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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  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 6  vs. Tulane  48   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Northwestern State  40   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Nebraska  13   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Texas A&M  6   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ East Carolina  39   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Army  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Cincinnati  28   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Alabama  14   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Memphis  20   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  48   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Louisville  30   27   W       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Colorado State  23   17   W    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored333
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed189
  Defense Average15.8
  Opponents Record68-50
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-3
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-3-0 AP
13 9-3-0 Coaches
13 9-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1999 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-3333189Won  23-176-018988  Jeff Bower
East Carolina 9-3333225Lost  14-284-2191133  Steve Logan
Louisville 7-5443365Lost  31-344-2196180  John L. Smith
Alabama Birmingham 5-6248279 4-2140129  Watson Brown
Memphis 5-6232182 4-215896  Rip Scherer
Houston 7-4254211 3-3131152  Kim Helton
Tulane 3-8279399 1-5127236  Chris Scelfo
Army 3-8225317   Bob Sutton
Cincinnati 3-8275289 0-6121167  Rick Minter

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 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

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).