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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: Larry Fedora
Conference: Conference USA-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Larry Fedora enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  51   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Auburn  13   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Arkansas State  27   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Marshall  27   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Texas El Paso  37   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Boise State  7   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Rice  40   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Memphis  30   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Alabama Birmingham  70   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Central Florida  17   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. East Carolina  21   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Southern Methodist  28   12   W       
 Sun., Dec. 21   Troy  30   27   W    @ New Orleans, LA   New Orleans Bowl
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored398
  Scoring Average30.6
  Points Allowed313
  Defense Average24.1
  Opponents Record74-76
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-3
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2008 Conference USA-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
East Carolina 9-5328295Lost  19-257-2214180  Skip Holtz
Southern Mississippi 7-6398313Won  30-274-4270190  Larry Fedora
Memphis 6-7353353Lost  14-414-4227209  Tommy West
Central Florida 4-8199289 3-5137204  George OLeary
Marshall 4-8246332 3-4163188  Mark Snyder
Tulane 2-10200414 1-5102240  Bob Toledo

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 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.