1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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.

1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Stowers (1st season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3NewberryNo. 6
W 55–712,084
September 10vs. Florida A&MNo. 6
W 42–1418,556[1]
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[2]
October 29at UCFNo. 6
W 31–1728,682
November 5at James MadisonNo. 6
W 27–1310,126[3]
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
W 38–2011,011
December 3No. 9 Stephen F. AustinNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 27–612,289[4]
December 10No. 7 Eastern KentuckyNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 21–1714,023[5]
December 17vs. No. 4 FurmanNo. 2
ESPNL 12–179,714[6]

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References
  1. "Georgia Southern rips Rattlers 42–14". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgia Southern drops Bethune–Cookman 38–14". St. Petersburg Times. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Southern tops James Madison 27–13; Cool kicks 60-yarder". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Eagles soar into I-AA semifinals". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 4, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Eagles get another title shot". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 11, 1988. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman gets revenge on Ga. Southern 17–12". The Atlanta Constitution. December 18, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1988 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.


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