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-
1982 Season Highlights
Erk Russell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Central Florida
16
9
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Baptist (GA)
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Valdosta State
27
27
T
Sat., Oct. 2 @ Gardner-Webb
6
44
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Fort Benning
56
6
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Newberry (SC)
36
14
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Catawba
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Wofford
7
28
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Mars Hill
17
3
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @ Valdosta State
45
29
W
Sun., Jun. 4 @ Florida State JV
31
20
W
1982 Season Totals
Record 7-3
-1
Points Scored 290
Scoring Average 26.4
Points Allowed 190
Defense Average 17.3
Opponents Record 0-10
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 5-1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 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.