1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
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The 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a conference mark of 7–1, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern defeated Youngstown State in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game to win the program's fifth NCAA Division I-AA title. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | | Fayetteville State* | No. 1 | | W 76–0 | 15,876 | |
September 11 | | at Wofford | No. 1 | | W 55–14 | 8,048 | |
September 18 | 6:30 pm | at Oregon State* | No. 1 | | L 41–48 | 27,031 | |
September 25 | | Chattanooga | No. 1 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| W 49–10 | 14,746 | |
October 2 | 1:00 pm | at VMI | No. 1 | | W 50–14 | 5,967 | |
October 9 | | Western Carolina | No. 1 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| W 70–7 | 16,406 | |
October 16 | | at No. 11 Appalachian State | No. 1 | | L 16–17 | 19,891 | |
October 23 | | The Citadel | No. 5 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| W 34–17 | 18,536 | |
October 30 | | at No. 19 East Tennessee State | No. 4 | | W 55–6 | 5,953 | |
November 6 | | No. 7 Furman | No. 4 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| W 41–38 | 18,636 | |
November 13 | | at Jacksonville State* | No. 3 | | W 51–14 | 8,639 | |
November 27 | | No. 17 Northern Arizona* | No. 2 | | W 72–29 | 7,140 | |
December 4 | 1:00 pm | No. 10 UMass* | No. 2 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
| W 38–21 | 13,121 | |
December 11 | | No. 5 Illinois State* | No. 2 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
| W 28–17 | 12,299 | |
December 20 | | at No. 9 Youngstown State* | No. 2 | | W 59–24 | 20,052 | |
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References
- ^ "Top-ranked Eagles fall to Appalachian". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1999. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins' rally gets clocked". The Greenville News. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reese, Earnest (December 12, 1999). "Bang-Up Defense Puts Eagles In Final". The Atlanta Constitution. p. E1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1999 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Div. I-AA poll". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. The Sports Network. November 23, 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.