1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record12–3
Head coach
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(capacity: 18,000)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
Liberty   –   8 – 3 – 0
Nicholls State   –   7 – 4 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 4 – 1
Towson   –   5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State   –   5 – 6 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 7 – 0
Youngstown State   –   4 – 7 – 0
Lamar   –   3 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1988 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 seventh year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3NewberryNo. 6
W 55–712,084
September 10vs. Florida A&MNo. 6
W 42–1418,556
September 17at ChattanoogaNo. 6
W 13–38,717
September 24at No. 20 Middle TennesseeNo. T–6
L 10–266,800
October 82:00 p.m.at No. 6 (I-A) Florida StateNo. T–7
L 10–2859,109
October 15Northeast LouisianaNo. 10
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 43–1120,228
October 22Bethune–CookmanNo. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–1416,592
October 29at UCFNo. 6
W 31–1728,682
November 5at James MadisonNo. 6
W 27–1310,126[1]
November 12SamfordNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 49–2120,340
November 19South Carolina StateNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 53–017,034
November 26No. 14 The CitadelNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 38–2011,011
December 3No. 9 Stephen F. AustinNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 27–612,289
December 10No. 7 Eastern KentuckyNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 21–1714,023
December 17vs. No. 4 FurmanNo. 2
ESPNL 12–179,714
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ "Georgia Southern tops James Madison 27–13; Cool kicks 60-yarder". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1988 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

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