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1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff McInerney (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Spangler (1st season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^     11 1 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^     10 2 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^     9 3 0
No. 18 UCF ^     9 3 0
Liberty     7 4 0
Samford     6 4 1
James Madison     5 6 0
Nicholls State     5 6 0
Arkansas State     3 7 1
Western Kentucky     2 8 0
Towson     2 9 0
Northeastern     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Georgia Southern was led by first-year head football coach Tim Stowers and played their home games at Paulson Stadium.

The Eagles won the national championship for the second consecutive season—their fourth overall in six years—and it was their third straight national championship game appearance. Georgia Southern defeated Nevada 36–13 in their home stadium to claim the championship.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Valdosta StateNo. 1W 17–1015,180
September 8at No. 4 Middle Tennessee StateNo. 1L 13–1615,000
September 157:00 p.mat No. 3 (I-A) Florida StateNo. 6PPVL 6–4862,111
September 22No. 3 Eastern KentuckyNo. 9
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 34–4217,373[1]
September 29No. 15 Northeast LouisianaNo. 17
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 33–1416,048
October 6at No. 11 MarshallNo. 14GSSNW 17–1417,039
October 20at UCFNo. 12GSSNW 38–1716,258
October 27Savannah StateNo. 12
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 54–719,331
November 3James MadisonNo. 9
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
GSSNW 31–1321,067[2]
November 10at ChattanoogaNo. 7GSSNW 23–205,710
November 17SamfordNo. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 31–2418,271
November 24No. 15 The CitadelNo. 3
W 31–011,881
December 1No. 13 IdahoNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 28–2711,571
December 8No. 18 UCFNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 44–713,183
December 15No. 4 NevadaNo. 3
CBSW 36–1323,204

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References

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  1. ^ "Eagles' home win streak, magic vanish at Paulson". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 23, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagles win war of QBs". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1990 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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