1988 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

Postseason college football game the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game the Division I-A (now FBS) champions 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team August 2023 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship I-AA National Championship Game 1988 NCAA Division I-AA 1988 December 17 Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern Eagles 12–2 Independent Erk Russell 2 2 3 0 3 6 Furman University Furman Paladins 12–2 SoCon Jimmy Satterfield 4 4 7 3 7 0 Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho Georgia Southern by 5https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30994116/americas_line/ America's Line New York Daily News 32 December 17, 1988 April 27, 2019 newspapers.com Larry Farina 9,714 ESPN Tim Brando (play-by-play), Stan White (color)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU_ZXbVhFuQ 1988 I-AA National Championship - Furman vs Ga. Southern June 21, 2015 YouTube April 27, 2019 1987 1989 The 1988 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Furman Paladins. The game was played on December 17, 1988, at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho. The culminating game of the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Furman, 17–12.https://www.deseretnews.com/article/27420/FURMAN-EDGES-GA-SOUTHERN-FOR-DIV-I-AA-TITLE.html Furman Edges Ga. Southern for Div. I-AA Title Deseret News Salt Lake City December 18, 1988 April 27, 2019November 2024 medicmedic Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1988 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30995791/citadel_furman_get_iaa_berths/ Citadel, Furman get I-AA berths Abe Hardesty The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina 5D November 21, 1988 April 27, 2019 newspapers.com Georgia Southern Eagles 1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team Georgia Southern finished their regular season with a 9–2 record; one of their losses was to Florida State of Division I-A.http://cfbinfo.com/team/georgia-southern-eagles/1988 Georgia Southern Eagles 1988 Schedule cfbinfo.com April 27, 2019 April 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190427044009/http://cfbinfo.com/team/georgia-southern-eagles/1988 dead Ranked second in the final NCAA I-AA in-house pollhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/30996004/final_iaa_poll/ Final I-AA poll The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina 5D November 21, 1988 April 27, 2019 newspapers.com and seeded second in the tournament, the Eagles defeated The Citadel, Stephen F. Austin, and Eastern Kentucky to reach the final. This was the third appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1985 and 1986. Furman Paladins 1988 Furman Paladins football team Furman also finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (6–1 in conference); one of their losses was to Clemson of Division I-A.http://cfbinfo.com/team/furman-paladins/1988 Furman Paladins 1988 Schedule cfbinfo.com April 27, 2019 April 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190427043952/http://cfbinfo.com/team/furman-paladins/1988 dead Ranked fourth in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll and seeded fourth in the tournament, the Paladins defeated Delaware, Marshall, and top-seed Idaho to reach the final. This was the second appearance for Furman in a Division I-AA championship game, having lost to Georgia Southern in 1985. Game summary Scoring summary GSC FUR 1 7:13 GSC 9 36 4:10 FG 55 David Cool 3 0 1 0:54 FUR 13 88 6:19 RecTD Greg Key Frankie DeBusk 19 good Glenn Connally 3 7 2 1:09 FUR 8 50 3:06 FG 36 Connally 3 10 3 5:07 GSC 15 29 5:34 FG 48 Cool 6 10 3 0:38 FUR 9 80 4:29 RushTD Dwight Sterling 5 good Connally 6 17 4 12:24 GSC Other Mark Giles returned blocked punt 30 yards for touchdown, 2-point pass incomplete 12 17 12 17 Game statistics Eagles 3 0 3 6 Paladins 7 3 7 0 thumb|right|Holt Arena, site of the 1988 Division I-AA championship game Georgia Southern Eagles GSC Furman Paladins FUR 14 69–198 52–134 64 5–17–2 26:51 17 65–355 54–231 124 7–11–1 33:09 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Furman Paladins Furman Raymond Gross 5–17, 64 yds, 2 INT Joe Ross 15 car, 58 yds Deryl Belser 2 rec, 26 yds Frankie DeBusk 7–11, 124 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Dwight Sterling 12 car, 70 yds, 1 TD Donald Lipscomb 3 rec, 53 yds https://s3.amazonaws.com/gatadb/gamereports/1988/19881217_furman_complete.pdf NCAA Official Scoring Summary December 17, 1988 April 27, 2019 Amazon Web Services References Further reading https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville-roots/2017/12/17/1988-furman-football-team-national-title/855239001/ In 1988, Furman won national title in football Judith Bainbridge The Greenville News December 17, 2017 April 27, 2019 External links 1988 I-AA National Championship - Furman vs Ga. 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