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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
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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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