The Georgia Southern Eagles represent Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Southern Conference.
Erk Russell was hired to build the football program for Georgia Southern College in 1982. Under the coaching of Russell the Eagles received distinction as the only 15-0 college team of the twentieth century, before his departure from Georgia Southern in 1989. Erk Russell was later replaced by Tim Stowers, followed by Paul Johnson and finally Brian VanGorder. Brian VanGorder resigned his position on January 16th, 2007. Chris Hatcher, formerly head coach at Valdosta State University, was named the new head coach January 19th, 2007.
The Georgia Southern Eagles home field has been the Allen E. Paulson stadium and they played their eleven-game conference. Paulson Stadium was dedicated on September 29, 1984 and has a capacity of 18,000.
The Eagles have won six NCAA I-AA National Championships and during Russell's tenure the Georgia Southern Eagles won three National Titles in 1985, 1986 and 1989. The fourth title was won under new head coach Tim Stowers in 1990. Coach Paul Johnson and the Eagles brought home two more championships in 1999 and 2000.
