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1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee State     11 0 0
Georgia Southern     8 3 0
No. 15 Holy Cross     8 3 0
No. 19 Delaware     8 3 0
No. 12 Richmond ^     8 4 0
Eastern Washington     7 2 1
James Madison     6 5 0
William & Mary     6 5 0
Bucknell     5 5 0
Colgate     5 5 0
Lafayette     5 5 0
Lehigh     5 6 0
Florida A&M     3 6 1
Northeastern     3 7 0
Western Kentucky     2 9 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1984 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 third year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1vs. Florida A&MW 14–012,743
September 8at PresbyterianW 41–62,464
September 15at UCFW 42–287,124
September 22at East CarolinaL 27–3425,137[1]
September 29LibertyW 48–1112,097
October 6vs. Bethune–CookmanW 43–334,700
October 13No. 20 ChattanoogaNo. 17
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 24–179,087
October 20NewberryNo. 13
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 41–1611,420
October 27Valdosta StateNo. 11
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–88,656
November 3at East Tennessee StateNo. 7L 17–2010,112
November 10at No. T–12 Middle Tennessee StateNo. 11L 7–426,000

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References

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  1. ^ "East Carolina survives Georgia Southern 34–27". The Atlanta Constitution. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1984 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.