The Georgia Southern Eagles are located in Statesboro, GA. The Eagles compete in the Sun Belt Conference and have a long-standing football tradition going back to 1924 which was suspended due to World War II and revived in 1981. Georgia Southern won the Sun Belt Conference Championship in their first year as an FBS member. They have appeared in the I-AA FCS playoffs 19 times, won six National Championships and were National runner ups two times. The Georgia Southern Eagles play their home football games at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.