1983 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1983 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1983 record	6–5
Head coach	Erk Russell
Home stadium	Womack Stadium^[1] (Capacity: 7,000)

The 1983 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Womack Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Erk Russell, in his second year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	UCF*	Womack Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 29–33	–
September 17	vs. Presbyterian (SC)*	Savannah, GA	W 34–21	–
September 24	Troy (AL)*	Womack Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 27–28	–
October 1	Gardner–Webb (NC)*	Womack Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 25–11	–
October 15	at East Tennessee State*	Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN	L 7–24	–
October 22	vs. Newberry (SC)*	Augusta, GA	L 24–27	–
October 29	at Catawba (NC)*	Salisbury, NC	W 10–3	–
November 5	at Wofford (SC)*	Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC	W 27–16	–
November 12	Mars Hill (NC)*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 35–0	–
November 19	at Valdosta State*	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA	L 29–34	–
November 26	at Savannah State*	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA	W 15–0	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ "1983 Georgia Southern Football Media Guide" (PDF). GSEagles.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
↑ "1983 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

Georgia Southern Eagles football
Venues	Paulson Stadium (1984–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State Georgia State 2015 GoDaddy Bowl
Culture & lore	Traditions Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song" Southern Pride Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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