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1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
Division I-AA Championship Game, W 36–13 vs. Nevada
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 1 (NCAA Poll)
1990 record12–3
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff McInerney (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Spangler (1st season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^0–0–0  11–1–0
No. 7 William & Mary ^0–0–0  10–2–0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^0–0–0  9–3–0
No. 18 UCF ^0–0–0  9–3–0
Liberty0–0–0  7–4–0
Samford0–0–0  6–4–1
James Madison0–0–0  5–6–0
Nicholls State0–0–0  5–6–0
Arkansas State0–0–0  3–7–1
Western Kentucky0–0–0  2–8–0
Towson0–0–0  2–9–0
Northeastern0–0–0  1–10–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-AA (now called Football Championship Subdivision) college football during the 1990 season. Georgia Southern competed as an Independent under first-year head football coach Tim Stowers and played their home games at Paulson Stadium.

The Eagles won the national championship for the second consecutive season—their fourth overall in six years—and it was their third straight national championship game appearance. Georgia Southern defeated Nevada 36–13 in their home stadium to claim the championship.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Valdosta StateNo. 1
W 17–1015,180
September 8at No. 4 Middle Tennessee StateNo. 1
L 13–1615,000
September 157:00 p.mat No. 3 (I-A) Florida StateNo. 6
PPVL 6–4862,111
September 22No. 3 Eastern KentuckyNo. 9
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 34–4217,373
September 29No. 15 Northeast LouisianaNo. 17
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 33–1416,048
October 6at No. 11 MarshallNo. 14
GSSNW 17–1417,039
October 20at UCFNo. 12
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
GSSNW 38–1716,258
October 27Savannah StateNo. 12
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 54–719,331
November 3James MadisonNo. 9
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
GSSNW 31–1321,067
November 10at ChattanoogaNo. 7
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
GSSNW 23–205,710
November 17SamfordNo. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 31–2418,271
November 24No. 15 The CitadelNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 31–011,881
December 1No. 13 IdahoNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 28–2711,571
December 8No. 18 UCFNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 44–713,183
December 15No. 4 NevadaNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Championship)
CBSW 36–1323,204
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1990 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

  • 1990 Football Media Guide at gseagles.com
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