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1995 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
Record9–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Daryl Dickey (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler (6th season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996 →
1995 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Marshall ^ 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Georgia Southern ^ 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Furman 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Chattanooga 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Tim Stowers in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a conference mark of 5–3, trying for third place in the SoCon. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Troy State in the first round before falling to eventual national champion Montana in the quarterfinals. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 South Carolina State*No. 24
W 27–1213,084
September 9vs. Middle Tennessee*No. 17
W 34–269,529
September 16at No. 4 MarshallNo. 13
L 7–3719,983
September 23 ChattanoogaNo. 18
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 35–913,503
October 7 Western CarolinaNo. 14
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 42–011,430
October 14at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 13
L 17–278,797 [1]
October 21 The CitadelNo. 17
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 27–014,201
October 28at East Tennessee StateNo. 13
L 16–214,977
November 4 FurmanNo. 22
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 27–2015,305 [2]
November 11at Liberty*No. 21
W 7–63,325 [3]
November 18vs. VMINo. 17
W 31–138,414 [4]
November 25at No. 3 Troy State*No. 15
W 24–216,000
December 22:05 pmat No. 8 Montana*No. 15
L 0–4518,518

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References

  1. ^ "Appalachian stops Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "6th-year QB Bostick lifts Eagles 27–20". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1995. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Liberty playoff hopes dashed". The News and Advance. November 12, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ga. Southern tops VMI, remains in playoff race". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1995 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.


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