Wikiwand AI

1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled and overall record of 14–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Colgate in the first round, Connecticut in the quarterfinals, and Western Illinois in the semifinals before falling to UMass in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Sports NetworkNo. 2
Record14–1 (8–0 SoCon)
Headcoach
Quick facts Georgia Southern Eagles football, SoCon champion ...
1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
Record14–1 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 8–0  14–1 
No. 6 Appalachian State ^ 6–2  10–3 
Western Carolina 5–3  6–5 
Chattanooga 4–4  5–6 
The Citadel 4–4  5–6 
East Tennessee State 3–5  4–7 
Wofford 3–5  4–7 
Furman 3–5  5–6 
VMI 0–8  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Close

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Elon*No. 6
W 31–1713,233[1]
September 12Jacksonville State*No. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 51–3210,803[2]
September 191:00 pmWoffordNo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 45–108,649[3]
September 2612:00 pmat ChattanoogaNo. 3
W 42–256,574[4]
October 31:00 pmVMINo. 3
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 63–79,687[5]
October 10at Western CarolinaNo. 2
W 28–219,671[6]
October 17No. 3 Appalachian StateNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 37–2420,353[7]
October 24at The CitadelNo. 1
W 51–3414,222[8]
October 31East Tennessee StateNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 47–2615,189[9]
November 7at FurmanNo. 1
W 45–1710,201[10]
November 141:00 pmNo. 19 South Florida*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 28–2314,161[11]
November 28Colgate*No. 1
W 49–287,676[12]
December 5No. 8 Connecticut*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 52–309,762[13]
December 12No. 4 Western Illinois*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 42–1411,140[14]
December 192:00 pmvs. No. 12 UMass*No. 1
L 43–5517,501[15]
Close

[16][17]

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network663 (1)3 (1)3 (1)2 (8)2 (9)1 (88)1 (93)1 (95)1 (95)1 (97)1 (84)2
Close

Game summaries

Vs. No. 12 UMass (Division I-AA Championship Game)

See also: 1998 UMass Minutemen football team and 1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game
1998 Division I-AA Championship Game
No. 1 Georgia Southern Eagles vs. No. 12 UMass Minutemen – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Eagles 7 14 121043
No. 12 Minutemen 21 17 01755
Close

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee

  • Date: December 19
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 17,501
  • Referee: John W. Keys
  • TV: ESPN
More information Game information ...
Game information
First quarter
  • MASS – Marcel Shipp 25-yard run (Jason Cherry kick), 12:56. Minutemen 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:04.
  • MASS – Kole Ayi 9-yard fumble return (Jason Cherry kick), 8:29. Minutemen 14–0.
  • GASO – Greg Hill 40-yard run (Chris Chambers kick), 7:25. Minutemen 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 1:08.
  • MASS – Adrian Zullo 7-yard pass from Jamie Holston (Jason Cherry kick), 5:04. Minutemen 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:07.

Second quarter

  • MASS – Jason Cherry 22-yard field goal, 14:46. Minutemen 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:34.
  • GASO – Corey Joyner 6-yard pass from Greg Hill (Chris Chambers kick), 10:54. Minutemen 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:11.
  • MASS – Todd Bankhead 1-yard run (Jason Cherry kick), 7:17. Minutemen 31–14. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:37.
  • MASS – Marcel Shipp 4-yard run (Jason Cherry kick), 4:09. Minutemen 38–14. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:35.
  • GASO – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Chris Chambers kick), 2:01. Minutemen 38–21. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:08.

Third quarter

  • GASO – Adrian Peterson 5-yard run (kick failed), 8:54. Minutemen 38–27. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:06.
  • GASO – Greg Hill 2-yard run (run failed), 0:41. Minutemen 38–33. Drive: 14 plays, 98 yards, 6:07.

Fourth quarter

  • MASS – Kevin Quinlan 2-yard run (Jason Cherry kick), 13:42. Minutemen 45–33. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:59.
  • MASS – Marcel Shipp 2-yard run (Jason Cherry kick), 11:51. Minutemen 52–33. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:35.
  • GASO – Chris Chambers 38-yard field goal, 8:39. Minutemen 52–36. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:12.
  • MASS – Jason Cherry 25-yard field goal, 2:21. Minutemen 55–36. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 3:04.
  • GASO – J. R. Revere 29-yard run (Chris Chambers kick), 1:04. Minutemen 55–43. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 1:17.
Close
More information Statistics, GASO ...
StatisticsGASOMASS
First downs2623
Plays–yards86–59577–462
Rushes–yards65–45751–303
Passing yards138159
Passing: comp–att–int10–21–118–26–0
Turnovers72
Time of possession30:4829:12
Close
More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Georgia Southern Passing Greg Hill 8/16, 111 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Greg Hill 29 rushes, 228 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Corey Joyner 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD
UMass Passing Todd Bankhead 17/25, 152 yards
Rushing Marcel Shipp 35 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jimmy Moore 6 receptions, 63 yards
Close

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks