The 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a conference mark of 7–1, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern defeated Youngstown State in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game to win the program's fifth NCAA Division I-AA title. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.
| 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA champion SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 59–24 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 1 |
| Record | 13–2 (7–1 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Sewak (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rusty Russell (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Georgia Southern $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Appalachian State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Furman ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Fayetteville State* | No. 1 | W 76–0 | 15,876 | |||
| September 11 | at Wofford | No. 1 | W 55–14 | 8,048 | |||
| September 18 | 6:30 pm | at Oregon State* | No. 1 | L 41–48 | 27,031 | ||
| September 25 | Chattanooga | No. 1 |
| W 49–10 | 14,746 | ||
| October 2 | 1:00 pm | at VMI | No. 1 | W 50–14 | 5,967 | ||
| October 9 | Western Carolina | No. 1 |
| W 70–7 | 16,406 | ||
| October 16 | at No. 11 Appalachian State | No. 1 | L 16–17 | 19,891 | [1] | ||
| October 23 | The Citadel | No. 5 |
| W 34–17 | 18,536 | ||
| October 30 | at No. 19 East Tennessee State | No. 4 | W 55–6 | 5,953 | |||
| November 6 | No. 7 Furman | No. 4 |
| W 41–38 | 18,636 | [2] | |
| November 13 | at Jacksonville State* | No. 3 | W 51–14 | 8,639 | |||
| November 27 | No. 17 Northern Arizona* | No. 2 |
| W 72–29 | 7,140 | ||
| December 4 | 1:00 pm | No. 10 UMass* | No. 2 |
| W 38–21 | 13,121 | |
| December 11 | No. 5 Illinois State* | No. 2 |
| W 28–17 | 12,299 | [3] | |
| December 20 | at No. 9 Youngstown State* | No. 2 | W 59–24 | 20,052 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Top-ranked Eagles fall to Appalachian". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1999. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins' rally gets clocked". The Greenville News. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reese, Earnest (December 12, 1999). "Bang-Up Defense Puts Eagles In Final". The Atlanta Constitution. p. E1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1999 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Div. I-AA poll". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. The Sports Network. November 23, 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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