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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: Jeff Bower
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Florida  6   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Illinois  24   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Nevada  35   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Alabama  13   27   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Louisville  42   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ East Carolina  23   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Tulane  34   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Cincinnati  24   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Tennessee  20   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Houston  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Memphis  42   18   W       
 Wed., Dec. 31   Pittsburgh  41   7   W    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored337
  Scoring Average28.1
  Points Allowed210
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record64-73
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record4-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 9-3-0 AP
19 9-3-0 Coaches
19 9-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-3337210Won  41-76-019885  Jeff Bower
Tulane 7-4375225 5-1211124  Tommy Bowden
East Carolina 5-6214298 4-2148131  Steve Logan
Cincinnati 8-4321252Won  35-192-4127136  Rick Minter
Memphis 4-7218243 2-4104143  Rip Scherer
Houston 3-8216410 2-4117189  Kim Helton
Louisville 1-10245407 0-6139236  Ron Cooper

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.