1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
| 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 0–19 at Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–4 |
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| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| No. 6 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 James Madison ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Arkansas State ^ | – | 8 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Western Kentucky ^ | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson State | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Erk Russell, in his sixth year as head coach for the Eagles.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Catawba | No. 1 | W 27–0 | 9,128 | [1] | |
| September 12 | vs. Florida A&M | No. 1 |
| L 14–17 | 17,268 | [2] |
| September 19 | No. 5 Middle Tennessee |
| W 17–13 | 4,527 | [3] | |
| September 26 | at East Carolina | No. 10 | L 13–16 | 27,411 | [4] | |
| October 3 | No. 8 (D-II) UCF | No. 13 |
| W 34–32 | 15,540 | [5] |
| October 10 | vs. Bethune–Cookman | No. T–7 |
| W 14–13 | 5,100 | [6] |
| October 17 | at No. T–6 Northeast Louisiana | No. 8 | L 17–26 | 17,231 | [7] | |
| October 24 | at No. 8 Western Carolina | No. 20 | W 37–16 | 13,460 | [8] | |
| October 31 | No. 7 Western Kentucky | No. 13 |
| W 23–20 | 13,066 | [9] |
| November 7 | No. 3 James Madison | No. 12 |
| W 26–7 | 16,734 | [10] |
| November 21 | at South Carolina State | No. 6 | W 30–13 | 10,048 | [11] | |
| November 28 | No. 13 Maine | No. 6 |
| W 31–28 OT | 9,440 | [12] |
| December 5 | at No. 2 Appalachian State* | No. 6 |
| L 0–19 | 9,229 | [13] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Georgia Southern turns back Catawba, 27–0". The Salisbury Post. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU shocks Ga. Southern". The Miami Herald. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late touchdown beats Middle Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Southern loses another one to East Carolina 16–13". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCF throws away chance at victory". Florida Today. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles edge Bethune–Cookman". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 11, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast Louisiana gets its kicks at Southern's expense". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defending champ Georgia Southern rips Catamounts". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western falls 23–20". The Park City Daily News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "63-yard FG inspires Eagles". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gross, Foley lead Georgia Southern over S.C. State". Florence Morning News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second-half blitz key for Eagles". The Bangor Daily News. November 30, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian State grounds Eagles 19–0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 6, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- 1987 Football Media Guide at gseagles.com
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