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-
1974 Season Highlights
P.W. Bear Underwood enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Memphis
6
0
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Alabama
0
52
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Mississippi
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @ West Texas A&M
0
31
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Texas-Arlington
39
10
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Virginia Military Institute
15
14
W
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Lamar
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Louisiana Lafayette
41
7
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Utah State
7
3
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Bowling Green State
20
38
L
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Tampa
11
10
W
1974 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 160
Scoring Average 14.5
Points Allowed 195
Defense Average 17.7
Opponents Record 29-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-1
Away Record 4-4
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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