1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA Champion
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
1999 record 13–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach Paul Johnson
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1999 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 Georgia Southern $^  7 1     13 2  
#9 Appalachian State ^  7 1     9 3  
#12 Furman ^  7 1     9 3  
Wofford  5 3     6 5  
East Tennessee State  4 4     6 5  
Chattanooga  3 5     5 6  
Western Carolina  2 6     3 8  
The Citadel  1 7     2 9  
VMI  0 8     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Paul Johnson, in his third year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 Fayetteville State* Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA W 76–0  
September 11 at Wofford Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC W 55–14  
September 18 6:30 PM at Oregon State* Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR L 41–48   27,031
September 25 Chattanooga Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 49–10  
October 2 1:00 PM at VMI No. 1 Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA W 50–14   5,967
October 9 Western Carolina Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 70–7  
October 16 at Appalachian State Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC L 16–17  
October 23 The Citadel No. 5 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 34–17   18,536
October 30 at East Tennessee State Memorial CenterJohnson City, TN W 55–6  
November 6 Furman (SC) Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 41–38  
November 13 at Jacksonville State* JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL W 51–14  
November 27 Northern Arizona* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game) W 72–29  
December 4 1:00 PM No. 10 UMass* No. 2 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) W 38–21   13,121
December 11 Illinois State* Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) W 28–17  
December 20 at Youngstown State* Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN (Division I-AA Championship Game) W 59–24  
*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. "1999 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
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