1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.[1] The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Paul Johnson, in his second year as head coach for the Eagles.

1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
1998 record14–1 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^  8 0     14 1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  6 2     10 3  
Western Carolina  5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga  4 4     5 6  
The Citadel  4 4     5 6  
East Tennessee State  3 5     4 7  
Wofford  3 5     4 7  
Furman  3 5     5 6  
VMI  0 8     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 5Elon (NC)*No. 6W 31–17
September 12Jacksonville State*No. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 51–32
September 19Wofford (SC)No. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 45–10
September 26at ChattanoogaNo. 3W 42–25
October 31:00 pmVMINo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 63–79,687
October 10at Western CarolinaNo. 2W 28–21
October 17No. 3 Appalachian StateNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 37–24
October 24at The CitadelNo. 1W 51–3414,222
October 31East Tennessee StateNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 47–26
November 7at Furman (SC)No. 1W 45–17
November 141:00 pmNo. 19 USF*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 28–2314,161
November 28Colgate (NY)*No. 1
W 49–28
December 5No. 8 Connecticut*No. 1
W 52–30
December 12No. 4 Western Illinois*No. 1
W 42–14
December 192:00 pmat No. 12 UMass*No. 1L 43–5517,501

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References

  1. "1998 Georgia Southern Eagles Football schedule". fanbase.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  2. "1998 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.


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