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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: Bobby Collins
Conference: Independent-

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1912 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2010

1981 Season Highlights

Bobby Collins enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Louisiana-Lafayette	33	7	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Tulane	21	3	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Richmond	17	10	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Texas-Arlington	52	9	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Alabama	13	13	T	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Memphis	10	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ North Texas	22	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Mississippi State	7	6	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Florida State	58	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Louisville	10	13	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Lamar	45	14	W
Sat., Dec. 19	Missouri	17	19	L	@ Orlando, FL	Capital One Bowl

1981 Season Totals
Record	9-2 -1
Points Scored	305
Scoring Average	25.4
Points Allowed	108
Defense Average	9.0
Opponents Record	45-45
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1 -1

1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
19	9-2-1	UPI
19	9-2-1	Coaches

1981 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Akron	1-1	20	24							Jim Dennison
Army	3-7-1	126	212							Ed Cavanaugh
Boston College	5-6	243	298							Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo	0-0	0	0							Bill Dando
Central Florida	0-0	0	0							Don Jonas
Cincinnati	6-5	171	187							Mike Gottfried
East Carolina	5-6	242	290							Ed Emory
Florida State	6-5	240	286							Bobby Bowden
Louisiana Monroe	5-6	309	251							Pat Collins
Louisville	5-6	180	212							Bob Weber
Memphis	1-10	82	209							Rex Dockery
Navy	7-4-1	244	183	0-1	28	31				George Welsh
Nevada Las Vegas	6-6	326	433							Tony Knap
North Texas	2-9	111	235							Bob Tyler
Notre Dame	5-6	232	160							Gerry Faust
Penn State	10-2	371	162	1-0	26	10				Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	11-1	385	160	1-0	24	20				Jackie Sherrill
Rutgers	5-6	139	208							Frank R. Burns
South Carolina	6-6	225	222							Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi	9-2-1	305	108	0-1	17	19				Bobby Collins
Syracuse	4-6-1	248	265							Dick MacPherson
Temple	5-5	181	195							Wayne Hardin
Tulane	6-5	213	144							Vince Gibson
Virginia Tech	7-4	232	128							Bill Dooley
West Virginia	9-3	284	155	1-0	26	6				Don Nehlen

1981 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Southern Mississippi Players on File.

1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Southern Mississippi Players on File.

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