, ▁the ▁E ag les ▁would ▁win ▁their ▁first ▁Division ▁I - AA ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁Ta com a , ▁Washington , ▁defe ating ▁Fur man , ▁in ▁only ▁the ▁team ' s ▁fourth ▁year ▁in ▁existence , ▁second ▁as ▁a ▁vars ity ▁team . ▁The ▁E ag les ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁Ta com a ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁and ▁win ▁the ▁championship ▁vs . ▁Ark ansas ▁State . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁E ag les ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁college ▁team ▁to ▁go ▁ 1 5 – 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁winning ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁on ▁their ▁home ▁field ▁vs . ▁Stephen ▁F . ▁Austin . ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁game , ▁Russell ▁retired . ▁ ▁Tim ▁St ow ers ▁( 1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 5 ) ▁Tim ▁St ow ers ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁succeed ▁Russell ▁after ▁Georgia ▁Southern ' s ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁( 1 5 – 0 ) ▁national ▁title . ▁St ow ers ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator , ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁coordin ators ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁direct ▁an ▁off ense ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 – 0 ▁record . ▁St ow ers ▁led ▁the ▁E ag les ▁to ▁their ▁fourth ▁I - AA ▁championship ▁against ▁Nev ada ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁Georgia ▁Southern ' s ▁first ▁Southern ▁Conference ▁Title ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ,