1988 Season Stats

Date	Rank	Opponent	Result	TV	Attendance	Opp. Final Record
September 3	#6	Newberry (NAIA)	W 55-7		12,084	3-8 (2-5)
September 10	#6	at Florida A&M*	W 42-14		18,556	7-3-1 (4-2)
September 17	#6	at Chattanooga	W 13-3	WJCL	8,747	4-7 (3-3)
September 24	#6	at #20 Middle Tennessee	L 10-26		6,800	7-4 (4-2)
October 8	#8	at #6 Florida State (I-A)	L 10-28	Sunshine	59,109	11-1
October 15	#10	UL-Monroe	W 43-11		20,228	5-6 (2-4)
October 22	#6	Bethune-Cookman	W 38-14		16,592	5-6 (4-2)
October 29	#6	at UCF (D-II)	W 31-17		28,682	6-5
November 5	#6	at James Madison	W 27-13		10,126	5-6
November 12	#3	Samford (D-III)	W 49-21		20,340	5-6
November 19	#3	South Carolina State	W 53-0		17,034	4-7 (3-3)
November 26	#2	#14 The Citadel NCAA I-AA 1st Round	W 38-20		11,011	8-4 (5-2)
December 3	#2	#9 Stephen F. Austin NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals	W 27-6		12,289	10-3 (5-1)
December 10	#2	#7 Eastern Kentucky NCAA I-AA Semifinals	W 21-17		14,023	11-3 (6-0)
December 17	#2	#4 Furman* NCAA I-AA Championship	L 12-17		9,714	13-2 (6-1)

	GS	OPP
Scoring	469	214
Points Per Game	31.3	14.3
Offensive Touchdowns	55	25
Defensive Touchdowns	3	0
Special Teams Touchdowns	1	0

First Downs	286	229

Rushing Yardage	4327	2045
Rush Attempts	840	606
Yards Per Rush	5.15	3.37
Rush Yards Per Game	288.5	136.3
TDs Rushing	47	13

Passing Yardage	1477	1929
Comp-Att	101-204	159-360
Completion Percentage	49.5%	44.2%
Yards Per Attempt	7.24	5.36
Yards Per Catch	14.62	12.13
Pass Yards Per Game	98.5	128.6
TDs Passing	8	12
Interceptions	12	21
Fumbles Lost	19	13

Total Offense	5804	3974
Total Plays	1044	966
Yards Per Play	5.56	4.11
Yards Per Game	386.9	264.9

Kickoff Returns	45-922	72-1404
Kickoff Return Average	20.5	19.5
Kickoff Return TDs	0	0
Punt Returns	45-336	18-129
Punt Return Average	7.5	7.2
Punt Return TDs	1	0
Interception Returns	21-226	12-57
Interception Return Average	10.8	4.8
Interception Return TDs	1	0

Penalties-Yards	96-805	92-839
Penalty Yards Per Game	53.7	55.9

3rd Down Conversions	96-221	63-212
3rd Down Percentage	43.4%	29.7%
4th Down Conversions	11-21	11-26
4th Down Percentage	52.4%	42.3%

Field Goals	18-27	13-22
Field Goal Percentage	66.7%	59.1%
XP Kicks	55-56	21-23
XP Kick Percentage	98.2%	91.3%

Score By Quarter	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Georgia Southern	121	106	123	119	0	469
Opponents	82	35	49	48	0	214