| 1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 43–55 vs. UMass | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 2 |
| Record | 14–1 (8–0 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Sewak (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rusty Russell (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Appalachian State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled and overall record of 14–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Colgate in the first round, Connecticut in the quarterfinals, and Western Illinois in the semifinals before falling to UMass in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Elon* | No. 6 | W 31–17 | 13,233 | |||
| September 12 | Jacksonville State* | No. 6 |
| W 51–32 | 10,803 | ||
| September 19 | Wofford | No. 3 |
| W 45–10 | 8,649 | ||
| September 26 | 12:00 pm | at Chattanooga | No. 3 | W 42–25 | 6,574 | ||
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | VMI | No. 3 |
| W 63–7 | 9,687 | |
| October 10 | at Western Carolina | No. 2 | W 28–21 | 9,671 | |||
| October 17 | No. 3 Appalachian State | No. 2 |
| W 37–24 | 20,353 | [1] | |
| October 24 | at The Citadel | No. 1 | W 51–34 | 14,222 | |||
| October 31 | East Tennessee State | No. 1 |
| W 47–26 | 15,189 | ||
| November 7 | at Furman | No. 1 | W 45–17 | 10,201 | [2] | ||
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 South Florida* | No. 1 |
| W 28–23 | 14,161 | |
| November 28 | Colgate* | No. 1 |
| W 49–28 | 7,676 | [3] | |
| December 5 | No. 8 Connecticut* | No. 1 |
| W 52–30 | 9,762 | ||
| December 12 | No. 4 Western Illinois* | No. 1 |
| W 42–14 | 11,140 | [4] | |
| December 19 | 2:00 pm | at No. 12 UMass* | No. 1 | L 43–55 | 17,501 | ||
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References
- ^ "Ga. Southern rolls on". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman gets pounded by Ga, Southern". The State. November 8, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reese, Earnest (November 29, 1998). "Eagles Speed Up, Roll". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Ga. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reese, Earnest (December 13, 1998). "Eagles win 42-14, arrive at I-AA final". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D23. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1998 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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