1998 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
September 5 #6 Elon (D-II)W 31-1713,2335-6
September 12 #6 Jacksonville StateW 51-3210,8037-4 (4-3)
September 19 #3 WoffordW 45-108,6494-7 (3-5)
September 26 #3 at ChattanoogaW 42-256,5745-6 (4-4)
October 3 #3 Virginia MilitaryW 63-79,6871-10 (0-8)
October 10 #2 at Western CarolinaW 28-219,6716-5 (5-3)
October 17 #2 #3 Appalachian StateW 37-2420,35310-3 (6-2)
October 24 #1 at The CitadelW 51-3414,2225-6 (4-4)
October 31 #1 East Tennessee StateW 47-2615,1894-7 (3-5)
November 7 #1 at FurmanW 45-1710,2015-6 (3-5)
November 14 #1 #19 South FloridaW 28-2314,1618-3
November 28 #1 Colgate
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 49-287,6768-4 (5-1)
December 5#1#8 Connecticut
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
W 52-309,09610-3 (6-2)
December 12#1#4 Western Illinois
  NCAA I-AA Semifinals
W 42-1411,14011-3 (5-1)
December 19#1#11 Massachusetts*
  NCAA I-AA Championship
L 43-5517,50112-3 (6-2)

 GSOPP
Scoring654363
Points Per Game43.624.2
Offensive Touchdowns8648
Defensive Touchdowns11
Special Teams Touchdowns11
First Downs364290
Rushing Yardage58462415
Rush Attempts880611
Yards Per Rush6.643.95
Rush Yards Per Game389.7161.0
TDs Rushing7427
Passing Yardage17252823
Comp-Att103-181224-405
Completion Percentage56.9%55.3%
Yards Per Attempt9.536.97
Yards Per Catch16.7512.60
Pass Yards Per Game115.0188.2
TDs Passing1221
Interceptions813
Fumbles Lost1919
Total Offense75715238
Total Plays10611016
Yards Per Play7.145.16
Yards Per Game504.7349.2
Kickoff Returns54-102791-1737
Kickoff Return Average19.019.1
Kickoff Return TDs00
Punt Returns34-45616-217
Punt Return Average13.413.6
Punt Return TDs11
Interception Returns13-1988-7
Interception Return Average15.20.9
Interception Return TDs10
Penalties-Yards107-93677-701
Penalty Yards Per Game62.446.7
3rd Down Conversions93-18382-213
3rd Down Percentage50.8%38.5%
4th Down Conversions18-2518-33
4th Down Percentage72.0%54.5%
Field Goals14-179-14
Field Goal Percentage82.4%64.3%
XP Kicks82-8630-39
XP Kick Percentage95.3%76.9%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern1771631491650654
Opponents7514450940363
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
Greg Hill98/16616389.8711880154.2
J.R. Revere5/15875.801026104.1
Georgia Southern103/18117259.5312880150.0
Opponents224/40528236.97211383124.6

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Adrian Peterson36526067.143491
Greg Hill29115875.452457
Bennie Cunningham494819.82655
Jevon Sullivan463096.72448
Cherard Freeman352808.00228
J.R. Revere302147.13229
Carl Small261455.58226
Corey Joyner151067.07026
Audrell Grace12927.67023
Brad Johnson2126.0007
Mike Stewart382.6705
Andre Weathers661.0003
Georgia Southern88058466.647491
Opponents61124153.952755

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Corey Joyner3979020.26780
Dedric Parham1626916.81165
Chris Johnson1421215.14149
Adrian Peterson10686.80124
Audrell Grace815919.88131
Titus Johnson45012.50019
Demond Brown34113.67124
Cherard Freeman35819.33031
Jevon Sullivan2157.5009
Bennie Cunningham23417.00026
Ashley Morgan22914.50016
Georgia Southern103172516.751280
Opponents224282312.602183