1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg Southern Conference SoCon 4–7 2–6 Frank Ellwood 1st Daryl Dickey 2nd Tommy Spangler 7th Paulson Stadium 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. Schedule 1996 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network August 31 w y y 18 South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC 21–14 9,526 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-sc-state-comes-up/176156675/ The Greenville News S.C. State comes up short to Southern September 1, 1996 July 7, 2025 Newspapers.com September 7 l y y 14 Florida 4 (I-A) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SS 14–62 84,962 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-gators-cruise-6214/140669576/ Fort Myers News-Press Gators cruise 62–14 September 8, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 21 l 13 Marshall 1 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA WSAZ 13–29 13,977 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-marshall-clobbers-ge/176097273/ The Macon Telegraph Marshall clobbers Georgia Southern September 22, 1996 July 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 28 l y 23 Chattanooga Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 21–23 6,324 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-tennesseechattanoog/176156499/ The Macon Telegraph Tennessee–Chattanooga edges Georgia Southern September 29, 1996 July 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 w 25 VMI Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 20–17 12,041 Georgia Southern 20, VMI 17 October 6, 1996 Asheville Citizen-Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94400224/georgia-southern-20-vmi-17/ February 6, 2022 Newspapers.com October 12 w y Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC 38–28 7,678 https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethton-star-georgia-southern-ralli/176156381/ Elizabethton Star Georgia Southern rallies by Western October 13, 1996 July 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 19 l Appalachian State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA rivalry 28–35 11,074 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89720634/qb-swap-stops-ga-southern/ The Atlanta Constitution QB swap stops Ga. Southern October 20, 1996 November 28, 2021 Newspapers.com October 26 l y The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC 20–35 9,427 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-freshman-leads-the-cit/176155597/ The Index-Journal Freshman leads The Citadel to win October 27, 1996 July 7, 2025 Newspapers.com November 2 l East Tennessee State 9 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 14–17 12,611 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-cavans-gamble-pays-o/176154558/ Johnson City Press Cavan's gamble pays off November 3, 1996 July 7, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 l y Furman Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC 14–21 11,616 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110023454/qbs-record-day-carries-furman/ The State QB's record day carries Furman November 10, 1996 September 22, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 w y Liberty Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 45–14 10,959 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-georgia-southern-end/144950446/ The Macon Telegraph Georgia Southern ends season with win over Liberty November 17, 1996 April 7, 2024 Newspapers.com 1996 Football Schedule https://gseagles.com/sports/football/schedule/1996 Georgia Southern University July 11, 2025 2024 Football Media Guide https://gseagles.com/documents/2024/7/16/2024GSFB_Guide.pdf Georgia Southern University 127 July 11, 2025 References Georgia Southern Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Georgia Southern Eagles football