1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
American college football season

1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaryl Dickey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy Spangler (7th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
1996 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^ 8–0  15–0 
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 13 Furman ^ 6–2  9–4 
No. 25 Appalachian State 5–3  7–4 
The Citadel 3–5  4–7 
Georgia Southern 2–6  4–7 
VMI 2–6  3–8 
Chattanooga 2–6  3–8 
Western Carolina 1–7  4–7 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Frank Ellwood in his first and only season as head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a conference mark of 2–6, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. Georgia Southern played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31at South Carolina State*No. 18
W 21–149,526
September 7at No. 4 (I-A) Florida*No. 14
SSL 14–6284,962[1]
September 213:30 pmNo. 1 MarshallNo. 13
WSAZL 13–2913,977
September 28at ChattanoogaNo. 23
L 21–236,324
October 5VMINo. 25
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 20–1712,041[2]
October 12at Western Carolina
W 38–287,678
October 19Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
L 28–3511,074[3]
October 26at The Citadel
L 20–359,427
November 2No. 9 East Tennessee State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 14–1712,611
November 9at Furman
L 14–2111,616[4]
November 16Liberty*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 45–1410,959[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Gators cruise 62–14". Fort Myers News-Press. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia Southern 20, VMI 17". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "QB swap stops Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "QB's record day carries Furman". The State. November 10, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Southern ends season with win over Liberty". The Macon Telegraph. November 17, 1996. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.


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