SoCon. Men's soccer will compete in the Mid-American Conference starting in the fall 2021 season, following the demise of the Sun Belt men's soccer league.