CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Sun Belt

Georgia Southern

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

2-3Record
24.8PPG
23.8PPG Allowed
1-1Home
1-2Away
0-0Neutral
1-0Conference
5Games
4-1-0ATS · W-L-P
3-2-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Sun Belt. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #94; PPG allowed #75. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 2-3. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHClay HeltonSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#89National recruiting class rank
181.78Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.14FBS #74 of 138
PPA per play0.12FBS #87 of 138
Success rate43.1%FBS #72 of 138
Success rate40.2%FBS #69 of 138
Explosiveness1.20FBS #90 of 138
Explosiveness1.06FBS #10 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.79FBS #74 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.62FBS #86 of 138
Power success rate75.0%FBS #55 of 138
Power success rate68.4%FBS #53 of 138
Stuff rate15.4%FBS #53 of 138
Stuff rate19.2%FBS #64 of 138
Line yards per rush3.13FBS #65 of 138
Line yards per rush2.95FBS #79 of 138
Second-level yards0.98FBS #104 of 138
Second-level yards1.09FBS #97 of 138
Open-field yards1.29FBS #68 of 138
Open-field yards0.74FBS #41 of 138
Passing success rate42.9%FBS #80 of 138
Passing success rate39.2%FBS #57 of 138
Passing PPA0.23FBS #71 of 138
Passing PPA0.26FBS #97 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.42FBS #107 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.51FBS #64 of 138
Rushing success rate43.9%FBS #77 of 138
Rushing success rate42.4%FBS #80 of 138
Rushing PPA0.05FBS #93 of 138
Rushing PPA0.05FBS #63 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.86FBS #96 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.70FBS #13 of 138
Standard downs success rate48.0%FBS #81 of 138
Standard downs success rate45.8%FBS #70 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.12FBS #63 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.15FBS #118 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.04FBS #68 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.95FBS #45 of 138
Passing downs success rate30.8%FBS #79 of 138
Passing downs success rate27.8%FBS #58 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.19FBS #89 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.04FBS #28 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.81FBS #109 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.48FBS #5 of 138
Havoc allowed16.9%FBS #112 of 138
Havoc rate18.0%FBS #39 of 138
Total yards per game382FBS #81 of 138
Total yards per game315.40FBS #42 of 138
Passing yards per game262.40FBS #41 of 138
Passing yards per game193.40FBS #51 of 138
Rushing yards per game119.60FBS #117 of 138
Rushing yards per game122FBS #50 of 138
Turnovers4FBS #32 of 138
Turnovers forced7FBS #42 of 138
3rd-down conversions30FBS #33 of 138
3rd-down conversions22FBS #44 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate41.1%FBS #70 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate33.8%FBS #44 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Max Johnson

FBS #28 · 1,229 season total

122CMP186ATT1,229Yards8TD1INT65.59%CMP%134.21NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

David Mbadinga

FBS #157 · 227 season total

37Carries227Yards0TD6.14Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Alex Taylor

FBS #140 · 243 season total

16REC243Yards3TD15.19Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Jakyri Jones

FBS #196 · 29 season total

29Total14Solo15Assists1.50TFL0Sacks

Sacks Leader

Anthony Bynum

FBS #122 · 2 season total

2Sacks5TFL3QB hurries24Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Jakyri Jones

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT0Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards29Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05HCharleston SouthernW31–0-28.5W51.5U
22026-09-12AClemsonL7–22+19.5W54.5U
32026-09-19AJacksonville StateL27–31+3.5L51O
42026-09-26HHoustonL28–42+17.5W56.5O
52026-10-03ACoastal CarolinaW31–24-2.5W53.5O
62026-10-10HJames Madison——+7.5—54.5—
72026-10-15AOld Dominion——————
92026-10-31HApp State——————
102026-11-07HMarshall——————
112026-11-14AGeorgia State——————
122026-11-21ATroy——————
132026-11-28HLouisiana Tech——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.