1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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.

1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 59–24 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
Record	13–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Paul Johnson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sewak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rusty Russell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 9 Appalachian State ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 12 Furman ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Wofford		5	–	3					6	–	5
East Tennessee State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Chattanooga		3	–	5					5	–	6
Western Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	8
The Citadel		1	–	7					2	–	9
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Fayetteville State*	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 76–0	15,876	[1]
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Wofford	No. 1	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 55–14	8,048	[2]
September 18	6:30 pm	at Oregon State*	No. 1	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 41–48	27,031	[3]
September 25		Chattanooga	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 49–10	14,746	[4]
October 2	1:00 pm	at VMI	No. 1	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 50–14	5,967	[5]
October 9		Western Carolina	No. 1	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 70–7	16,406	[6]
October 16		at No. 11 Appalachian State	No. 1	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 16–17	19,891	[7]
October 23		The Citadel	No. 5	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 34–17	18,536	[8]
October 30		at No. 19 East Tennessee State	No. 4	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 55–6	5,953	[9]
November 6		No. 7 Furman	No. 4	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 41–38	18,636	[10]
November 13		at Jacksonville State*	No. 3	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 51–14	8,639	[11]
November 27		No. 17 Northern Arizona*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 72–29	7,140	[12]
December 4	1:00 pm	No. 10 UMass*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 38–21	13,121	[13]
December 11		No. 5 Illinois State*	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	W 28–17	12,299	[14]
December 18		vs. No. 9 Youngstown State*	No. 2	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	W 59–24	20,052	[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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