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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: Will Hall
Conference: Sun Belt-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Southern Mississippi 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1912  
  1943 - No Team fielded World War II between 1943-1945.
  2020 - Hopson resigned after first game. Walden named interim coach.
  2020 - Walden left mid-season to coach Austin Peay. Tim Billings named interim coach.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1948, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1962, 1996, 1997
1999, 2003, 2011
Division Championships
  2006, 2011, 2015
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 615-462-27
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 615-462-27
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 10
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 122-92-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 363-142-13
 Away Record 239-308-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 108
 Winning Seasons (#1) 77
 Losing Seasons (#1)26
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2011)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2012)
 10 Win Seasons 3
 Most Points Scored in a Game 113 (10/15/1921)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 590 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 83 (9/29/1928)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 503 (2013)
 Largest Margin of Victory 113 (10/15/1921)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 83 (9/29/1928)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 113 (10/15/1921)
 Last Shutout 9/11/2021
 Last Time Shutout 10/16/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 174
 Been Shutout All-Time 97
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (10/8/1955-11/10/1956)
 Longest Losing  23 (9/1/2012-11/23/2013)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 13-15-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  16-31
 2010-19  61-67
 2000-09  74-52
 1990-99 66-47
 1980-89 71-41-1
 1970-79 55-53-3
 1960-69 62-33-1
 1950-59 75-28-1
 1940-49 48-16-1
 1930-39 47-36-9
 1920-29 28-43-6
Next Game
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
@ Kentucky in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Southern Mississippi lost 17-24 in 2017.
All-Time:
 Southern Mississippi vs. Kentucky 1-3-0 25.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Kentucky
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Southeastern Louisiana
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. South Florida
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Jacksonville State
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Louisiana
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Louisiana Monroe
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Arkansas State
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ James Madison
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Marshall
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas State
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. South Alabama
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Troy
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Sun Belt West Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arkansas State 0-0
Louisiana 0-0
Louisiana Monroe 0-0
South Alabama 0-0
Southern Mississippi 0-0
Texas State 0-0
Troy 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Southern Mississippi & Memphis have played 63 games.
Southern Mississippi has won 40 games.
Memphis has won 22 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-26
 10 or more 149-124
 20 or more  142-64
 30 or more 95-23
 40 or more 51-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 41-0
 10 or more 110-150
 20 or more 63-141
 30 or more 16-98
 40 or more 3-49
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).