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: Paul Johnson Conference: Southern-
1999 Season Highlights
Paul Johnson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs. Fayetteville State
76
0
W
Sat., Sep. 11 @ Wofford
55
14
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Oregon State
41
48
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
49
10
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @ Virginia Military Institute
62
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Western Carolina
70
7
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Appalachian State
16
17
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Citadel
34
17
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ East Tennessee State
55
6
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Furman
41
38
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Jacksonville State
51
14
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs. Northern Arizona
72
29
W
Sat., Dec. 4 vs.
Massachusetts
38
21
W
Sat., Dec. 11 vs. Illinois State
28
17
W
Mon., Dec. 20 @ Youngstown State
59
24
W
Chattanooga, TN
1999 Season Totals
Record 13-2
Points Scored 747
Scoring Average 49.8
Points Allowed 262
Defense Average 17.5
Opponents Record 27-21
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 8-0
Away Record 5-2
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Southern 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.