1997 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (1st season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
1997 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 15 Appalachian State  6 –2   7 –4  
East Tennessee State  5 –3   7 –4  
Furman  5 –3   7 –4  
The Citadel  4 –4   6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4   7 –4  
Western Carolina  3 –5   3 –8  
Wofford  2 –6   3 –7  
VMI  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Florida A&M in the first round before losing to Delaware in the quarterfinals. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Valdosta State*
W 45–2610,572
September 6No. 3 William and Mary*No. 23
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 28–2910,329
September 20at WoffordNo. 20
W 22–77,236
September 27No. 22 ChattanoogaNo. 20
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 37–1010,128
October 4at VMINo. 17
W 49–05,208[1]
October 11Western CarolinaNo. 11
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 30–711,368
October 18at Appalachian StateNo. 9
L 12–2413,887[2]
October 25The CitadelNo. 16
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 49–714,731
November 1at No. 12 East Tennessee StateNo. 14
W 38–305,629
November 8FurmanNo. 11
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 30–1318,269[3]
November 157:00 pmat South Florida*No. 8
W 24–2330,470
November 29No. 10 Florida A&M*No. 8
W 52–3710,409
December 6at No. 3 Delaware*No. 8
L 7–1611,203

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Southern 49, VMI 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 5, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Third-quarter outbursts carry Appalachian State over Eagles". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Seven turnovers prove too costly for Paladins". The Greenville News. November 9, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1997 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.


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