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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 <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024

1975 Season Highlights

Bobby Collins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.

1975 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Weber State	14	10	W
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Bowling Green State	14	16	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Mississippi	8	24	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Mississippi State	3	7	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Memphis	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Texas-Arlington	34	7	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Louisiana Tech	24	14	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Lamar	43	3	W	@ New Orleans, LA
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Alabama	6	27	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Fullerton State	70	0	W	@ Biloxi, MS
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Brigham Young	42	14	W	@ Jackson, MS

1975 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	279
Scoring Average	25.4
Points Allowed	129
Defense Average	11.7
Opponents Record	40-26
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	4-4

1975 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1975 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	4-6-1	252	273					Ollie Keller
James Madison	9-0-1	125	75					Challace McMillin
Penn State	9-3	240	123	Lost 6-13				Joe Paterno
West Virginia	9-3	283	189	Won 13-10				Bobby Bowden
Notre Dame	8-3	244	144					Dan Devine
Pittsburgh	8-4	322	161	Won 33-19				Johnny Majors
Virginia Tech	8-3	238	151					Jimmy Sharpe
Boston College	7-4	227	146					Joseph Joe Yukica
Georgia Tech	7-4	270	200					Pepper Rodgers
Memphis	7-4	180	168					Richard Williamson
Navy	7-4	227	125					George Welsh
Nevada Las Vegas	7-4	332	212					Ron Meyer
North Texas	7-4	200	210					Hayden Fry
South Carolina	7-5	328	274	Lost 7-20				Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi	7-4	279	129					Bobby Collins
Cincinnati	6-5	209	182					Tony Mason
Syracuse	6-5	174	182					Frank Maloney
Temple	6-5	289	225					Wayne Hardin
Utah State	6-5	193	240					Phil Krueger
Liberty	4-5	147	148					John Cartwright
Tulane	4-7	123	192					Bennie Ellender
Florida State	3-8	187	213					Darrell Dan Mudra
Nevada	3-8	121	285					Jerry Scattine
Air Force	2-8-1	156	265					Ben Martin
Army	2-9	165	337					Homer Smith
Houston	2-8	185	245					Bill Yeoman
Louisville	2-9	148	316					Vince Gibson
Marshall	2-9	148	296					Frank Ellwood
Miami	2-8	157	239					Carl Selmer

1975 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1975 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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).