1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record15–0
Head coach
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^     12 0 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^     9 3 0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^     8 3 1
Liberty     7 3 0
Western Kentucky     6 5 0
James Madison     5 4 1
Lamar     5 5 0
Arkansas State     5 6 0
Nicholls State     5 6 0
Samford     4 7 0
Northeastern     3 7 0
Fordham     2 6 0
Towson     2 8 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1989 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 eighth and final year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 2Valdosta StateNo. 2W 31–10
September 9West GeorgiaNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 48–7
September 16vs. Florida A&MNo. 2Jacksonville, FLW 28–0
September 21Middle TennesseeNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 26–0
October 7Savannah StateNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 35–14
October 14at Nicholls StateNo. 2W 21–13
October 21UCFNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 31–1719,640
October 28at SamfordNo. 2W 52–7
November 4at James MadisonNo. 2W 36–21
November 11ChattanoogaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–1324,078
November 18MarshallNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 63–31
November 25No. 16 VillanovaNo. 1
W 52–36
December 2No. 10 Middle TennesseeNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 45–3
December 9No. 6 MontanaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 45–15
December 16No. 3 Stephen F. AustinNo. 1
W 37–3425,725

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References

  1. ^ "1989 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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