▁Georgia ▁Southern ' s ▁football ▁schedule ▁remained ▁the ▁same , ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁Conference ▁title ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁post season ▁play . ▁The ▁university ▁paid ▁the ▁Southern ▁Conference ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁exit ▁fe es . ▁ ▁Will ie ▁Fritz ▁( 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ) ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Will ie ▁Fritz , ▁formerly ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁State , ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁E ag les ' ▁nin th ▁modern ▁era ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁F BS ▁era . ▁In ▁the ▁E ag les ' ▁first ▁F BS ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 9 – 3 ▁overall ▁and ▁was ▁und efe ated ▁in ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁Conference ▁play ▁at ▁ 8 – 0 , ▁winning ▁the ▁out right ▁conference ▁championship . ▁The ▁E ag les ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁team ▁ever ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁conference ▁title ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁F BS ▁season , ▁after ▁Nev ada ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁( Big ▁West ▁Conference ) ▁and ▁Marshall ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁( M id - American ▁Conference ). ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁ever ▁to ▁go ▁un be aten ▁in ▁conference ▁play ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁F BS ▁season . ▁Since ▁the ▁E ag les ▁were ▁under ▁trans itional ▁status , ▁the ▁university ▁file d ▁for ▁a ▁post season ▁w ai ver ▁to ▁allow