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Georgia Southern University Athletics

1986 Football Schedule

Head Coach: Erk Russell
I-AA National Champions

Scheduled Games

1986 Football Schedule
Date Time At Opponent Location TV Radio Tournament Result Links
August 30, 1986 (Saturday) Away Florida Gainesville, FL L, 14-38
September 13, 1986 (Saturday) Neutral Florida A&M Jacksonville, FL W, 35-12
September 20, 1986 (Saturday) Away Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, TN W, 34-31
September 27, 1986 (Saturday) Home Chattanooga Statesboro, GA / Allen E. Paulson Stadium W, 34-14
October 4, 1986 (Saturday) Away Tennessee Tech Cookeville, TN W, 59-13
October 11, 1986 (Saturday) Home Bethune-Cookman Statesboro, GA / Allen E. Paulson Stadium W, 52-31
October 18, 1986 (Saturday) Away East Carolina Greenville, NC L, 33-35
November 1, 1986 (Saturday) Away Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY W, 49-32
November 8, 1986 (Saturday) Away UCF Orlando, FL W, 33-23
November 15, 1986 (Saturday) Home James Madison Statesboro, GA / Allen E. Paulson Stadium W, 45-35
November 22, 1986 (Saturday) Home South Carolina State Statesboro, GA / Allen E. Paulson Stadium W, 28-7
November 29, 1986 (Saturday) Home North Carolina A&T Statesboro, GA / Allen E. Paulson Stadium NCAA FCS Championships W, 52-21
December 6, 1986 (Saturday) Home Nicholls State Statesboro, GA / Allen E. Paulson Stadium NCAA FCS Championships W, 55-31
December 13, 1986 (Saturday) Away Nevada Reno, NV NCAA FCS Championships W, 48-38
December 20, 1986 (Saturday) Neutral Arkansas State Tacoma, WA NCAA FCS Championships W, 48-21