1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Division I-AA Championship Game, L 12–17 vs. Furman
Conference	Independent
Record	12–3
Head coach	Erk Russell (7th season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)

1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Newberry	No. 6	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 55–7
September 10		vs. Florida A&M	No. 6	Jacksonville, FL		W 42–14
September 17		at Chattanooga	No. 6	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN		W 13–3	8,717
September 24		at No. 20 Middle Tennessee State	No. T–6	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 10–26
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at No. 6 (I-A) Florida State	No. T–7	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 10–28	59,109
October 15		Northeast Louisiana	No. 10	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 43–11
October 22		Bethune–Cookman	No. 6	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 38–14
October 29		at UCF	No. 6	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		W 31–17	28,682
November 5		at James Madison	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 27–13
November 12		Samford	No. 3	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 49–21
November 19		South Carolina State	No. 3	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 53–0
November 26		No. 14 The Citadel	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 38–20
December 3		No. 9 Stephen F. Austin	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 27–6
December 10		No. 7 Eastern Kentucky	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 21–17
December 17		vs. No. 4 Furman	No. 2	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (NCAA Division I-AA Championship)	ESPN	L 12–17	9,714
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

External links

• 1988 Football Media Guide at gseagles.com