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: P.W. Bear Underwood Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
P.W. Bear Underwood enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Texas-Arlington
38
17
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Louisiana Tech
14
33
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Mississippi
9
13
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. West Texas A&M
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Richmond
34
9
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Mississippi State
7
26
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Alabama
11
48
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Virginia Tech
14
27
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
6
10
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Utah State
21
27
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Memphis
14
14
T
@ Jackson, MS
1972 Season Totals
Record 3-7
-1
Points Scored 182
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 231
Defense Average 21.0
Opponents Record 50-26
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 1-5
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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