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1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football team - Wikipedia

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1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Erk Russell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tennessee State		–		11	–	0	–	0
Georgia Southern		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Holy Cross		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Delaware		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Richmond ^		–		8	–	4	–	0
Eastern Washington		–		7	–	2	–	1
James Madison		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M		–		3	–	6	–	1
Northeastern		–		3	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1984 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 third year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	vs. Florida A&M		Memorial Stadium Savannah, GA	W 14–0	12,743	^[1]
September 8	at Presbyterian		Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	W 41–6	2,464	^[2]
September 15	at UCF		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 42–28	7,124	^[3]
September 22	at East Carolina		Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, SC	L 27–34	25,137	^[4]
September 29	Liberty		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 48–11	12,097	^[5]
October 6	vs. Bethune–Cookman		Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL	W 43–33	4,700	^[6]
October 13	No. 20 Chattanooga	No. 17	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 24–17	9,087	^[7]
October 20	Newberry	No. 13	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 41–16	11,420	^[8]
October 27	Valdosta State	No. 11	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 38–8	8,656	^[9]
November 3	at East Tennessee State	No. 7	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 17–20	10,112	^[10]
November 10	at No. T–12 Middle Tennessee State	No. 11	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–42	6,000	^[11]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "Ga. Southern hits Florida A&M 14–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Southern whips Presbyterian, 41–6". The Greenville News. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ga. Southern routs ailing UCF, 42–28". The Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Carolina survives Georgia Southern 34–27". The Atlanta Constitution. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ga. Southern douses Flames; LBC's Edwards breaks record". The News & Daily Advance. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern outlasts Bethune". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ham leads Georgia Southern past UT–Chattanooga 24–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Interceptions help Georgia Southern thrash Newberry". The State. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Southern takes 38–8 win". The Salisbury Post. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Tennessee 20, Georgia Southern 17". The Index-Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Recording boosts MTSU to victory". The Tennessean. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1984 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

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