1982 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1982 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumWomack Stadium
Seasons
  1941
1983  

The 1982 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was the Eagles' first season of football since the suspension of the program following the 1941 season. The Eagles played their home games at Womack Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. [1] The team was coached by Erk Russell, in his first year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. UCF W 16–92,350 [2]
September 18vs. Baptist (GA)W 42–07,823
September 25 Valdosta State
T 27–277,724
October 2at Gardner–Webb L 6–442,051
October 9 Fort Benning
  • Womack Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 56–65,341
October 23 Newberry
  • Womack Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 36–146,050
October 30 Catawba
  • Womack Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 7–108,219
November 6 Wofford
  • Womack Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 7–285,127
November 13at Mars Hill Mars Hill, NC W 17–31,000
November 20at Valdosta State W 45–299,000
November 27vs. Florida State JV W 31–205,000

References

  1. "1983 Georgia Southern Football Media Guide" (PDF). GSEagles.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  2. Awtrey, Stan (September 12, 1912). "Georgia Southern slips by 16-9". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. 10C. Retrieved December 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .