1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tim Stowers (1st season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^  – 10 –2 –0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^  – 9 –4 –0
Liberty  – 8 –3 –0
Nicholls State  – 7 –4 –0
William & Mary  – 6 –4 –1
Towson  – 5 –5 –0
Arkansas State  – 5 –6 –0
James Madison  – 5 –6 –0
Louisiana Tech  – 4 –7 –0
Northeastern  – 4 –7 –0
Youngstown State  – 4 –7 –0
Lamar  – 3 –8 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1988 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 seventh year as head coach for the Eagles.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Newberry No. 6
W 55–712,084
September 10vs. Florida A&M No. 6
W 42–1418,556 [1]
September 17at Chattanooga No. 6
W 13–38,717
September 24at No. 20 Middle Tennessee No. T–6
L 10–266,800
October 82:00 p.m.at No. 6 (I-A) Florida State No. T–7
L 10–2859,109
October 15 Northeast Louisiana No. 10
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 43–1120,228
October 22 Bethune–Cookman No. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–1416,592 [2]
October 29at UCF No. 6
W 31–1728,682
November 5at James Madison No. 6
W 27–1310,126 [3]
November 12 Samford No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 49–2120,340
November 19 South Carolina State No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 53–017,034
November 26No. 14 The Citadel No. 2
W 38–2011,011
December 3No. 9 Stephen F. Austin No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 27–612,289 [4]
December 10No. 7 Eastern Kentucky No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 21–1714,023 [5]
December 17vs. No. 4 Furman No. 2
 ESPN L 12–179,714 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Southern rips Rattlers 42–14". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Southern drops Bethune–Cookman 38–14". St. Petersburg Times. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgia Southern tops James Madison 27–13; Cool kicks 60-yarder". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Eagles soar into I-AA semifinals". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 4, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Eagles get another title shot". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 11, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Furman gets revenge on Ga. Southern 17–12". The Atlanta Constitution. December 18, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1988 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.


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