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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-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Alabama  21   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. McNeese State  48   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ East Carolina  33   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Tulsa  17   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Central Florida  52   31   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Alabama Birmingham  37   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ North Carolina State  17   21   L       
 Tue., Nov. 8  @ Marshall  27   24   W       
 Sun., Nov. 13  @ Houston  24   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Memphis  22   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Tulane  26   7   W       
 Tue., Dec. 20   Arkansas State  31   19   W    @ Lafayette, LA   New Orleans Bowl
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored355
  Scoring Average29.6
  Points Allowed272
  Defense Average22.7
  Opponents Record55-61
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-3
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2005 Conference USA-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Florida 8-5373373Lost  48-497-2272248  George OLeary
Memphis 7-5326276Won  38-315-3207201  Tommy West
Southern Mississippi 7-5355272Won  31-195-3238182  Jeff Bower
East Carolina 5-6267317 4-4194232  Skip Holtz
Marshall 4-7198276 2-4112149  Mark Snyder
Tulane 2-9234348 1-6150212  Chris Scelfo

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.