[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 14 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 14

  Commending the Georgia Southern University Eagles football team for 
       winning the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 23, 2001

   Mr. Cleland (for himself and Mr. Miller) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Commending the Georgia Southern University Eagles football team for 
       winning the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football championship.

Whereas Georgia Southern University is a member of the Southern Conference of 
        the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-AA and the 
        Conference's champion for 4 consecutive years;
Whereas in 2000, Georgia Southern captured its second consecutive and a record-
        setting sixth overall Division I-AA national title;
Whereas Head Coach, Paul Johnson, has won numerous Coach of the Year awards 
        during his career; has a 50-8 win-loss record at Georgia Southern, which 
        is one of the best records in college football; and had 13 first-year 
        starters in the 2000 season but was still able to win 13 games on the 
        way to another national championship;
Whereas junior running back, Adrian Peterson, ran for 148 yards in the 
        championship game, which marked the 43rd consecutive game in which he 
        rushed for 100 or more yards;
Whereas the students, alumni, and supporters of Georgia Southern University, as 
        well as the community of Statesboro, are to be congratulated for their 
        unshakable commitment to the Georgia Southern University football team; 
        and
Whereas their Division I-AA national championships in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 
        1999, and 2000, as well as their place as runner-up in 1988 and 1998, 
        make the Georgia Southern University program the most successful college 
        football program in Division I-AA football history: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, that the Senate--
            (1) commends the Georgia Southern University Eagles 
        football team for winning the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA 
        collegiate football national championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the players, 
        coaches, and support staff who were instrumental in helping 
        Georgia Southern University win the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA 
        collegiate football national championship and invites them to 
        the United States Capitol Building to be honored;
            (3) requests that the President recognize the 
        accomplishments and achievements of the 2000 Georgia Southern 
        football team and invite them to Washington, D.C. for a White 
        House ceremony for national championship teams; and
            (4) directs the Secretary of the Senate to make available 
        enrolled copies of this resolution to Georgia Southern 
        University for appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled 
        copy of the resolution to each coach and member of the 2000 
        NCAA Division I-AA collegiate national championship football 
        team.
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