1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Division I-AA National Champions
NCAA Division I Football Championship vs. Nevada, W 36–13
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 1 (NCAA Poll)
1990 record	12–3
Head coach	Tim Stowers (1st year)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)

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

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Valdosta State*	No. 1	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA		W 17–10	15,180
September 8	at No. 4 Middle Tennessee*	No. 1	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		L 13–16	15,000
September 15	at No. 3 (I-A) Florida State*	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	PPV	L 6–48	62,111
September 22	No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 9	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA		L 34–42	17,373
September 29	No. 15 Northeast Louisiana*	No. 17	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA		W 33–14	16,048
October 6	at No. 11 Marshall*	No. 14	Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV	GSSN	W 17–14	17,039
October 20	at UCF*	No. 12	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	GSSN	W 38–17	16,258
October 27	Savannah State*	No. 12	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA		W 54–7	19,331
November 3	James Madison*	No. 9	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	GSSN	W 31–13	21,067
November 10	at Chattanooga*	No. 8	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	GSSN	W 23–20	5,710
November 17	Samford*	No. 7	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA		W 31–24	18,271
November 24	No. 15 The Citadel*	No. 3	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA First Round)		W 31–0	11,881
December 1	No. 13 Idaho*	No. 3	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Quarterfinals)		W 28–27	11,571
December 8	No. 18 UCF*	No. 3	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Semifinals)		W 44–7	13,183
December 15	No. 4 Nevada*	No. 3	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA National Championship)	CBS	W 36–13	23,204
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions

David Cool Giff Smith Head coach: Tim Stowers Assistant coaches: David Saunders

Georgia Southern Eagles football

Venues	Paulson Stadium (1984–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State Georgia State 2015 GoDaddy Bowl

Culture & lore	Traditions Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song" Southern Pride Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern

1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern

2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova

2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State

1990 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boise State Central Florida The Citadel Eastern Kentucky Furman Georgia Southern Idaho Jackson State Middle Tennessee Nevada Northeast Louisiana Northern Iowa Southwest Missouri State UMass William & Mary Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

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