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: Reed Green Conference: Gulf States-
1948 Season Highlights
Reed Green enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
The Golden Eagles won the Gulf States Conference Championship.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 24 @
Auburn
14
20
L
Fri., Oct. 1 vs. Austin (TX)
41
0
W
Fri., Oct. 8 vs. Trinity (TX)
9
26
L
Fri., Oct. 15 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
26
6
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Oklahoma City
55
20
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Northwestern State
38
14
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Alabama
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Louisiana Tech
20
6
W
Fri., Nov. 19 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
27
0
W
Wed., Nov. 24 vs. Union (TN)
47
8
W
1948 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 277
Scoring Average 27.7
Points Allowed 127
Defense Average 12.7
Opponents Record 14-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-2
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Gulf States Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.