1995 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
Record9–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaryl Dickey (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy Spangler (6th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southern Conference football standings
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2South Carolina State*No. 24W 27–1213,084
September 9vs. Middle Tennessee*No. 17W 34–269,529
September 16at No. 4 MarshallNo. 13L 7–3719,983
September 23ChattanoogaNo. 18
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 35–913,503
October 7Western CarolinaNo. 14
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 42–011,430
October 14at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 13L 17–278,797[1]
October 21The CitadelNo. 17
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 27–014,201
October 28at East Tennessee StateNo. 13L 16–214,977
November 4FurmanNo. 22
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 27–2015,305[2]
November 11at Liberty*No. 21W 7–63,325[3]
November 18vs. VMINo. 17W 31–138,414[4]
November 25at No. 3 Troy State*No. 15W 24–216,000
December 22:05 pmat No. 8 Montana*No. 15
L 0–4518,518

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References

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  1. ^ "Appalachian stops Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "6th-year QB Bostick lifts Eagles 27–20". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1995. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Liberty playoff hopes dashed". The News and Advance. November 12, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ga. Southern tops VMI, remains in playoff race". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1995 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.