1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Conference USA co-champion
Conference	Conference USA
1996 record	8–3 (4–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Norman Joseph (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Thompson (5th season)
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 33,000)
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Conference USA football standings
v t e	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[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
August 31	at Georgia*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 11–7
September 7	at No. 14 Alabama*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 10–20
September 14	Utah State*		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 31–24
September 21	Southwestern Louisiana*		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 52–27
September 28	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 24–7
October 10	at East Carolina*		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 28–7
October 19	Memphis		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	W 16–0
October 26	at Tulane	No. 24	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	W 31–28
November 2	at Cincinnati	No. 23	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 21–17
November 9	at Houston	No. 20	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 49–56
November 16	at No. 3 Florida State*	No. 25	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–54
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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

Roster

^ "1996 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

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