1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
Conference Independent
1985 record 13–2
Head coach Erk Russell (4th season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#9 Georgia Southern ^ 0 –0 –0  13 –2 –0
#11 Eastern Washington ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
#18 Richmond 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Colgate 0 –0 –0  7 –3 –1
Delaware 0 –0 –0  7 –4 –0
Tennessee State 0 –0 –0  7 –4 –0
#16 William & Mary 0 –0 –0  7 –4 –0
Lafayette 0 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
James Madison 0 –0 –0  5 –6 –0
Lehigh 0 –0 –0  5 –6 –0
Holy Cross 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –1
Florida A&M 0 –0 –0  4 –7 –0
Western Kentucky 0 –0 –0  4 –7 –0
Bucknell 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –0
Northeastern 0 –0 –0  2 –8 –0
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Erk Russell, in his fourth year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 vs. Florida A&M* Jacksonville, FL W 27–21   –
September 14 Middle Tennessee State* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 10–35   –
September 21 at Troy State* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL W 17–10   –
September 28 at Chattanooga* Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W 19–14   –
October 5 Tennessee Tech* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 34–0   –
October 12 Bethune–Cookman* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 46–24   –
October 26 Newberry* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 38–17   –
November 2 at James Madison* Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA L 6–21   –
November 9 UCF* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 35–18   7,759
November 16 East Tennessee State* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 46–7   –
November 23 at South Carolina State* Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC W 43–30   –
November 30 Jackson State* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) W 27–0   –
December 7 at Middle Tennessee State* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) W 28–21   –
December 14 at Northern Iowa* UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) W 40–33   –
December 21 vs. Furman* Tacoma Dome • Tacoma, WA (Division I-AA Championship Game) W 44–42   –
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1985 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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