Georgia Southern team stats
2017 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:47:52 | 33:59 | 5:12:08 | 26:01 |
| Offensive plays | 839 | 69.9 | 745 | 62.1 |
| Total yards | 3,988 | 332.3 | 4,922 | 410.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 77–648 | — | 63–545 | — |
| First downs | 210 | 17.5 | 226 | 18.8 |
| Third down | 67–19135.1% | — | 58–14839.2% | — |
| Fourth down | 17–2860.7% | — | 7–1643.8% | — |
Passing
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 105–19553.8% | — | 184–33255.4% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,320 | 110.0 | 2,761 | 230.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.8 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 8 | — | 28 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 7 | — |
Rushing
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 644 | 53.7 | 413 | 34.4 |
| Rushing yards | 2,668 | 222.3 | 2,161 | 180.1 |
| Yards per carry | 4.1 | — | 5.2 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 19 | — | 21 | — |
Turnovers
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.7 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 6 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 7 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 22.0 | — | 30.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 67.0 | — | 92.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 7 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 80 | — | 43 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 6 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Georgia Southern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 52 | — | 7 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,050 | — | 146 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.2 | — | 20.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 15 | — | 15 | — |
| Punt return yards | 143 | — | 153 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 9.5 | — | 10.2 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ 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.