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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  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ California  2   34   L       
 Thu., Sep. 4  @ Alabama Birmingham  17   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Memphis  23   6   W       
 Thu., Sep. 25  vs. Nebraska  14   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Cincinnati  22   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Alabama  3   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. South Florida  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  48   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Houston  31   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Tulane  28   14   W       
 Thu., Nov. 20  vs. Texas Christian  40   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ East Carolina  38   21   W       
 Wed., Dec. 31   Utah  0   17   L    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored293
  Scoring Average22.5
  Points Allowed226
  Defense Average17.4
  Opponents Record82-68
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-2
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2003 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-4293226Lost  0-178-0226117  Jeff Bower
Texas Christian 11-2380276Lost  31-347-1269202  Gary Patterson
Louisville 9-4450361Lost  28-495-3289242  Bobby Petrino
Memphis 9-4393250Won  27-175-3217138  Tommy West
South Florida 7-4276224 5-2158138  Jim Leavitt
Houston 7-6448468Lost  48-544-4286301  Art Briles
Alabama Birmingham 5-7245287 4-4189190  Watson Brown
Cincinnati 5-7303319 2-6190216  Rick Minter
Tulane 5-7337424 2-5206250  Chris Scelfo
East Carolina 1-11217428 1-7174280  John Thompson
Army 0-13206476   Todd Berry

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.