1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference Independent
1988 record 12–3
Head coach Erk Russell (7th season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#2 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  10 2 0
#13 Western Kentucky ^ 0 0 0  9 4 0
Liberty 0 0 0  8 3 0
Nicholls State 0 0 0  7 4 0
William & Mary 0 0 0  6 4 1
Towson 0 0 0  5 5 0
Arkansas State 0 0 0  5 6 0
James Madison 0 0 0  5 6 0
Louisiana Tech 0 0 0  4 7 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  4 7 0
Youngstown State 0 0 0  4 7 0
Lamar 0 0 0  3 8 0
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1988 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 seventh year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 Newberry College (SC)* Paulson StadiumStatesboro, Georgia W 55–7  
September 10 vs. Florida A&M* Jacksonville, Florida W 42–14  
September 17 at Chattanooga* Finley StadiumChattanooga, Tennessee W 13–3  
September 24 at Middle Tennessee* Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, Tennessee L 10–26  
October 8 2:00 PM at Florida State* Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, Florida L 10–28   59,109
October 15 Louisiana–Monroe* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 43–11  
October 22 Bethune–Cookman (FL)* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 38–14  
October 29 at UCF* Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida W 31–17   28,682
November 5 at James Madison* Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, Virginia W 27–13  
November 12 Samford (AL)* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 49–21  
November 19 South Carolina State* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia W 53–0  
November 26 The Citadel* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) W 38–20  
December 3 Stephen F. Austin* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) W 27–6  
December 10 Eastern Kentucky* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia (Division I-AA Semifinal Game) W 21–17  
December 17 at Furman (SC)* Holt ArenaPocatello, Idaho (Division I-AA Championship Game) L 12–17  
*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. "1988 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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