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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.

Record4–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorDaryl Dickey (2nd season)
Quick facts Georgia Southern Eagles football, Conference ...
1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaryl Dickey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy Spangler (7th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
Seasons
 1995
1997 
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1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^ 80  150 
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^ 71  103 
No. 13 Furman ^ 62  94 
No. 25 Appalachian State 53  74 
The Citadel 35  47 
Georgia Southern 26  47 
VMI 26  38 
Chattanooga 26  38 
Western Carolina 17  47 
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31at South Carolina State*No. 18W 21–149,526[1]
September 7at No. 4 (I-A) Florida*No. 14SSL 14–6284,962[2]
September 21No. 1 MarshallNo. 13WSAZL 13–2913,977[3]
September 28at ChattanoogaNo. 23L 21–236,324[4]
October 5VMINo. 25
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 20–1712,041[5]
October 12at Western CarolinaW 38–287,678[6]
October 19Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
L 28–3511,074[7]
October 26at The CitadelL 20–359,427[8]
November 2No. 9 East Tennessee State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 14–1712,611[9]
November 9at FurmanL 14–2111,616[10]
November 16Liberty*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 45–1410,959[11]
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