1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5CatawbaNo. 1
W 27–09,128
September 12vs. Florida A&MNo. 1
L 14–1717,268
September 19No. 12 Middle Tennessee
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 17–134,527
September 26at East CarolinaNo. 10
L 13–1627,411[1]
October 3No. 8 (D-II) UCFNo. 13
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–3215,540
October 10vs. Bethune–CookmanNo. T–7
  • Gator Bowl
  • Jacksonville, FL
W 14–135,100
October 17at No. T–6 Northeast LouisianaNo. 8
L 17–2617,231
October 24at No. 8 Western CarolinaNo. 20
W 37–1613,460
October 31No. 7 Western KentuckyNo. 13
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 23–2013,066
November 7No. 3 James MadisonNo. 12
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 26–716,734[2]
November 21at South Carolina StateNo. 6
W 30–1310,048
November 28No. 13 MaineNo. 6
W 31–28 OT9,440
December 5at No. 2 Appalachian State*No. 6
L 0–199,229[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Ga. Southern loses another one to East Carolina 16–13". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "63-yard FG inspires Eagles". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appalachian State grounds Eagles 19–0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 6, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1987 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

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