1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
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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.
1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–6 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Daryl Dickey (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tommy Spangler (7th season) |
Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | W 21–14 | 9,526 | ||||
September 7 | at No. 4 (I-A) Florida* | No. 14 | SS | L 14–62 | 84,962 | [1] | ||
September 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Marshall | No. 13 | WSAZ | L 13–29 | 13,977 | ||
September 28 | at Chattanooga | No. 23 | L 21–23 | 6,324 | ||||
October 5 | VMI | No. 25 |
| W 20–17 | 12,041 | [2] | ||
October 12 | at Western Carolina | W 38–28 | 7,678 | |||||
October 19 | Appalachian State |
| L 28–35 | 11,074 | [3] | |||
October 26 | at The Citadel | L 20–35 | 9,427 | |||||
November 2 | No. 9 East Tennessee State |
| L 14–17 | 12,611 | ||||
November 9 | at Furman | L 14–21 | 11,616 | [4] | ||||
November 16 | Liberty* |
| W 45–14 | 10,959 | [5] | |||
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