1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record13–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Johnson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorLen Gravelson (2nd season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at No. 13 (I-A) FloridaNo. 1
L 14–3874,221[1]
September 13vs. Florida A&MNo. 1
W 35–1221,982
September 20at No. 17 Middle TennesseeNo. 4
W 34–3111,000
September 27ChattanoogaNo. 4
W 34–1415,235
October 4at Tennessee TechNo. 4
W 59–136,211
October 11Bethune–CookmanNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 52–3114,321
October 18at
Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
    		• L 33–3527,121[2]
    November 1at Western KentuckyNo. 9
    		W 49–3213,000
    November 8at UCFNo. 5
    		W 33–2311,137
    November 15James MadisonNo. 5
    • Paulson Stadium
    • Statesboro, GA
    		W 45–3516,135[3]
    November 22South Carolina StateNo. 5
    • Paulson Stadium
    • Statesboro, GA
    		W 28–712,585
    November 29No. 20 North Carolina A&TNo. 4
    		W 52–217,767[4]
    December 6No. 12 Nicholls StateNo. 4
    • Paulson Stadium
    • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
    		W 55–319,121
    December 13at No. 1 NevadaNo. 4
    		W 48–3815,000
    December 19vs. No. 2 Arkansas StateNo. 4
    		W 48–214,419[5][6][7]

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    References

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    5. ^ "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.
    6. ^ "Georgia Southern wins I-AA football crown". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. December 20, 1986. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "NCAA Official Scoring Summary" (PDF). December 19, 1986. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via Amazon Web Services.
    8. ^ "1986 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

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