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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: Jim Carmody
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Jim Carmody enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Louisiana Monroe  28   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Alabama  17   31   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Mississippi State  28   24   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Texas A&M  7   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Kentucky  0   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Memphis  14   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Tulane  20   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ East Carolina  23   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Florida State  13   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Louisville  31   16   W       
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored198
  Scoring Average18.0
  Points Allowed252
  Defense Average22.9
  Opponents Record53-59
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-5
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1986 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Southern 13-2619382   Erk Russell
Penn State 12-0340133Won  14-10  Joe Paterno
Virginia Tech 10-1-1286208Won  25-24  Bill Dooley
Boston College 9-3338233Won  27-24  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 9-2264182   Bill Dando
Akron 7-4291188   Gerry Faust
Florida State 7-4-1393218Won  27-13  Bobby Bowden
Tulsa 7-4293186   Don Morton
Army 6-5276292   Jim Young
Central Florida 6-5310227   Gene McDowell
Louisiana 6-5242204   Nelson Stokley
Pittsburgh 6-4-1253209   Mike Gottfried
Rutgers 6-4-1221189   Dick Anderson
Southern Mississippi 6-5198252   Jim Carmody
Cincinnati 5-6267345   Dave Currey
James Madison 5-5-1299178   Joe Purzycki
Notre Dame 5-6299219   Lou Holtz
Syracuse 5-6241266   Dick MacPherson
Tulane 4-7265334   Mack Brown
West Virginia 4-7210286   Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky 4-6-1228258   Dave Roberts
East Carolina 3-8187364   Art Baker
Louisville 3-8179303   Howard Schnellenberger
Navy 3-8238306   Gary Tranquill
South Carolina 3-6-2313286   Joe Morrison
Liberty 1-9150229   Morgan Hout
Memphis 1-10104292   Charlie Bailey
Temple 0-11308271   Bruce Arians

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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