▁at ▁Colorado ▁State ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁During ▁Sum mers ' ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁suffered ▁its ▁first ▁losing ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁F BS ▁era , ▁and ▁fourth ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁era . ▁Sum mers ▁was ▁fired ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁after ▁starting ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁six - game ▁losing ▁stre ak . ▁ ▁Ch ad ▁L uns ford ▁( 2 0 1 7 – present ) ▁Ass istant ▁head ▁coach ▁Ch ad ▁L uns ford ▁was ▁initially ▁appointed ▁as ▁inter im ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁named ▁head ▁coach ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁L uns ford ▁finished ▁out ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season ▁at ▁ 2 – 4 , ▁giving ▁the ▁E ag les ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 – 1 0 , ▁the ▁worst ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁program ' s ▁overall ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁era ▁that ▁the ▁E ag les ▁posted ▁back - to - back ▁losing ▁seasons . ▁ ▁In ▁L uns ford ' s ▁first ▁official ▁season ▁as ▁head ▁coach , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁E ag les ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁winning ▁record ▁and ▁bow l ▁el ig ibility , ▁finishing ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 3 ▁record , ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 2