1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference USA co-champion
Conference Conference USA
1996 record 8–3 (4–1 C-USA)
Head coach Jeff Bower (7th season)
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 33,000)
1996 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Southern Miss +  4 1     8 3  
Houston +  4 1     7 5  
Cincinnati  2 3     6 5  
Louisville  2 3     5 6  
Memphis  2 3     4 7  
Tulane  1 4     2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. In the inaugural season of Conference USA, Southern Miss claimed a share of the conference championship with Houston after finishing 4–1 in conference, and 8–3 overall.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
August 31 at Georgia* Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 11–7  
September 7 at No. 14 Alabama* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL L 10–20  
September 14 Utah State* M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS W 31–24  
September 21 Louisiana–Lafayette* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 52–27  
September 28 at Louisville Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY W 24–7  
October 10 at East Carolina* Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC W 28–7  
October 19 Memphis M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl) W 16–0  
October 26 at Tulane No. 24 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell) W 31–28  
November 2 at Cincinnati No. 23 M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 21–17  
November 9 at Houston No. 20 Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX L 49–56  
November 16 at Florida State* No. 25 Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL L 14–54  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. "1996 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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