1995 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1995 Georgia Southern Eagles football
1995 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 0–45 at Montana
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
Record	9–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Tim Stowers (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Daryl Dickey (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Spangler (6th season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Tim Stowers in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a conference mark of 5–3, trying for third place in the SoCon. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Troy State in the first round before falling to eventual national champion Montana in the quarterfinals. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

1995 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Marshall ^	7	–	1	–	0	12	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Georgia Southern ^	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Furman	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
East Tennessee State	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
VMI	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	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 2		South Carolina State*	No. 24	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 27–12	13,084
September 9		vs. Middle Tennessee*	No. 17	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	W 34–26	9,529
September 16		at No. 4 Marshall	No. 13	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–37	19,983
September 23		Chattanooga	No. 18	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 35–9	13,503
October 7		Western Carolina	No. 14	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 42–0	11,430
October 14		at No. 2 Appalachian State	No. 13	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	L 17–27	8,797	^[1]
October 21		The Citadel	No. 17	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 27–0	14,201
October 28		at East Tennessee State	No. 13	Kermit Tipton Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 16–21	4,977
November 4		Furman	No. 22	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 27–20	15,305	^[2]
November 11		at Liberty*	No. 21	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 7–6	3,325	^[3]
November 18		vs. VMI	No. 17	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 31–13	8,414	^[4]
November 25		at No. 3 Troy State*	No. 15	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 24–21	6,000
December 2	2:05 pm	at No. 8 Montana*	No. 15	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 0–45	18,518
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "Appalachian stops Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "6th-year QB Bostick lifts Eagles 27–20". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1995. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty playoff hopes dashed". The News and Advance. November 12, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ga. Southern tops VMI, remains in playoff race". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1995 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.

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