Southern Miss
USA · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 19 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Miss head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | W 11–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 10–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND BW | 6–5 | W 31–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 52–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H |  USA | 5–6 | W 24–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 28–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | USA | 4–7 | W 16–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | USA | 2–9 | W 31–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | USA | 6–5 | W 21–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | USA | 7–5 | L 49–56 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 11–1 | L 14–54 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- East Carolina +8
- Utah State +6
- Cincinnati +6
- Georgia +5
- Louisiana +5
- Louisville +5
- Memphis +4
- Tulane +2
- Florida State -1
- Alabama -3
- Houston -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.727 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.