1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
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Conference USA co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
1996 record8–3 (4–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorman Joseph (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (5th season)
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 33,000)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
August 31at Georgia*W 11–7
September 7at No. 14 Alabama*L 10–20
September 14Utah State*W 31–24
September 21Southwestern Louisiana*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 52–27
September 28at LouisvilleW 24–7
October 10at East Carolina*W 28–7
October 19Memphis
W 16–0
October 26at TulaneNo. 24
W 31–28
November 2at CincinnatiNo. 23
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–17
November 9at HoustonNo. 20L 49–56
November 16at No. 3 Florida State*No. 25L 14–54
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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