1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
Conference Independent
1989 record 15–0
Head coach Erk Russell (8th season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  12 0 0
#14 Youngstown State ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
#11 William & Mary ^ 0 0 0  8 3 1
Liberty 0 0 0  7 3 0
Western Kentucky 0 0 0  6 5 0
James Madison 0 0 0  5 4 1
Davidson 0 0 0  5 5 0
Lamar 0 0 0  5 5 0
Arkansas State 0 0 0  5 6 0
Nicholls State 0 0 0  5 6 0
Samford 0 0 0  4 7 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  3 7 0
Fordham 0 0 0  2 6 0
Towson 0 0 0  2 8 0
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1989 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 eighth and final year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 2 Valdosta State* No. 2 Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA W 31–10    
September 9 West Georgia* No. 2 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 48–7    
September 16 vs. Florida A&M* No. 2 Jacksonville, FL W 28–0    
September 21 Middle Tennessee* No. 3 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 26–0    
October 7 Savannah State* No. 2 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 35–14    
October 14 at Nicholls State* No. 2 John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, Louisiana W 21–13    
October 21 UCF* No. 2 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 31–17   19,640
October 28 at Samford (AL)* No. 2 Seibert StadiumBirmingham, AL W 52–7    
November 4 at James Madison* No. 2 Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA W 36–21    
November 18 Marshall* No. 1 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 63–31    
November 25 No. 16 Villanova* No. 1 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA First Round) W 52–36    
December 2 No. 10 Middle Tennessee* No. 1 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Quarterfinal) W 45–3    
December 9 No. 6 Montana* No. 1 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Semifinal) W 45–15    
December 16 No. 3 Stephen F. Austin* No. 1 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Championship) W 37–34    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NCAA (Div. I-AA).

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1989 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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