1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a conference mark of 7–1, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern defeated Youngstown State in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game to win the program's fifth NCAA Division I-AA title. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 59–24 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
Record	13–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Paul Johnson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sewak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rusty Russell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (capacity: 18,000)
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 9 Appalachian State ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 12 Furman ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Wofford		5	–	3					6	–	5
East Tennessee State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Chattanooga		3	–	5					5	–	6
Western Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	8
The Citadel		1	–	7					2	–	9
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Fayetteville State*	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 76–0	15,876
September 11		at Wofford	No. 1	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 55–14	8,048
September 18	6:30 pm	at Oregon State*	No. 1	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 41–48	27,031
September 25		Chattanooga	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 49–10	14,746
October 2	1:00 pm	at VMI	No. 1	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 50–14	5,967
October 9		Western Carolina	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 70–7	16,406
October 16		at No. 11 Appalachian State	No. 1	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 16–17	19,891	^[1]
October 23		The Citadel	No. 5	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 34–17	18,536
October 30		at No. 19 East Tennessee State	No. 4	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 55–6	5,953
November 6		No. 7 Furman	No. 4	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 41–38	18,636	^[2]
November 13		at Jacksonville State*	No. 3	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 51–14	8,639
November 27		No. 17 Northern Arizona*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 72–29	7,140
December 4	1:00 pm	No. 10 UMass*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 38–21	13,121
December 11		No. 5 Illinois State*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	W 28–17	12,299	^[3]
December 20		at No. 9 Youngstown State*	No. 2	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship)	W 59–24	20,052
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Top-ranked Eagles fall to Appalachian". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1999. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Paladins' rally gets clocked". The Greenville News. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Reese, Earnest (December 12, 1999). "Bang-Up Defense Puts Eagles In Final". The Atlanta Constitution. p. E1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. . CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
5. "Div. I-AA poll". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. The Sports Network. November 23, 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.