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-
1989 Season Highlights
Erk Russell enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs. Valdosta State
31
10
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. West Georgia
48
7
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Florida A&M
28
0
W
Thu., Sep. 21 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Savannah State
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Nicholls State
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Central Florida
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Samford
52
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
James Madison
36
21
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
34
13
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Marshall
63
31
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs. Villanova
52
36
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
45
3
W
Sat., Dec. 9 vs. Montana
45
15
W
Sat., Dec. 16 vs. Stephen Austin
37
34
W
1989 Season Totals
Record 15-0
Points Scored 584
Scoring Average 38.9
Points Allowed 221
Defense Average 14.7
Opponents Record 27-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 11-0
Away Record 4-0
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).