STATESBORO, Ga. – To cap off a historic season, Georgia Southern fans, alumni and Athletic Foundation donors helped honor the 2015 Georgia Southern football team at a Football Gala on Sunday.
The Eagles, who won nine games and captured the program's first bowl win, had several players earn recognition from the Sun Belt Conference. All of the award winners and the 2015 senior class members were recognized.
The Sun Belt recognized 12 Eagles after the regular season, and those Eagles received their awards on the stage of Nessmith-Lane Performing Arts Center.
GS had four first-team all-conference selections (Matt Breida, Antonio Glover, Derek Keaton and Bernard Dawson), four honorable mentions (Antwione Williams, Ironhead Gallon, Caleb Williams and L.