The 1996 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.
The Golden Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium.
In the inaugural season of Conference USA, Southern Miss claimed a share of the conference championship with Houston after finishing 4–1 in conference, and 8–3 overall.
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