Georgia Southern team stats
2016 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:31:51 | 32:39 | 5:28:09 | 27:21 |
| Offensive plays | 870 | 72.5 | 799 | 66.6 |
| Total yards | 4,558 | 379.8 | 4,759 | 396.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 91–772 | — | 61–603 | — |
| First downs | 248 | 20.7 | 254 | 21.2 |
| Third down | 82–18743.9% | — | 50–15332.7% | — |
| Fourth down | 8–1844.4% | — | 13–2161.9% | — |
Passing
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 147–26455.7% | — | 210–35359.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,868 | 155.7 | 2,740 | 228.3 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.1 | — | 7.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 13 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 9 | — |
Rushing
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 606 | 50.5 | 446 | 37.2 |
| Rushing yards | 2,690 | 224.2 | 2,019 | 168.3 |
| Yards per carry | 4.4 | — | 4.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 16 | — | 21 | — |
Turnovers
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.5 | 19 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 9 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 12.0 | — | 12.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 67.0 | — | 92.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| Interception yards | 45 | — | 111 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 10 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 52 | — | 20 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,026 | — | 395 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.7 | — | 19.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 16 | — | 9 | — |
| Punt return yards | 207 | — | 56 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 12.9 | — | 6.2 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.