1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	12–3
Head coach	Erk Russell
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)

The 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1988 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 seventh year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3		Newberry College (SC)*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 55–7	–
September 10		vs. Florida A&M*	Jacksonville, FL	W 42–14	–
September 17		at Chattanooga*	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	W 13–3	–
September 24		at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–26	–
October 8	2:00 PM	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 10–28	59,109
October 15		Louisiana–Monroe*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 43–11	–
October 22		Bethune–Cookman (FL)*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 38–14	–
October 29		at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	W 31–17	28,682
November 5		at James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 27–13	–
November 12		Samford (AL)*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 49–21	–
November 19		South Carolina State*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 53–0	–
November 26		The Citadel*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game)	W 38–20	–
December 3		Stephen F. Austin*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)	W 27–6	–
December 10		Eastern Kentucky*	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Semifinal Game)	W 21–17	–
December 17		at Furman (SC)*	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID (Division I-AA Championship Game)	L 12–17	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

1988 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Boise State The Citadel Delaware Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Idaho Jackson State Marshall Montana North Texas Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin UMass Western Illinois Western Kentucky
Champion – Furman Paladins

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