1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
| 1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship, W 48–21 vs. Arkansas State | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 13–2 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Paul Johnson (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Len Gravelson (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| No. 4 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee State ^ | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 William & Mary ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1986 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 fifth year as head coach for the Eagles.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at No. 13 (I-A) Florida | No. 1 | L 14–38 | 74,221 | [1] | |
| September 13 | vs. Florida A&M | No. 1 | W 35–12 | 21,982 | ||
| September 20 | at No. 17 Middle Tennessee | No. 4 | W 34–31 | 11,000 | ||
| September 27 | Chattanooga | No. 4 | W 34–14 | 15,235 | ||
| October 4 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 4 | W 59–13 | 6,211 | ||
| October 11 | Bethune–Cookman | No. 3 |
| W 52–31 | 14,321 | [2] |
| October 18 | at East Carolina | No. 2 | L 33–35 | 27,121 | [3] | |
| November 1 | at Western Kentucky | No. 9 | W 49–32 | 13,000 | ||
| November 8 | at UCF | No. 5 | W 33–23 | 11,137 | ||
| November 15 | James Madison | No. 5 |
| W 45–35 | 16,135 | [4] |
| November 22 | South Carolina State | No. 5 |
| W 28–7 | 12,585 | [5] |
| November 29 | No. 20 North Carolina A&T | No. 4 |
| W 52–21 | 7,767 | [6] |
| December 6 | No. 12 Nicholls State | No. 4 |
| W 55–31 | 9,121 | |
| December 13 | at No. 1 Nevada | No. 4 |
| W 48–38 | 15,000 | |
| December 19 | vs. No. 2 Arkansas State | No. 4 | W 48–21 | 4,419 | [7][8][9] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Big game for goliath: Gators 38, Eagles 14". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. August 31, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ham, Georgia Southern whip Bethune–Cookman". St. Petersburg Times. October 12, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Southern falls as ECU ends 15-loss streak". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defenseless Ga. Southern survives James Madison 45–35". The Atlanta Constitution. November 16, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern's defense beats S.C. State 28–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 23, 1986. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern buries Aggies 52–21". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern goes for 2nd-straight title". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. AP. December 19, 1986. p. 5C. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern wins I-AA football crown". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. December 20, 1986. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "NCAA Official Scoring Summary" (PDF). December 19, 1986. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via Amazon Web Services.
- ^ "1986 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1986 Football Media Guide at gseagles.com
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