Georgia southern football field. Georgia southern led 10 7 at halftime by dominating control of the football. Georgia southern is a university rich in history. Georgia southern university is a large scale small feel public research university offers practical knowledge in more than 100 degree programs in business education science engineering technology and the arts.
It is home to the georgia southern eagles football team and the focal point of erk russell athletic park. The eagle nation is built on these bonds soaring on the. This is an oral history of the 2000 georgia southern football team coached by paul johnson led by adrian peterson and feared by much of ncaa division i aa.
The official athletics website for the georgia southern university eagles. Paulson stadium is a 25000 seat on campus football stadium in statesboro georgia. King had 107 yards rushing and three touchdowns wesley kennedy iii and shai werts each ran for a score and georgia southern beat georgia.
Paulson stadium was dedicated on september 29 1984 with a 4811 win over liberty universitythe game was a fitting end to four years of planning one of the finest i aa facilities in america. The eagles first continuously fielded a football team in 1924. Since its humble beginnings as first district am school in 1906 through its 2018 consolidation with armstrong state university the school has established a wide range of traditions that serve to distinguish it from its peers and deepen the bond with its own students as each year passes.
The official 2019 football schedule for the georgia southern university eagles. Georgia southern president kyle marrero and athletic director jared benko hosted a diversity and inclusion discussion with the football program in recent weeks lunsford said. This team went 13 2 and ended the.