1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1999

| team = Georgia Southern Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| TSNRank = 1

| record = 13–2

| conf_record = 7–1

| head_coach = Paul Johnson

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = Mike Sewak

| oc_year = 3rd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Rusty Russell

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Paulson Stadium

| champion = NCAA Division I-AA champion
SoCon champion

| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game

| bowl_result = W 59–24 vs. Youngstown State

}}

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

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1999

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Fayetteville State Broncos|title=Fayetteville State}}

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 76–0

| attend = 15,876

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}

| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium

| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC

| tv =

| score = 55–14

| attend = 8,048

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| time = 6:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Reser Stadium

| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR

| tv =

| score = 41–48

| attend = 27,031

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 1

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 49–10

| attend = 14,746

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| tv =

| score = 50–14

| attend = 5,967

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 1

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 70–7

| attend = 16,406

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Appalachian State

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium

| site_cityst = Boone, NC

| tv =

| score = 16–17

| attend = 19,891

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89836543/top-ranked-eagles-fall-to-appalachian/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Top-ranked Eagles fall to Appalachian|date=October 17, 1999|accessdate=November 30, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 34–17

| attend = 18,536

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Memorial Center

| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN

| tv =

| score = 55–6

| attend = 5,953

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 4

| opponent = Furman

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 41–38

| attend = 18,636

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98449001/paladins-rally-gets-clocked/|work=The Greenville News|title=Paladins' rally gets clocked|date=November 7, 1999|accessdate=March 26, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Jacksonville State

| site_stadium = Paul Snow Stadium

| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL

| tv =

| score = 51–14

| attend = 8,639

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round

| tv =

| score = 72–29

| attend = 7,140

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 4

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = UMass

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal

| tv =

| score = 38–21

| attend = 13,121

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 11

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Illinois State

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal

| tv =

| score = 28–17

| attend = 12,299

| source = {{cite news |last1=Reese |first1=Earnest |title=Bang-Up Defense Puts Eagles In Final |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86414500/ |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |date=December 12, 1999 |page=E1 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 20

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Youngstown State

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game

| tv =

| score = 59–24

| attend = 20,052

}}

{{cite web|title=1999 Football Schedule|publisher=CFBDataWarehouse.com|access-date=January 13, 2017|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/georgia_southern/1995-1999_yearly_results.php|archive-date=January 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113084239/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/georgia_southern/1995-1999_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28491454/div_iaa_poll/ |title=Div. I-AA poll |agency=The Sports Network |newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser |location=Montgomery, Alabama |page=2B |date=November 23, 1999 |access-date=February 16, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

References

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Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons

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