1982 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1982 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was the Eagles' first season of football since the suspension of the program following the 1941 season. The Eagles played their home games at Womack Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.[1] The team was coached by Erk Russell, in his first year as head coach for the Eagles.

1982 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumWomack Stadium
(capacity: 7,000)

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. UCF
W 16–92,350[2]
September 18vs. Baptist (GA)
W 42–07,823
September 25Valdosta State
T 27–277,724
October 2at Gardner–Webb
L 6–442,051
October 9Fort Benning
  • Womack Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 56–65,341
October 23Newberry
  • Womack Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 36–146,050
October 30Catawba
  • Womack Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 7–108,219
November 6Wofford
  • Womack Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 7–285,127
November 13at Mars HillMars Hill, NCW 17–31,000
November 20at Valdosta State
W 45–299,000
November 27vs. Florida State JV
W 31–205,000

[3]

References
  1. "1983 Georgia Southern Football Media Guide" (PDF). GSEagles.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  2. Awtrey, Stan (September 12, 1912). "Georgia Southern slips by 16-9". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 10C. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "1982 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.


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