1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference USA co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–3 (4–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorman Joseph (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – 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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Georgia*
W 11–781,067[2]
September 7at No. 14 Alabama*
L 10–2082,338[3]
September 14Utah State*
W 31–2424,307[4]
September 21Southwestern Louisiana*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 52–2723,169[5]
September 28at Louisville
W 24–736,462[6]
October 10at East Carolina*
W 28–734,480[7]
October 19Memphis
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 16–025,601[8]
October 26at
Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
    		• W 31–2820,394[9]
    November 2at CincinnatiNo. 23
    • M. M. Roberts Stadium
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 21–1725,241[10]
    November 9at HoustonNo. 20
    		L 49–5618,107[11]
    November 16at No. 3 Florida State*No. 25
    		L 14–5477,280[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Rankings

    See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
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    Roster

    1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    TE 86 Matt Coghlan Jr
    WR 80 Todd Pinkston Fr
    OL 79 Brian Bell Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 24 Terrence Parrish Fr
    DB 20 Perry Phenix So
    DL 99 Quantrelis Phillips Jr
    DE 53 Adalius Thomas Fr
    CB 3 Rod Thomas Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    References

    1. ^ "1996 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
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