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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: Reed Green
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024
1937 Season Highlights
 Reed Green enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Louisiana College  19   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  @ Spring Hill (AL)  33   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  @ Louisiana Lafayette  13   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 15  @ Louisiana Tech  0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Jacksonville State  58   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  vs. Troy State  53   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Union (TN)  34   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Northwestern State  0   3   L       
   vs. Texas A&M-Commerce  6   14   L       
 Fri., Dec. 3  @ Appalachian State  7   0   W       
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored223
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed24
  Defense Average2.4
  Opponents Record14-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-1
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 7-322324   Reed Green
Western Kentucky 7-1-114720   Carl Swede Anderson
Louisiana Tech 6-3-212060   Eddie McLane
Middle Tennessee State 6-1-114240   Johnny Red Floyd
Louisiana 4-3-15951   Johnny Cain
Miami 4-4-111867   Jack Harding
Memphis 3-612493   Allyn McKeen
Louisville 2-5-160114   Laurie Apitz

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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