1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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.

1984 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Erk Russell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (capacity: 18,000)
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	vs. Florida A&M		Memorial Stadium Savannah, GA	W 14–0	12,743
September 8	at Presbyterian		Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	W 41–6	2,464
September 15	at UCF		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 42–28	7,124
September 22	at East Carolina		Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, SC	L 27–34	25,137	^[1]
September 29	Liberty		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 48–11	12,097
October 6	vs. Bethune–Cookman		Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL	W 43–33	4,700
October 13	No. 20 Chattanooga	No. 17	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 24–17	9,087
October 20	Newberry	No. 13	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 41–16	11,420
October 27	Valdosta State	No. 11	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 38–8	8,656
November 3	at East Tennessee State	No. 7	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 17–20	10,112
November 10	at No. T–12 Middle Tennessee State	No. 11	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–42	6,000
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

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