1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record13–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme Option
Defensive coordinatorLen Gravelson (1st season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^  – 13 –2 –0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^  – 9 –3 –0
No. 18 Richmond  – 8 –3 –0
Colgate  – 7 –3 –1
Delaware  – 7 –4 –0
Tennessee State  – 7 –4 –0
No. 16 William & Mary  – 7 –4 –0
Lafayette  – 6 –5 –0
James Madison  – 5 –6 –0
Lehigh  – 5 –6 –0
Holy Cross  – 4 –6 –1
Florida A&M  – 4 –7 –0
Western Kentucky  – 4 –7 –0
Bucknell  – 3 –7 –0
Northeastern  – 2 –8 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1985 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 fourth year as head coach for the Eagles.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7vs. Florida A&M
W 27–2118,086 [1]
September 14 Middle Tennessee
L 10–359,227 [2]
September 21at Troy State
W 17–106,400 [3]
September 28at Chattanooga
W 19–148,892 [4]
October 5 Tennessee Tech
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–09,152 [5]
October 12 Bethune–Cookman No. 19
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 46–248,063 [6]
October 26 Newberry No. 8
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–1712,831 [7]
November 2at James Madison No. 7
L 6–215,000 [8]
November 9 UCF No. 16
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 35–187,759 [9]
November 16 East Tennessee State No. 12
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 46–78,142 [10]
November 23at South Carolina State No. 10
W 43–306,543 [11]
November 30No. 15 Jackson State No. 9
W 27–04,128 [12]
December 7at No. 1 Middle TennesseeNo. 9
W 28–219,500 [13]
December 14at No. 4 Northern Iowa No. 9
W 40–3312,300 [14]
December 21vs. No. T–2 Furman No. 9
W 44–425,306 [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "MTSU rambles 35–10 over Georgia Southern". The Tennessean. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ham paces Ga. Southern to 17–10 win". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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