Big year coming for Eagles in Summers’ first season

Sept. 3 vs. Savannah State: Tyson Summers makes a successful debut as the program’s head coach. … W.

Sept. 10 at South Alabama: The Eagles open Sun Belt Conference play and remain undefeated … W.

Sept. 17 vs. Louisiana-Monroe: Georgia Southern scored 51 points in this game last year. Expect more of the same … W.

Sept. 24 at Western Michigan: A matchup of bowl-winning teams from last year. … W.

Oct. 5 at Arkansas State: The Eagles enter a difficult road stretch against the defending Sun Belt champion Red Wolves. … W.

Oct. 15 at Georgia Tech: This should be fun, but the Eagles come up just short. … L.

Oct. 22 at New Mexico State: A chance to get rolling. … W.

Oct. 27 vs. Appalachian State: The showcase game on the schedule against maybe the most talented team in the Sun Belt. … L.

Nov. 5 at Mississippi: Probably not a winnable game, but it’s a good trip anyway for the program to see where it stands. … L.

Nov. 10 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: Now, to finish strong. … W.

Nov. 19 at Georgia State: Revenge is gained for last year’s loss to the Panthers … W.

Dec. 3 vs. Troy: The Trojans are improving, but not enough this year. … W.

Total: 9-3, 7-1 Sun Belt

This story was originally published July 20, 2016 at 10:36 AM with the headline "Big year coming for Eagles in Summers’ first season."