1992 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1992 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler (3rd season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
  1991
1993  
1992 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 William & Mary   9 2 0
No. 7 Youngstown State ^   9 2 1
No. 9 Samford ^   9 3 0
Georgia Southern   7 4 0
No. 19 Liberty   7 4 0
UCF   6 4 0
Northeastern   5 5 1
Towson State   5 5 0
Hofstra   4 6 0
Western Kentucky   4 6 0
James Madison   4 7 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Tim Stowers, in his third year as head coach for the Eagles. The Eagles were in a transition season from Independent to the Southern Conference during the 1992 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5No. 16 Florida A&M L 17–2812,708 [1]
September 12 Valdosta State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 24–1312,586 [2]
September 26No. 13 Furman W 21–014,879 [3]
October 3No. 8 (D-II) Savannah State No. T–20
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 21–716,706 [4]
October 10at No. 12 (I-A) Georgia No. 19 PPV L 7–3485,434 [5]
October 17 James Madison
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 24–1713,714 [6]
October 24No. 4 (D-II) Jacksonville State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 10–016,366 [7]
October 31No. 4 Middle Tennessee
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 13–1014,077 [8]
November 7 Mississippi College No. 16
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 30–016,740 [9]
November 14 Troy State No. 14
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 0–2115,665 [10]
November 21at No. 7 Youngstown State No. T–20L 10–218,984 [11]

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References

  1. "Rattlers victorious in opener". The Palm Beach Post. September 6, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bostick the star of Eagles offense". The Macon Telegraph. September 13, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia So. blanks Furman,21–0". The Times and Democrat. September 27, 1992. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia Southern manages 21–7 win over Savannah St". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 4, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Big-play Dogs smash Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgia Southern rushes by James Madison 24–17". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bryant Pitchford (October 25, 1992). "Georgia Southern edges JSU in gridiron gridlock". The Anniston Star. pp. 1B, 6B via Newspapers.com.
  8. "MTSU finally falls to Georgia Southern". The Tennessean. November 1, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgia Southern rips MC". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Troy State slams Georgia Southern 21–0". The Dothan Eagle. November 15, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Youngstown rolls over Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 22, 1992. Retrieved January 23, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1992 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.