1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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
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  
  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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31at South Carolina State*No. 18
W 21–149,526[1]
September 7at No. 4 (I-A) Florida*No. 14
SSL 14–6284,962[2]
September 21No. 1 MarshallNo. 13
WSAZL 13–2913,977[3]
September 28at ChattanoogaNo. 23
L 21–236,324[4]
October 5VMINo. 25
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 20–1712,041[5]
October 12at Western Carolina
W 38–287,678[6]
October 19Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
L 28–3511,074[7]
October 26at The Citadel
L 20–359,427[8]
November 2No. 9 East Tennessee State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 14–1712,611[9]
November 9at Furman
L 14–2111,616[10]
November 16Liberty*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 45–1410,959[11]

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References

  1. ^ "S.C. State comes up short to Southern". The Greenville News. September 1, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gators cruise 62–14". Fort Myers News-Press. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marshall clobbers Georgia Southern". The Macon Telegraph. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee–Chattanooga edges Georgia Southern". The Macon Telegraph. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Southern 20, VMI 17". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Southern rallies by Western". Elizabethton Star. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "QB swap stops Ga. Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. October 20, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Freshman leads The Citadel to win". The Index-Journal. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cavan's gamble pays off". Johnson City Press. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "QB's record day carries Furman". The State. November 10, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Southern ends season with win over Liberty". The Macon Telegraph. November 17, 1996. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  13. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 127. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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