1996 Season Stats

Date	Rank	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Opp. Final Record
August 31	#18	at South Carolina State	W 28-14	9,625	4-6-1 (4-3)
September 7	#14	at #4 Florida (I-A)	L 14-62	84,962	12-1 (8-0)
September 21	#13	#1 Marshall	L 13-29	13,977	15-0 (8-0)
September 28	#23	at Chattanooga	L 21-23	6,324	3-8 (2-6)
October 5	#25	Virginia Military	W 20-17	12,041	3-8 (2-6)
October 12		at Western Carolina	W 38-28	7,678	4-7 (2-6)
October 19		#21 Appalachian State	L 28-35	11,074	7-4 (5-3)
October 26		at The Citadel	L 20-35	9,427	4-7 (3-5)
November 2		#9 East Tennessee State	L 14-17	12,611	10-3 (7-1)
November 9		at #15 Furman	L 14-21	11,616	9-4 (6-2)
November 16		Liberty	W 45-14	10,959	5-6

	GS	OPP
Scoring	255	295
Points Per Game	23.2	26.8
Offensive Touchdowns	36	37
Defensive Touchdowns	0	2
Special Teams Touchdowns	0	1

First Downs	228	200

Rushing Yardage	2931	2053
Rush Attempts	599	447
Yards Per Rush	4.89	4.59
Rush Yards Per Game	266.5	186.6
TDs Rushing	31	20

Passing Yardage	1430	1854
Comp-Att	98-175	169-270
Completion Percentage	56.0%	62.6%
Yards Per Attempt	8.17	6.87
Yards Per Catch	14.59	10.97
Pass Yards Per Game	130.0	168.5
TDs Passing	5	17
Interceptions	8	7
Fumbles Lost	14	10

Total Offense	4361	3907
Total Plays	774	717
Yards Per Play	5.63	5.45
Yards Per Game	396.5	355.2

Kickoff Returns	41-830	43-811
Kickoff Return Average	20.2	18.9
Kickoff Return TDs	0	1
Punt Returns	30-155	24-73
Punt Return Average	5.2	3.0
Punt Return TDs	0	0
Interception Returns	7-43	8-79
Interception Return Average	6.1	9.9
Interception Return TDs	0	0

Penalties-Yards	69-576	64-566
Penalty Yards Per Game	52.4	51.5

3rd Down Conversions	55-148	63-150
3rd Down Percentage	37.2%	42.0%
4th Down Conversions	12-25	8-11
4th Down Percentage	48.0%	72.7%

Field Goals	2-5	6-13
Field Goal Percentage	40.0%	46.2%
XP Kicks	33-35	34-38
XP Kick Percentage	94.3%	89.5%

Score By Quarter	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Georgia Southern	52	65	89	49	0	255
Opponents	62	80	81	72	0	295