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.
| 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 | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Catawba | No. 1 | W 27–0 | 9,128 | ||
| September 12 | vs. Florida A&M | No. 1 | L 14–17 | 17,268 | ||
| September 19 | No. 5 Middle Tennessee |
| W 17–13 | 4,527 | ||
| September 26 | at East Carolina | No. 10 | L 13–16 | 27,411 | [1] | |
| October 3 | No. 8 (D-II) UCF | No. 13 |
| W 34–32 | 15,540 | |
| October 10 | vs. Bethune–Cookman | No. T–7 |
| W 14–13 | 5,100 | [2] |
| October 17 | at No. T–6 Northeast Louisiana | No. 8 | L 17–26 | 17,231 | ||
| October 24 | at No. 8 Western Carolina | No. 20 | W 37–16 | 13,460 | ||
| October 31 | No. 7 Western Kentucky | No. 13 |
| W 23–20 | 13,066 | |
| November 7 | No. 3 James Madison | No. 12 |
| W 26–7 | 16,734 | [3] |
| November 21 | at South Carolina State | No. 6 | W 30–13 | 10,048 | [4] | |
| November 28 | No. 13 Maine | No. 6 |
| W 31–28 OT | 9,440 | |
| December 5 | at No. 2 Appalachian State* | No. 6 |
| L 0–19 | 9,229 | [5] |
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References
edit- ^ "Ga. Southern loses another one to East Carolina 16–13". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles edge Bethune–Cookman". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 11, 1987. Retrieved September 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.
- ^ "Appalachian State grounds Eagles 19–0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 6, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1987 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
External links
edit- 1987 Football Media Guide at gseagles.com
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