| 1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship, W 36–13 vs. Nevada | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 12–3 |
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| Co-defensive coordinator | Jeff McInerney (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Tommy Spangler (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 William & Mary ^ | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UCF ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Georgia Southern was led by first-year head football coach Tim Stowers and played their home games at Paulson Stadium.
The Eagles won the national championship for the second consecutive season—their fourth overall in six years—and it was their third straight national championship game appearance. Georgia Southern defeated Nevada 36–13 in their home stadium to claim the championship.
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Valdosta State | No. 1 | W 17–10 | 15,180 | ||||
| September 8 | at No. 4 Middle Tennessee State | No. 1 | L 13–16 | 15,000 | ||||
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m | at No. 3 (I-A) Florida State | No. 6 | PPV | L 6–48 | 62,111 | ||
| September 22 | No. 3 Eastern Kentucky | No. 9 |
| L 34–42 | 17,373 | [1] | ||
| September 29 | No. 15 Northeast Louisiana | No. 17 |
| W 33–14 | 16,048 | |||
| October 6 | at No. 11 Marshall | No. 14 | GSSN | W 17–14 | 17,039 | |||
| October 20 | at UCF | No. 12 | GSSN | W 38–17 | 16,258 | |||
| October 27 | Savannah State | No. 12 |
| W 54–7 | 19,331 | |||
| November 3 | James Madison | No. 9 |
| GSSN | W 31–13 | 21,067 | [2] | |
| November 10 | at Chattanooga | No. 7 | GSSN | W 23–20 | 5,710 | |||
| November 17 | Samford | No. 6 |
| W 31–24 | 18,271 | |||
| November 24 | No. 15 The Citadel | No. 3 |
| W 31–0 | 11,881 | |||
| December 1 | No. 13 Idaho | No. 3 |
| W 28–27 | 11,571 | |||
| December 8 | No. 18 UCF | No. 3 |
| W 44–7 | 13,183 | |||
| December 15 | No. 4 Nevada | No. 3 |
| CBS | W 36–13 | 23,204 | ||
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References
- ^ "Eagles' home win streak, magic vanish at Paulson". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 23, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles win war of QBs". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1990 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
External links
- 1990 Football Media Guide at gseagles.com
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