1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
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1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tennessee State  – 11 –0 –0
Georgia Southern  – 8 –3 –0
No. 15 Holy Cross  – 8 –3 –0
No. 19 Delaware  – 8 –3 –0
No. 12 Richmond ^  – 8 –4 –0
Eastern Washington  – 7 –2 –1
James Madison  – 6 –5 –0
William & Mary  – 6 –5 –0
Bucknell  – 5 –5 –0
Colgate  – 5 –5 –0
Lafayette  – 5 –5 –0
Lehigh  – 5 –6 –0
Florida A&M  – 3 –6 –1
Northeastern  – 3 –7 –0
Western Kentucky  – 2 –9 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1984 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 third year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1vs. Florida A&M
W 14–012,743 [1]
September 8at Presbyterian
W 41–62,464 [2]
September 15at UCF
W 42–287,124 [3]
September 22at East Carolina
L 27–3425,137 [4]
September 29 Liberty
W 48–1112,097 [5]
October 6vs. Bethune–Cookman
W 43–334,700 [6]
October 13No. 20 Chattanooga No. 17
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 24–179,087 [7]
October 20 Newberry No. 13
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 41–1611,420 [8]
October 27 Valdosta State No. 11
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–88,656 [9]
November 3at East Tennessee State No. 7
L 17–2010,112 [10]
November 10at No. T–12 Middle Tennessee State No. 11
L 7–426,000 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ga. Southern hits Florida A&M 14–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Southern whips Presbyterian, 41–6". The Greenville News. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ga. Southern routs ailing UCF, 42–28". The Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "East Carolina survives Georgia Southern 34–27". The Atlanta Constitution. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ga. Southern douses Flames; LBC's Edwards breaks record". The News & Daily Advance. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southern outlasts Bethune". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ham leads Georgia Southern past UT–Chattanooga 24–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Interceptions help Georgia Southern thrash Newberry". The State. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Georgia Southern takes 38–8 win". The Salisbury Post. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "East Tennessee 20, Georgia Southern 17". The Index-Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Recording boosts MTSU to victory". The Tennessean. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1984 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.


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