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Southern Mississippi Football Team History


Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
University of Southern Mississippi
 Hattiesburg, MS
Founded: 1910
Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Jeff Bower
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Georgia  11   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Alabama  10   20   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Utah State  31   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  52   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Louisville  24   7   W       
 Thu., Oct. 10  @ East Carolina  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Memphis  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Tulane  31   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Cincinnati  21   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Houston  49   56   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Florida State  14   54   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored287
  Scoring Average26.1
  Points Allowed247
  Defense Average22.5
  Opponents Record64-50
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record4-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 8-3287247 4-1141108  Jeff Bower
Houston 7-5361341Lost  17-304-1171124  Kim Helton
Cincinnati 6-5228212 2-388100  Rick Minter
Louisville 5-6182205 2-357102  Ron Cooper
Memphis 4-7141219 2-36592  Rip Scherer
Tulane 2-9213268 1-4109105  Eugene Buddy Teevens

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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