1993 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
| 1993 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 14–34 at Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 2 |
| Record | 10–3 (7–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tommy Spangler (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Marshall ^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Stowers, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a conference mark of 7–1, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Eastern Kentucky in the first round before losing to eventual national champion Youngstown State in the quarterfinals. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Savannah State* | No. 11 | W 35–3 | 11,645 | [1] | |
| September 11 | No. 24 The Citadel | No. 8 |
| W 16–6 | 12,921 | [2] |
| September 18 | at No. 1 Marshall | No. 7 | L 3–13 | 29,464 | [3] | |
| September 25 | Chattanooga | No. 8 |
| W 45–0 | 13,771 | [4] |
| October 2 | at No. 3 (I-A) Miami (FL)* | No. 7 | L 7–30 | 43,147 | [5] | |
| October 9 | No. 20 Western Carolina | No. 8 |
| W 19–18 | 14,133 | [6] |
| October 16 | at Appalachian State | No. 6 | W 34–28 | 10,939 | [7] | |
| October 23 | at VMI | No. 6 | W 57–0 | 5,600 | [8] | |
| November 6 | Furman | No. 3 |
| W 31–19 | 17,984 | [9] |
| November 13 | Concord* | No. 3 |
| W 51–13 | 12,706 | [10] |
| November 20 | at East Tennessee State | No. 2 | W 31–24 | 4,615 | [11] | |
| November 27 | No. 17 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 2 |
| W 14–12 | 7,278 | [12] |
| December 4 | at No. 7 Youngstown State* | No. 2 |
| L 14–34 | 9,503 | [13] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Second start even better". The Macon Telegraph. September 5, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles enjoy debut". The State. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall rides Parker to 13–3 win over Georgia Southern". The Greenville News. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Southern scorches Tennessee–Chatt. 45–0, improves record to 3–1". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami sputters to win as QB Costa takes seat". News-Press. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'6-Trojan' lifts Georgia Southern past Western Carolina". The Macon Telegraph. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big plays help Ga. Southern slip past Appalachian 34–28". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern clobbers VMI". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Good effort wasted". The Greenville News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Southern clinches tie for conference title". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles clinch with win over Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern moves ball but falls short 14–12". The Courier-Journal. November 28, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Southern eliminated". The Island Packet. December 5, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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