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1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Georgia Southern Eagles football, NCAA Division I-AA Championship, L 12–17 vs. Furman ...
| 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Championship, L 12–17 vs. Furman | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 12–3 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Stowers (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Newberry | No. 6 | W 55–7 | 12,084 | ||||
| September 10 | vs. Florida A&M | No. 6 | W 42–14 | 18,556 | [1] | |||
| September 17 | at Chattanooga | No. 6 | W 13–3 | 8,717 | ||||
| September 24 | at No. 20 Middle Tennessee | No. T–6 | L 10–26 | 6,800 | ||||
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 6 (I-A) Florida State | No. T–7 | L 10–28 | 59,109 | |||
| October 15 | Northeast Louisiana | No. 10 |
| W 43–11 | 20,228 | |||
| October 22 | Bethune–Cookman | No. 6 |
| W 38–14 | 16,592 | [2] | ||
| October 29 | at UCF | No. 6 | W 31–17 | 28,682 | ||||
| November 5 | at James Madison | No. 6 | W 27–13 | 10,126 | [3] | |||
| November 12 | Samford | No. 3 |
| W 49–21 | 20,340 | |||
| November 19 | South Carolina State | No. 3 |
| W 53–0 | 17,034 | |||
| November 26 | No. 14 The Citadel | No. 2 |
| W 38–20 | 11,011 | |||
| December 3 | No. 9 Stephen F. Austin | No. 2 |
| W 27–6 | 12,289 | [4] | ||
| December 10 | No. 7 Eastern Kentucky | No. 2 |
| W 21–17 | 14,023 | [5] | ||
| December 17 | vs. No. 4 Furman | No. 2 | ESPN | L 12–17 | 9,714 | [6] | ||
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- "Georgia Southern rips Rattlers 42–14". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Southern drops Bethune–Cookman 38–14". St. Petersburg Times. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Southern tops James Madison 27–13; Cool kicks 60-yarder". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eagles soar into I-AA semifinals". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 4, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eagles get another title shot". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 11, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Furman gets revenge on Ga. Southern 17–12". The Atlanta Constitution. December 18, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1988 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- 1988 Football Media Guide at gseagles.com
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