1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team information
American college football season
1988Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA Championship, L 12–17 vs. Furman
Conference
Independent
Record
12–3
Head coach
Erk Russell (7th season)
Offensive coordinator
Tim Stowers (1st season)
Home stadium
Paulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^
–
9
–
4
–
0
Liberty
–
8
–
3
–
0
Nicholls State
–
7
–
4
–
0
William & Mary
–
6
–
4
–
1
Towson
–
5
–
5
–
0
Arkansas State
–
5
–
6
–
0
James Madison
–
5
–
6
–
0
Louisiana Tech
–
4
–
7
–
0
Northeastern
–
4
–
7
–
0
Youngstown State
–
4
–
7
–
0
Lamar
–
3
–
8
–
0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as 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.
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