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-
1987 Season Highlights
Erk Russell enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Catawba
27
0
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @ Florida A&M
14
17
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
17
13
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
East Carolina
13
16
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Central Florida
34
32
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Bethune-Cookman
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Louisiana Monroe
17
26
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Western Carolina
37
16
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Western Kentucky
23
20
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
James Madison
26
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @ South Carolina State
30
13
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs. Maine
31
28
W
Sat., Dec. 5 @
Appalachian State
0
19
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 283
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 220
Defense Average 16.9
Opponents Record 60-27
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-4
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.