1991 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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.

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
(capacity: 18,000)
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 316:30 pmat No. 17 (I-A) AuburnNo. 1L 17–3279,120
September 7Savannah StateNo. 1W 29–614,312
September 14at Northeast LouisianaNo. 1L 13–2116,281[1]
September 21at Florida A&MNo. 9W 28–2112,525
October 5at No. 3 Eastern KentuckyNo. 6L 6–1016,200
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[2]
November 23Nicholls State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 40–614,493

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References

  1. "Ga. Southern falls to NE Louisiana". The Atlanta Constitution. September 15, 1991. p. E13. Retrieved January 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Efford aids Eagles' win over Troy St". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1991 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.


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