Georgia Southern Football Team History
Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Southern
Statesboro, GA
Founded: 1906 Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Erk Russell Conference: Independent-
1988 Season Highlights
Erk Russell enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs. Newberry (SC)
55
7
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @ Florida A&M
42
14
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
13
3
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Middle Tennessee State
10
26
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Florida State
10
28
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
43
11
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Bethune-Cookman
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Central Florida
31
17
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
James Madison
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Samford
49
21
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. South Carolina State
53
0
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs. Citadel
38
20
W
Sat., Dec. 3 vs. Stephen Austin
27
6
W
Sat., Dec. 10 vs. Eastern Kentucky
21
17
W
Sat., Dec. 17 @ Furman
12
17
L
Pocatello, ID
1988 Season Totals
Record 12-3
Points Scored 469
Scoring Average 31.3
Points Allowed 214
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 34-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 8-0
Away Record 4-3
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.