1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season

1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 4–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Frank Ellwood (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Daryl Dickey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Tommy Spangler (7th season)
Home stadium| Paulson Stadium

Seasons

<- 1995

1997 ->

1996 Southern Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 31| | at South Carolina State*| No. 18|

* Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
* Orangeburg, SC

| | W 21–14| 9,526|
September 7| | at No. 4 (I-A) Florida*| No. 14|

* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
* Gainesville, FL

| SS| L 14–62| 84,962| [1]
September 21| 3:30 pm| No. 1 Marshall| No. 13|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| WSAZ| L 13–29| 13,977|
September 28| | at Chattanooga| No. 23|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| | L 21–23| 6,324|
October 5| | VMI| No. 25|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | W 20–17| 12,041| [2]
October 12| | at Western Carolina| |

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| | W 38–28| 7,678|
October 19| | Appalachian State| |

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA (rivalry)

| | L 28–35| 11,074| [3]
October 26| | at The Citadel| |

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| | L 20–35| 9,427|
November 2| | No. 9 East Tennessee State| |

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | L 14–17| 12,611|
November 9| | at Furman| |

* Paladin Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| | L 14–21| 11,616| [4]
November 16| | Liberty*| |

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | W 45–14| 10,959| [5]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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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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