The 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference.

Georgia Southern announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016.

The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season.

Georgia Southern will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Idaho and Texas State.