1996 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
August 31 #18 at South Carolina StateW 28-149,6254-6-1 (4-3)
September 7 #14 at #4 Florida (I-A)L 14-6284,96212-1 (8-0)
September 21 #13 #1 MarshallL 13-2913,97715-0 (8-0)
September 28 #23 at ChattanoogaL 21-236,3243-8 (2-6)
October 5 #25 Virginia MilitaryW 20-1712,0413-8 (2-6)
October 12at Western CarolinaW 38-287,6784-7 (2-6)
October 19 #21 Appalachian StateL 28-3511,0747-4 (5-3)
October 26at The CitadelL 20-359,4274-7 (3-5)
November 2 #9 East Tennessee StateL 14-1712,61110-3 (7-1)
November 9at #15 FurmanL 14-2111,6169-4 (6-2)
November 16LibertyW 45-1410,9595-6

 GSOPP
Scoring255295
Points Per Game23.226.8
Offensive Touchdowns3637
Defensive Touchdowns02
Special Teams Touchdowns01
First Downs228200
Rushing Yardage29312053
Rush Attempts599447
Yards Per Rush4.894.59
Rush Yards Per Game266.5186.6
TDs Rushing3120
Passing Yardage14301854
Comp-Att98-175169-270
Completion Percentage56.0%62.6%
Yards Per Attempt8.176.87
Yards Per Catch14.5910.97
Pass Yards Per Game130.0168.5
TDs Passing517
Interceptions87
Fumbles Lost1410
Total Offense43613907
Total Plays774717
Yards Per Play5.635.45
Yards Per Game396.5355.2
Kickoff Returns41-83043-811
Kickoff Return Average20.218.9
Kickoff Return TDs.000001.00000
Punt Returns30-15524-73
Punt Return Average5.23.0
Punt Return TDs00
Interception Returns7-438-79
Interception Return Average6.19.9
Interception Return TDs00
Penalties-Yards69-57664-566
Penalty Yards Per Game52.451.5
3rd Down Conversions55-14863-150
3rd Down Percentage37.2%42.0%
4th Down Conversions12-258-11
4th Down Percentage48.0%72.7%
Field Goals2-56-13
Field Goal Percentage40.0%46.2%
XP Kicks33-3534-38
XP Kick Percentage94.3%89.5%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern526589490255
Opponents628081720295
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
Kenny Robinson86/15611307.242752111.2
Greg Hill11/1726015.292180220.2
Corey Joyner1/24020.001040383.0
Georgia Southern98/17514308.175880124.9
Opponents169/27018546.8717769135.9

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Roderick Russell18412386.73569
Kenny Robinson1935082.631430
Tobias Steverson473978.45149
Greg Hill612664.36343
Corey Joyner492475.04322
Bennie Cunningham302066.87322
Carl Small16493.0606
Jevon Sullivan8283.50014
Recio Tutt6223.67117
Willie Ellington122.0002
Kenny Worob122.0002
Earthwind Moreland1-1-1.0000
TEAM 2-33-16.5000
Georgia Southern59929314.893069
Opponents44720534.592082

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Maurice Bing3954113.87247
Corey Joyner1624315.19039
Recio Tutt1326220.15160
Roderick Russell88010.00023
Tobias Steverson8587.25014
Reggie Garland56212.40026
Jevon Sullivan33411.33119
Bennie Cunningham294.5007
Tristram Belser22010.00012
Earthwind Moreland212160.50180
Georgia Southern98143014.59580
Opponents169185410.971769