▁also ▁died ▁unexpected ly ▁of ▁a ▁stroke ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁after ▁address ing ▁the ▁team ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁before . ▁Van G order ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 – 8 ▁record , ▁the ▁worst ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁era ▁of ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁football . ▁After ▁his ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁coach , ▁Van G order ▁res igned ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁but ▁accepted ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁five ▁weeks ▁later . ▁ ▁Chris ▁H atch er ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 9 ) ▁Chris ▁H atch er , ▁formerly ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Val d osta ▁State , ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁Football ▁Championship , ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁H atch er ▁led ▁the ▁E ag les ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁winning ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 – 4 ▁finish , ▁bare ly ▁missing ▁the ▁FC S ▁play offs . ▁However , ▁H atch er ▁could ▁not ▁rep licate ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁going ▁ 1 1 – 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁seasons , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁third ▁modern ▁era ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁losing ▁record ▁at ▁