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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-

2014 <-- 2014 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Erk Russell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Central Florida	29	33	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Presbyterian	34	21	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Troy	27	28	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Gardner-Webb	25	11	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ East Tennessee State	7	24	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Newberry (SC)	24	27	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Catawba	10	3	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Wofford	27	16	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Mars Hill	35	9	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Valdosta State	29	34	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Savannah State	15	0	W

1983 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	262
Scoring Average	23.8
Points Allowed	206
Defense Average	18.7
Opponents Record	12-10
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	4-3

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	9-3	351	190	Lost 18-19				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Virginia Tech	9-2	301	91					Bill Dooley
West Virginia	9-3	322	189	Won 20-16				Don Nehlen
Akron	8-3	210	104					Jim Dennison
Buffalo	8-2	232	150					Bill Dando
East Carolina	8-3	271	179					Ed Emory
Florida State	8-4	381	312	Won 28-3				Bobby Bowden
Penn State	8-4-1	320	312	Won 13-10				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	8-3-1	288	165	Lost 23-28				Serafino Foge Fazio
Southern Mississippi	8-3	235	128					Jim Carmody
Notre Dame	7-5	316	177	Won 19-18				Gerry Faust
Georgia Southern	6-5	262	206					Erk Russell
Memphis	6-4-1	274	205					Rex Dockery
Syracuse	6-5	178	200					Dick MacPherson
Central Florida	5-6	283	306					Louis H. Lou Saban
South Carolina	5-6	231	237					Joe Morrison
Cincinnati	4-6-1	208	234					Watson Brown
Louisiana	4-6	194	212					Sam Robertson
Temple	4-7	170	241					Bruce Arians
James Madison	3-8	230	266					Challace McMillin
Louisville	3-8	157	351					Bob Weber
Navy	3-8	202	272					Gary Tranquill
Rutgers	3-8	195	258					Frank R. Burns
Army	2-9	140	304					Jim Young
Liberty	2-9	181	316					Tom Dowling
Western Kentucky	2-8-1	147	203					Jimmy Feix
Tulane	0-11	192	241					Wally English

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 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.