1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-AA (now called Football Championship Subdivision) college football during the 1990 season. Georgia Southern competed as an Independent under first-year head football coach Tim Stowers and played their home games at Paulson Stadium.

1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA Champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 1 (NCAA Poll)
1990 record12–3
Head coachTim Stowers (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff McInerney (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Spangler (1st season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^ 0 0 0  11 1 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^ 0 0 0  10 2 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
No. 18 UCF ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
Liberty 0 0 0  7 4 0
Samford 0 0 0  6 4 1
James Madison 0 0 0  5 6 0
Nicholls State 0 0 0  5 6 0
Arkansas State 0 0 0  3 7 1
Western Kentucky 0 0 0  2 8 0
Towson 0 0 0  2 9 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The Eagles won the national championship for the second consecutive season—their fourth overall in six years—and it was their third straight national championship game appearance. Georgia Southern defeated Nevada 36–13 in their home stadium to claim the championship.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Valdosta State*No. 1W 17–1015,180
September 8at No. 4 Middle Tennessee*No. 1L 13–1615,000
September 15at No. 3 Florida State (Div I-A)*No. 6PPVL 6–4862,111
September 22No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*No. 9
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 34–4217,373
September 29No. 15 Northeast Louisiana*No. 17
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 33–1416,048
October 6at No. 11 Marshall*No. 14GSSNW 17–1417,039
October 20at UCF*No. 12
GSSNW 38–1716,258
October 27Savannah State*No. 12
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 54–719,331
November 3James Madison*No. 9
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
GSSNW 31–1321,067
November 10at Chattanooga*No. 8GSSNW 23–205,710
November 17Samford*No. 7
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 31–2418,271
November 24No. 15 The Citadel*No. 3
W 31–011,881
December 1No. 13 Idaho*No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (Div. I-AA Quarterfinals)
W 28–2711,571
December 8No. 18 UCF*No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (Div. I-AA Semifinals)
W 44–713,183
December 15No. 4 Nevada*No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (Div. I-AA Championship)
CBSW 36–1323,204

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1990 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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