1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference Independent
1987 record 9–4
Head coach Erk Russell (6th season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#6 Georgia Southern ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
#8 James Madison ^ 0 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
#12 Arkansas State ^ 0 –0 –0  8 –3 –1
#11 Western Kentucky ^ 0 –0 –0  7 –4 –0
Villanova 0 –0 –0  6 –4 –0
Northeastern 0 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
Florida A&M 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –1
Nicholls State 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –1
William & Mary 0 –0 –0  5 –6 –0
Towson 0 –0 –0  4 –6 –0
Tennessee State 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –1
Lamar 0 –0 –0  3 –8 –0
Louisiana Tech 0 –0 –0  3 –8 –0
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1987 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 sixth year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 Catawba (NC)* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 27–0   –
September 12 vs. Florida A&M* Jacksonville, Florida L 14–17   –
September 19 Middle Tennessee* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 17–13   –
September 26 at East Carolina* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina L 13–16   27,411
October 3 UCF* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 34–32   15,540
October 10 vs. Bethune–Cookman* Jacksonville, Florida W 14–13   –
October 17 at Louisiana-Monroe* Malone Stadium • Monroe, Louisiana L 17–26   –
October 24 at Western Carolina* E. J. Whitemire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina W 37–16   –
October 31 Western Kentucky* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 23–20   –
November 7 James Madison* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 26–7   –
November 21 at South Carolina State* Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, South Carolina W 30–13   –
November 28 Maine* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) W 31–28   –
December 5 at Appalachian State* The Ice Bowl • Boone, North Carolina (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) L 0–19   –
*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. ↑ "1987 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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