Georgia Southern EaglesHead coach Clay Helton
74 Overall rating steady
Clay Helton has led Georgia Southern since 2022, going 29-28 across 5 seasons with 4 bowl trips.
- Record since 2022
- 29-28
- Seasons
- 5
- Bowl trips
- 4
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme8
Defensive scheme8
Game planning9
Situational management17
Leadership & results
Comeback factor13
Underdog edge8
Recent form10
Win rate11
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Clay Helton's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Georgia Southern record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-3 | In progress |
| 2025 | 7-6 | Won JLab Birmingham Bowl |
| 2024 | 8-5 | Lost R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl |
| 2023 | 6-7 | Lost Myrtle Beach Bowl |
| 2022 | 6-7 | Lost Camellia Bowl |
Records with Georgia Southern since 2022, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Georgia Southern games under Clay Helton
Result
Season
42 FINAL September 19, 2026
Georgia Southern 27 : 31
Jacksonville State
27 : 31 Jacksonville State FINAL September 12, 2026
Georgia Southern 7 : 22
Clemson
7 : 22 Clemson FINAL September 5, 2026
Charleston Southern 
0 : 31 Georgia Southern
0 : 31 Georgia Southern 
FINAL November 29, 2025
Georgia Southern 24 : 19
Marshall
24 : 19 Marshall 
45
24
38 FINAL September 27, 2025
Georgia Southern 10 : 35
James Madison
10 : 35 James Madison FINAL September 20, 2025
Maine 
17 : 45 Georgia Southern
17 : 45 Georgia Southern FINAL September 13, 2025
Jacksonville State 34 : 41 Georgia Southern
34 : 41 Georgia Southern FINAL September 6, 2025
Georgia Southern 20 : 59
USC
20 : 59 USC 
28
FINAL October 19, 2024
James Madison 14 : 28 Georgia Southern
14 : 28 Georgia Southern FINAL October 12, 2024
Marshall 23 : 24 Georgia Southern
23 : 24 Georgia Southern 
14 FINAL September 7, 2024
Georgia Southern 20 : 17
Nevada
20 : 17 Nevada 
56 Georgia Southern 27 Jacksonville State 31 Georgia Southern 7 Clemson 22 Charleston Southern 0 Georgia Southern 31 Georgia Southern 24 Marshall 19 Georgia Southern 10 James Madison 35 Maine 17 Georgia Southern 45 Jacksonville State 34 Georgia Southern 41 Georgia Southern 20 USC 59 James Madison 14 Georgia Southern 28 Marshall 23 Georgia Southern 24 Georgia Southern 20 Nevada 17No games match these filters.
Clay Helton: Georgia Southern head coach profile
Clay Helton is the Georgia Southern head coach. This profile covers Clay Helton's record and season-by-season results with Georgia Southern, and connects to the Georgia Southern program, the American Conference teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the American Conference Championship Game on the American Conference title race page.
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