1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1987 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 sixth year as head coach for the Eagles.

1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record9–4
Head coachErk Russell (6th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  9 4 0
No. 8 James Madison ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^ 0 0 0  8 4 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^ 0 0 0  7 4 0
Villanova 0 0 0  6 4 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  6 5 0
Florida A&M 0 0 0  5 5 1
Nicholls State 0 0 0  5 5 1
William & Mary 0 0 0  5 6 0
Towson 0 0 0  4 6 0
Tennessee State 0 0 0  3 7 1
Lamar 0 0 0  3 8 0
Louisiana Tech 0 0 0  3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Catawba (NC)*W 27–0
September 12vs. Florida A&M*Jacksonville, FloridaL 14–17
September 19Middle Tennessee*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, Georgia
W 17–13
September 26at East Carolina*
L 13–1627,411
October 3UCF*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, Georgia
W 34–3215,540
October 10vs. Bethune–Cookman*Jacksonville, FloridaW 14–13
October 17at Louisiana-Monroe*
L 17–26
October 24at Western Carolina*W 37–16
October 31Western Kentucky*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, Georgia
W 23–20
November 7James Madison*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, Georgia
W 26–7
November 21at South Carolina State*W 30–13
November 28Maine*
W 31–28
December 5at Appalachian State*
L 0–19
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1987 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.


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