1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football
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)
Head coach	Paul Johnson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sewak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rusty Russell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium

1999 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Fayetteville State*	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 76–0	15,876
September 11		at Wofford	No. 1	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 55–14	8,048
September 18	6:30 pm	at Oregon State*	No. 1	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 41–48	27,031
September 25		Chattanooga	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 49–10	14,746
October 2	1:00 pm	at VMI	No. 1	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 50–14	5,967
October 9		Western Carolina	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 70–7	16,406
October 16		at No. 11 Appalachian State	No. 1	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 16–17	19,891	[1]
October 23		The Citadel	No. 5	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 34–17	18,536
October 30		at No. 19 East Tennessee State	No. 4	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 55–6	5,953
November 6		No. 7 Furman	No. 4	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 41–38	18,636	[2]
November 13		at Jacksonville State*	No. 3	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 51–14	8,639
November 27		No. 17 Northern Arizona*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 72–29	7,140
December 4	1:00 pm	No. 10 UMass*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 38–21	13,121
December 11		No. 5 Illinois State*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	W 28–17	12,299	[3]
December 20		at No. 9 Youngstown State*	No. 2	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	W 59–24	20,052
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Top-ranked Eagles fall to Appalachian". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1999. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Paladins' rally gets clocked". The Greenville News. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Reese, Earnest (December 12, 1999). "Bang-Up Defense Puts Eagles In Final". The Atlanta Constitution. p. E1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1999 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
5. "Div. I-AA poll". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. The Sports Network. November 23, 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.