1991 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1991 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff McInerney (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Spangler (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Samford ^     12 2 0
Hofstra     8 2 0
No. 16 James Madison ^     9 4 0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^     12 3 0
Georgia Southern     7 4 0
UCF     6 5 0
William & Mary     5 6 0
Liberty     4 7 0
Northeastern     4 7 0
Western Kentucky     3 8 0
Arkansas State     1 10 0
Towson     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Tim Stowers, the Eagles compiled a record of 7–4. They played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 316:30 pmat No. 17 (I-A) AuburnNo. 1L 17–3279,120[1]
September 7Savannah StateNo. 1W 29–614,312
September 14at Northeast LouisianaNo. 1L 13–2116,281[2]
September 21at Florida A&MNo. 9W 28–2112,525
October 5at No. 3 Eastern KentuckyNo. 6L 6–1016,200[3]
October 12Western Carolina
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 44–619,190
October 19at No. 10 James MadisonW 24–2112,119
October 26UCF
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 20–619,063
November 2Youngstown StateNo. T–20
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 17–1916,461
November 16Troy State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 19–1218,590[4]
November 23Nicholls State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 40–614,493

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ga. Southern takes 17–0 lead but falls". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ga. Southern falls to NE Louisiana". The Atlanta Constitution. September 15, 1991. p. E13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Ga. Southern offense stalls in 10–6 loss". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 6, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Efford aids Eagles' win over Troy St". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.