5 – 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁within ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁Jeff ▁Mon ken ▁( 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁school ▁officials ▁announced ▁that ▁Jeff ▁Mon ken , ▁a ▁long time ▁assistant ▁coach ▁under ▁Paul ▁Johnson , ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁next ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁E ag les . ▁Mon ken ' s ▁h iring ▁sign aled ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁triple - option ▁off ense ▁which ▁brought ▁success ▁to ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁years ▁past . ▁In ▁Mon ken ' s ▁first ▁year , ▁the ▁E ag les ▁finished ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 – 4 ▁record ▁and ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁play off ▁appearance ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁where ▁the ▁E ag les ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Blue ▁H ens . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season , ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁was ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁FC S ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁season . ▁Additionally , ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁Southern ▁Conference ▁Football ▁Championship ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁first ▁time ▁out right ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁E ag les ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 2 ▁record ; ▁however , ▁they ▁were ▁ou sted ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁for