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2007 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Georgia Southern Eagles
University Georgia Southern University
Conference Southern Conference
NCAA Division I (FCS)
Athletics director Sam Baker
Location Statesboro, GA
Varsity teams 15
Football stadium Paulson Stadium
Basketball arena Hanner Fieldhouse
Mascot GUS
Nickname Eagles
Fight song Georgia Southern Fight Song
Colors Blue and White

             
Homepage GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com

The Georgia Southern Eagles are the athletic teams of Georgia Southern University. Schedule Game notes West Georgia It was a successful coaching debut for Chris Hatcher who took over as Eagles coach after winning a national championship Georgia Southern University (GSU is a public co-educational Regional Research University located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Allen E Paulson Stadium is an 18000-seat on campus football Stadium in Statesboro Georgia. Hanner Fieldhouse is a 4358-seat multi-purpose Arena in Statesboro Georgia. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Georgia Southern University (GSU is a public co-educational Regional Research University located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA The Eagles compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) (formerly I-AA), and are a member of the NCAA Division I Southern Conference. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I The Eagles are the only team to win six FCS national championships.

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Football

Main article: Georgia Southern Eagles football

The head coach of the Eagles is Chris Hatcher, who completed the 2007 season with a record of 7-4. The Georgia Southern Eagles represent Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Southern Conference under head coach Chris Hatcher Chris Hatcher is an American College Football coach and the current head coach at Georgia Southern and the former head coach at his alma mater The Eagles have won an unprecedented six NCAA FCS (I-AA) National Championships (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, and 2000) and eight Southern Conference championships (1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004). Home football games are played at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, known as "The Prettiest Little Stadium in America. Allen E Paulson Stadium is an 18000-seat on campus football Stadium in Statesboro Georgia. " Georgia Southern fielded its first football team in 1910; however, the sport was suspended for World War II and was not restarted until 1982. [1]

Erk Russell

Main article: Erk Russell

In 1982, former University of Georgia defensive coordinator Erksine "Erk" Russell was hired to restart the football program at Georgia Southern, as the program had not competed in 40 years. Erskine "Erk" Russell ( July 23, 1926 in Birmingham Alabama - September 8, 2006 in Statesboro, Georgia Erskine "Erk" Russell ( July 23, 1926 in Birmingham Alabama - September 8, 2006 in Statesboro, Georgia In 1985, three years after beginning the team, Coach Russell won his first of three national titles, with the others coming in 1986 and 1989. Russell's final record at Georgia Southern, after his retirement in 1989, was 83-22-1 (. 788).

Beautiful Eagle Creek

Beautiful Eagle Creek
Beautiful Eagle Creek

When Georgia Southern resurrected football in 1981, it lacked tradition. A drainage ditch that the team had to cross several times a day during football practice came to be called Beautiful Eagle Creek by Coach Erk Russell. When the Eagles traveled to Northern Iowa during the 1985 playoffs, Coach Russell brought along a jug of this Eagle Creek water to sprinkle on the field. The University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls Iowa, is a state-supported university that offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration The Eagles were victorious and went on to win many national championships with the help of that magic water.

The Hugo Bowl

In 1989, ESPN was to broadcast a Thursday Night Football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represents Middle Tennessee State University in NCAA Division I FBS football competition However, Hugo, a category 4 hurricane, was headed straight towards the coast of Georgia. Hurricane Hugo was a destructive Category 5 Hurricane that struck Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St At the time of landfall, Hugo ranked as the eleventh most intense hurricane to strike U. S. this century, and it delivered the highest ever recorded storm surge on the East Coast. Nevertheless, the decision was made to continue with the game. For safety purposes, an open line was kept between the press box at Paulson Stadium and the National Hurricane Center in Florida. The Eagles went on to defeat MTSU by a score of 26-0 in a classic that will forever be known in Eagle history as the Hugo Bowl.

Men's Basketball

The head coach of the Eagles basketball squad is Jeff Price, who is in his ninth year at Georgia Southern with a record of 137-99. Jeff Price is the head men's basketball coach at Georgia Southern University. The men's basketball team participated in the NCAA Division I Tournament in 1983, 1987, and 1992, and the NIT in 1988, 1989, and 2006. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The first year of men's basketball at Georgia Southern was 1926, and the first year the school played in Division I was 1971. [2] Georgia Southern basketball player Roger Moore was the first African-American athlete to receive a scholarship in the University System of Georgia[3]

Baseball

The baseball team is led by head coach Rodney Hennon, who is in his eight year at Georgia Southern. The University System of Georgia ( USG) is the Organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in Georgia. Georgia Southern played its first year of baseball in 1933. [4] The team went to the College World Series in 1973 and 1990 and has appeared in 11 NCAA regionals. The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball The team was also crowned the NAIA National Champions in 1962, sweeping Portland State. Portland State University (PSU is a public state Urban university located in downtown Portland Oregon, United States. [5]

Traditions

Gus the Eagle, the Mascot
Gus the Eagle, the Mascot

Nickname

Eagles is the third nickname of Georgia Southern University. From 1924 to 1941, the nickname was the Blue Tide. After World War II, athletic teams were referred to as the Professors, as the school was a teachers college. However, in 1959, when the school was renamed Georgia Southern College, a student vote was held to determine the new mascot. Eagles was chosen over Colonels by a narrow margin. [6]

Notable Athletic Alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Delma Eugene Presley, The Southern Century. Jeffery Raynard Sanders (born January 14 1966, in Augusta Georgia) is an American former professional Basketball player who was selected Todd Anthony Greene (born May 8, 1971 in Augusta, Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher. Joseph Hamilton (born September 9, 1970 in Statesboro Georgia) is a retired Major League Baseball Pitcher who played from 1994-2003 Louis Fred Stokes (born March 14, 1964 in Vidalia, Georgia) is a former American football Defensive end who played Kiwaukee Sanchez Thomas (born June 19, 1977 in) is an Canadian football Cornerback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Earthwind C Moreland (born June 13, 1977 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former National Football League Cornerback for the New England Jayson D Foster (born July 22, 1985 in) is an American football Wide receiver who is currently a Free agent. The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I Erskine "Erk" Russell ( July 23, 1926 in Birmingham Alabama - September 8, 2006 in Statesboro, Georgia The Georgia Southern Eagles represent Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Southern Conference under head coach Chris Hatcher Statesboro: Georgia Southern University, 2006. 50.
  2. ^ http://www.georgiasoutherneagles.com/downloads1/26529.pdf?ATCLID=1283216&SPSID=97230&SPID=10903&DB_OEM_ID=18700
  3. ^ Delma Eugene Presley, The Southern Century. Statesboro: Georgia Southern University, 2006. 190.
  4. ^ http://www.georgiasoutherneagles.com/pdf5/96489.pdf?ATCLID=1312642&SPSID=99579&SPID=10900&DB_OEM_ID=18700
  5. ^ Delma Eugene Presley, The Southern Century. Statesboro: Georgia Southern University, 2006. 179.
  6. ^ Georgia Southern Football Media Guide, 2004. 188

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