1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record13–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Johnson (2nd season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
←  1985
1987  →
1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Georgia Southern ^  – 13 –2 –0
No. 14 Tennessee State ^  – 10 –2 –1
No. 8 William & Mary ^  – 9 –3 –0
Eastern Washington  – 5 –5 –0
James Madison  – 5 –5 –1
Florida A&M  – 4 –6 –0
Northeastern  – 4 –6 –0
Western Kentucky  – 4 –6 –1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1986 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 fifth year as head coach for the Eagles.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at No. 13 (I-A) Florida No. 1
L 14–3874,221 [1]
September 13vs. Florida A&M No. 1
W 35–1221,982
September 20at No. 17 Middle Tennessee No. 4
W 34–3111,000
September 27 Chattanooga No. 4
W 34–1415,235
October 4at Tennessee Tech No. 4
W 59–136,211
October 11 Bethune–Cookman No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 52–3114,321
October 18at East Carolina No. 2
L 33–3527,121 [2]
November 1at Western Kentucky No. 9
W 49–3213,000
November 8at UCF No. 5
W 33–2311,137
November 15 James Madison No. 5
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 45–3516,135 [3]
November 22 South Carolina State No. 5
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 28–712,585
November 29No. 20 North Carolina A&T No. 4
W 52–217,767 [4]
December 6No. 12 Nicholls State No. 4
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 55–319,121
December 13at No. 1 Nevada No. 4
W 48–3815,000
December 19vs. No. 2 Arkansas State No. 4
W 48–214,419 [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Big game for goliath: Gators 38, Eagles 14". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. August 31, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ga. Southern falls as ECU ends 15-loss streak". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Defenseless Ga. Southern survives James Madison 45–35". The Atlanta Constitution. November 16, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern buries Aggies 52–21". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Southern goes for 2nd-straight title". The News-Press . Fort Myers, Florida. AP. December 19, 1986. p. 5C. Retrieved May 2, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Southern wins I-AA football crown". Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada. December 20, 1986. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "NCAA Official Scoring Summary" (PDF). December 19, 1986. Retrieved May 2, 2019– via Amazon Web Services.
  8. ↑ "1986 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.


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