1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
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1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship, W 44–42 vs. Furman | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 13–2 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Paul Johnson (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Option |
Defensive coordinator | Len Gravelson (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Richmond | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 William & Mary | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1985 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 fourth year as head coach for the Eagles.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | vs. Florida A&M | W 27–21 | 18,086 | |||
September 14 | Middle Tennessee | L 10–35 | 9,227 | |||
September 21 | at Troy State | W 17–10 | 6,400 | [1] | ||
September 28 | at Chattanooga | W 19–14 | 8,892 | |||
October 5 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 34–0 | 9,152 | ||
October 12 | Bethune–Cookman | No. 19 |
| W 46–24 | 8,063 | |
October 26 | Newberry | No. 8 |
| W 38–17 | 12,831 | |
November 2 | at James Madison | No. 7 | L 6–21 | 5,000 | [2] | |
November 9 | UCF | No. 16 |
| W 35–18 | 7,759 | |
November 16 | East Tennessee State | No. 12 |
| W 46–7 | 8,142 | |
November 23 | at South Carolina State | No. 10 | W 43–30 | 6,543 | ||
November 30 | No. 15 Jackson State | No. 9 |
| W 27–0 | 4,128 | [3] |
December 7 | at No. 1 Middle Tennessee | No. 9 |
| W 28–21 | 9,500 | |
December 14 | at No. 4 Northern Iowa | No. 9 |
| W 40–33 | 12,300 | |
December 21 | vs. No. T–2 Furman | No. 9 | W 44–42 | 5,306 | [4] | |
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References
- ^ "Ham paces Ga. Southern to 17–10 win". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James Madison Dukes upend Georgia Southern, 21–6". The Daily News Leader. November 3, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern advances". The Columbus Ledger. December 1, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erk's Eagles land with a title". The Atlanta Constitution. December 22, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
External links
- 1985 Football Media Guide at gseagles.com
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