1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Paul Johnson, in his third year as head coach for the Eagles. The Eagles won their fifth I-AA title, defeating Youngstown State in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.

1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA Champion
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
1999 record13–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coachPaul Johnson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (3rd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1999 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1     13 –2  
No. 9 Appalachian State ^  7 –1     9 –3  
No. 12 Furman ^  7 –1     9 –3  
Wofford  5 –3     6 –5  
East Tennessee State  4 –4     6 –5  
Chattanooga  3 –5     5 –6  
Western Carolina  2 –6     3 –8  
The Citadel  1 –7     2 –9  
VMI  0 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 4Fayetteville State*
W 76–0–
September 11at Wofford
W 55–14–
September 186:30 PMat Oregon State*
L 41–4827,031
September 25Chattanooga
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 49–10–
October 21:00 PMat VMINo. 1
W 50–145,967
October 9Western Carolina
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 70–7–
October 16at Appalachian State
L 16–17–
October 23The CitadelNo. 5
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–1718,536
October 30at East Tennessee State
W 55–6–
November 6Furman (SC)
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 41–38–
November 13at Jacksonville State*
W 51–14–
November 27No. 17 Northern Arizona*No. 2
W 72–29–
December 41:00 PMNo. 10 UMass*No. 2
W 38–2113,121
December 11No. 5 Illinois State*No. 2
W 28–17–
December 20at No. 9 Youngstown State*No. 2
W 59–2420,052

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References
  1. "1999 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. "Div. I-AA poll". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. The Sports Network. November 23, 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.


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