1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
1998 record 14–1 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach Paul Johnson
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#2 Georgia Southern $^  8 –0     14 –1  
#6 Appalachian State ^  6 –2     10 –3  
Western Carolina  5 –3     6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4     5 –6  
The Citadel  4 –4     5 –6  
East Tennessee State  3 –5     4 –7  
Wofford  3 –5     4 –7  
Furman  3 –5     5 –6  
VMI  0 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.[1] The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Paul Johnson, in his second year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 Elon (NC)* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 31–17   –
September 12 Jacksonville State* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 51–32   –
September 19 Wofford (SC) Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 45–10   –
September 26 at Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W 42–25   –
October 3 1:00 PM VMI No. 2 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 63–7   9,687
October 10 at Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 28–21   –
October 17 Appalachian State Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 37–24   –
October 24 at The Citadel No. 1 Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 51–34   14,222
October 31 East Tennessee State Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 47–26   –
November 7 at Furman (SC) Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC W 45–17   –
November 14 1:00 PM USF* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 28–23   14,161
November 28 Colgate (NY)* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) W 49–28   –
December 5 Connecticut* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) W 52–30   –
December 12 Western Illinois* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) W 42–14   –
December 19 2:00 PM at No. 12 UMass* No. 1 Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (Division I-AA Championship Game) L 43–55   17,501
*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. ↑ "1998 Georgia Southern Eagles Football schedule". fanbase.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  2. ↑ "1998 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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