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 | |
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SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 43–55 vs. UMass | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 2 |
1998 record | 14–1 (8–0 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Sewak (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | Elon (NC)* | No. 6 | W 31–17 | – | ||
September 12 | Jacksonville State* | No. 6 |
| W 51–32 | – | |
September 19 | Wofford (SC) | No. 3 |
| W 45–10 | – | |
September 26 | at Chattanooga | No. 3 | W 42–25 | – | ||
October 3 | 1:00 pm | VMI | No. 3 |
| W 63–7 | 9,687 |
October 10 | at Western Carolina | No. 2 | W 28–21 | – | ||
October 17 | No. 3 Appalachian State | No. 2 |
| W 37–24 | – | |
October 24 | at The Citadel | No. 1 | W 51–34 | 14,222 | ||
October 31 | East Tennessee State | No. 1 |
| W 47–26 | – | |
November 7 | at Furman (SC) | No. 1 | W 45–17 | – | ||
November 14 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 USF* | No. 1 |
| W 28–23 | 14,161 |
November 28 | Colgate (NY)* | No. 1 |
| W 49–28 | – | |
December 5 | No. 8 Connecticut* | No. 1 |
| W 52–30 | – | |
December 12 | No. 4 Western Illinois* | No. 1 |
| W 42–14 | – | |
December 19 | 2:00 pm | at No. 12 UMass* | No. 1 | L 43–55 | 17,501 | |
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References
- "1998 Georgia Southern Eagles Football schedule". fanbase.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- "1998 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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