The Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer program represents

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in all

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men's

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competitions. Founded in 1980, the Eagles currently compete in the

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(SBC). They played briefly as members of the

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. However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 brought several new men's soccer schools to the SBC including the

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and

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playing members, the league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023. The reinstatement of SBC men's soccer was ultimately pushed forward to 2022. The Eagles are coached by LEE SQUIRES. Georgia Southern plays their home matches at Eagle Field.

History

Georgia Southern University's varsity men's soccer program was introduced by then-athletic director George A. Cook on May 7, 1980. The same day, the soccer program's first head coach, Pat Cobb, was also introduced as the head coach. They began play in the league now known as the

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Seasons

Head coaches

There have been seven men's soccer coaches in the program's history.

Rivalries

Mercer

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leads the series 25–24–0 through the 2018 season.

Georgia State

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leads the series 30–11–6 through the 2020–21 season.

References

External links

* 1980 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Soccer clubs in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-footyclub-stub