1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1989 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 eighth and final year as head coach for the Eagles.

1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
ConferenceIndependent
1989 record15–0
Head coachErk Russell (8th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  12 0 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
No. 11 William & Mary ^ 0 0 0  8 3 1
Liberty 0 0 0  7 3 0
Western Kentucky 0 0 0  6 5 0
James Madison 0 0 0  5 4 1
Davidson 0 0 0  5 5 0
Lamar 0 0 0  5 5 0
Arkansas State 0 0 0  5 6 0
Nicholls State 0 0 0  5 6 0
Samford 0 0 0  4 7 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  3 7 0
Fordham 0 0 0  2 6 0
Towson 0 0 0  2 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 2Valdosta State*No. 2W 31–10
September 9West Georgia*No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 48–7
September 16vs. Florida A&M*No. 2Jacksonville, FLW 28–0
September 21Middle Tennessee*No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 26–0
October 7Savannah State*No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 35–14
October 14at Nicholls State*No. 2W 21–13
October 21UCF*No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 31–1719,640
October 28at Samford (AL)*No. 2W 52–7
November 4at James Madison*No. 2
W 36–21
November 11Chattanooga*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–1324,078
November 18Marshall*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 63–31
November 25No. 16 Villanova*No. 1
W 52–36
December 2No. 10 Middle Tennessee*No. 1
W 45–3
December 9No. 6 Montana*No. 1
W 45–15
December 16No. 3 Stephen F. Austin*No. 1
W 37–34

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References

  1. "1989 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.


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