1993 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1993 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Stowers, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a conference mark of 7–1, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Kentucky in the first round before losing to eventual national champion Youngstown State in the quarterfinals. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

1993 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 14–34 at Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
Record	10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Tim Stowers (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Spangler (4th season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (capacity: 18,000)
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Marshall ^	6	–	2	–	0			11	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Savannah State*	No. 11	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 35–3	11,645
September 11		No. 24 The Citadel	No. 8	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 16–6	12,921
September 18		at No. 1 Marshall	No. 7	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 3–13	29,464
September 25		Chattanooga	No. 8	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 45–0	13,771
October 2	4:00 pm	at No. 3 (I-A) Miami (FL)*	No. 7	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–30	43,147
October 9		No. 20 Western Carolina	No. 8	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 19–18	14,133
October 16		at Appalachian State	No. 6	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	W 34–28	10,939	^[1]
October 23		at VMI	No. 6	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 57–0	5,600	^[2]
November 6		Furman	No. 3	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 31–19	17,984	^[3]
November 13		Concord*	No. 3	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 51–13	12,706
November 20		at East Tennessee State	No. 2	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 31–24	4,615
November 27		No. 17 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 14–12	7,278
December 4		at No. 7 Youngstown State*	No. 2	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 14–34	9,503
*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. "Big plays help Ga. Southern slip past Appalachian 34–28". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Georgia Southern clobbers VMI". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Good effort wasted". The Greenville News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. . CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.