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: Larry Fedora Conference: Conference USA-East
2011 Season Highlights
Larry Fedora enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.
2011 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Louisiana Tech
19
17
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Marshall
20
26
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
52
6
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Virginia
30
24
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Rice
48
24
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Navy
63
35
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Southern Methodist
27
3
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Texas El Paso
31
13
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
East Carolina
48
28
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Central Florida
30
29
W
Thu., Nov. 17 @
Alabama Birmingham
31
34
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Memphis
44
7
W
Sat., Dec. 3
Houston
49
28
W
@ Houston, TX
Sat., Dec. 24
Nevada
24
17
W
@ Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Bowl
2011 Season Totals
Record 12-2
Points Scored 516
Scoring Average 36.9
Points Allowed 291
Defense Average 20.8
Opponents Record 80-83
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-2
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 (12-2)
AP
19 (12-2)
Coaches
2011 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2011 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.