1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Frank Ellwood, in his first and only year as head coach for the Eagles.

1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1996 record4–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coachFrank Ellwood (1st season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^  8 0     15 0  
No. 8t 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
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31at South Carolina State*W 21–14
September 7at No. 4 (I-A) Florida*SSL 14–6284,962
September 213:30 PMNo. 1 MarshallNo. 13WSAZL 13–2913,977
September 28at ChattanoogaL 21–23
October 5VMI
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 20–17
October 12at Western CarolinaW 38–28
October 19Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 28–35
October 26at The CitadelL 20–359,427
November 2No. 9 East Tennessee State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 14–17
November 9at Furman (SC)L 14–21
November 16Liberty (VA)*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 45–14

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References

  1. "1996 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.


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