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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-

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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
Record	8-3
Points Scored	287
Scoring Average	26.1
Points Allowed	247
Defense Average	22.5
Opponents Record	64-50
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	4-3

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	8-3	287	247		4-1	141	108	Jeff Bower
Houston	7-5	361	341	Lost 17-30	4-1	171	124	Kim Helton
Cincinnati	6-5	228	212		2-3	88	100	Rick Minter
Louisville	5-6	182	205		2-3	57	102	Ron Cooper
Memphis	4-7	141	219		2-3	65	92	Rip Scherer
Tulane	2-9	213	268		1-4	109	105	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.