1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
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American college football season
| 1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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Conference USA co-champion | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 8–3 (4–1 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Norman Joseph (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | John Thompson (5th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston + | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss + | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Georgia * | W 11–7 | 81,067 | [2] | ||
| September 7 | at No. 14 Alabama * | L 10–20 | 82,338 | [3] | ||
| September 14 | Utah State * | W 31–24 | 24,307 | [4] | ||
| September 21 | Southwestern Louisiana * |
| W 52–27 | 23,169 | [5] | |
| September 28 | at Louisville | W 24–7 | 36,462 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | at East Carolina * | W 28–7 | 34,480 | [7] | ||
| October 19 | Memphis |
| W 16–0 | 25,601 | [8] | |
| October 26 | at Tulane | No. 24 | W 31–28 | 20,394 | [9] | |
| November 2 | at Cincinnati | No. 23 |
| W 21–17 | 25,241 | [10] |
| November 9 | at Houston | No. 20 | L 49–56 | 18,107 | [11] | |
| November 16 | at No. 3 Florida State * | No. 25 | L 14–54 | 77,280 | [12] | |
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Rankings
[edit ]See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 20 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Roster
[edit ]| 1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
[edit ]- ^ "1996 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Donnan's debut a dud". Ledger-Enquirer. September 1, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No offense: Alabama 20, USM 10". Hattiesburg American. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Interception spells doom for the Ags". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 15, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golden Eagles pound Cajuns". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mistakes cost Cards against Eagles". Messenger-Inquirer. September 29, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles take wing, 28–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM hurls shutout at Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles nearly lose game". Sun Herald. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Miss clinches share of title". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston slows USM bid". Sun Herald. November 10, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Showdown is on track, FSU stays unbeaten with 54–14 victory". The Miami Herald. November 17, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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