1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Erk Russell in his eighth and final year as head coach, the Eagles compiled a record of 15–0 and won the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship, the program's third national title in five seasons. After completing an 11–0 regular season, Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating Villanova in the first round, Middle Tennessee, in the quarterfinals, Montana in the semifinals, and Stephen F. Austin in NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

1989 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record15–0
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Stowers (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(capacity: 18,000)
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Valdosta StateNo. 2
W 31–1016,007
September 9West GeorgiaNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 48–711,939
September 16vs. Florida A&MNo. 2
W 28–013,481
September 21Middle TennesseeNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 26–016,449
October 7Savannah StateNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 35–1420,507
October 14at Nicholls StateNo. 2
W 21–135,286
October 21UCFNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 31–1719,640
October 28at SamfordNo. 2
W 52–76,042
November 4at James MadisonNo. 2
W 36–2111,685[1]
November 11ChattanoogaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–1324,078
November 18MarshallNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 63–3116,323
November 25No. 16 VillanovaNo. 1
W 52–3610,161[2]
December 2No. 10 Middle TennesseeNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 45–311,272
December 9No. 6 MontanaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 45–1510,421
December 16No. 3 Stephen F. AustinNo. 1
W 37–3425,725

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References
  1. "Rally pushes Southern to 9–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eagles rally past Villanova 52–36". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. November 26, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1989 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.


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