The 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented

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during the

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. The Eagles played their home games at

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in Statesboro,

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, and competed in the East Division of the

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. They were led by third-year head coach

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Preseason

Sun Belt coaches' poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on August 25, 2020. Georgia Southern was picked to finish 2nd in the East Division with 36 total votes.

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams

The Eagles had five players selected to the preseason All−Sun Belt teams; three from the defense and two from special teams. Defense ''1st team'' * Raymond Johnson – SR, Defensive Line *Rashad Byrd – R-SR, linebacker *Kenderick Duncan Jr. – R-JR, defensive back Special teams ''1st team'' *Wesley Kennedy III – SR, return specialist ''2nd team'' *Anthony Beck II – R-SO, punter

Schedule

Georgia Southern had games against

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and Ole Miss, which were canceled due to the

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. They added a November game with

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on August 11. On October 7, the game against Appalachian State scheduled for October 14 was postponed to December 12 due to COVID-19 positive tests within the Mountaineers' football program.

Game summaries

Campbell

At Louisiana

At Louisiana–Monroe

UMass

At Coastal Carolina

South Alabama

Troy

Texas State

At Army

At Georgia State

Florida Atlantic

Appalachian State

Louisiana Tech (New Orleans Bowl)

References

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Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons New Orleans Bowl champion seasons

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