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-
1998 Season Highlights
Paul Johnson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Elon
31
17
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Jacksonville State
51
32
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Wofford
45
10
W
Fri., Sep. 25 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
42
25
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Virginia Military Institute
63
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Western Carolina
28
21
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Appalachian State
37
24
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Citadel
51
34
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. East Tennessee State
47
26
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Furman
45
17
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
South Florida
28
23
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs. Colgate
49
28
W
Sat., Dec. 5 vs.
Connecticut
52
30
W
Sat., Dec. 12 vs. Western Illinois
42
14
W
Sat., Dec. 19 @
Massachusetts
43
55
L
Chattanooga, TN
1998 Season Totals
Record 14-1
Points Scored 654
Scoring Average 43.6
Points Allowed 363
Defense Average 24.2
Opponents Record 47-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 10-0
Away Record 4-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).