Georgia Southern Football Team History 
Georgia Southern Eagles  
 
	
		
		
		 
		Georgia Southern  
 
  Statesboro, GA   
Founded: 1906 Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Frank Ellwood Conference: Southern- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1996 Season Highlights  
 Frank Ellwood enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.  
    
		
		
1996 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Aug. 31   @ South Carolina State  
    
   	 28  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 7   @
Florida 
  
    
   	 14  
   	 62  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 21   vs.
Marshall 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 29  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 28   @ Tennessee-Chattanooga  
    
   	 21  
   	 23  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 5   vs. Virginia Military Institute  
    
   	 20  
   	 17  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 12   @ Western Carolina  
    
   	 38  
   	 28  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 19   vs.
Appalachian State 
  
    
   	 28  
   	 35  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 26   @ Citadel  
    
   	 20  
   	 35  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 2   vs. East Tennessee State  
    
   	 14  
   	 17  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 9   @ Furman  
    
   	 14  
   	 21  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 16   vs.
Liberty 
  
    
   	 45  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1996 Season Totals  
  Record 4-7
  
  Points Scored 255  
  Scoring Average 23.2  
  Points Allowed 295  
  Defense Average 26.8  
  Opponents Record 39-11
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 2-3
  
  Away Record 2-4
     
  
 
		
1996 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1996 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1996 All Southern Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.