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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: Will Hall
Conference: Sun Belt-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Southern Mississippi 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1912  
  1943 - No Team fielded World War II between 1943-1945.
  2020 - Hopson resigned after first game. Walden named interim coach.
  2020 - Walden left mid-season to coach Austin Peay. Tim Billings named interim coach.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1948, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1962, 1996, 1997
1999, 2003, 2011
Division Championships
  2006, 2011, 2015
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 616-471-27
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 616-471-27
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 10
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 122-95-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 364-146-13
 Away Record 239-313-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 108
 Winning Seasons (#1) 77
 Losing Seasons (#1)27
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2011)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2012)
 10 Win Seasons 3
 Most Points Scored in a Game 113 (10/15/1921)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 590 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 83 (9/29/1928)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 503 (2013)
 Largest Margin of Victory 113 (10/15/1921)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 83 (9/29/1928)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 113 (10/15/1921)
 Last Shutout 9/11/2021
 Last Time Shutout 8/31/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 174
 Been Shutout All-Time 98
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (10/8/1955-11/10/1956)
 Longest Losing  23 (9/1/2012-11/23/2013)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 13-15-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  17-40
 2010-19  61-67
 2000-09  74-52
 1990-99 66-47
 1980-89 71-41-1
 1970-79 55-53-3
 1960-69 62-33-1
 1950-59 75-28-1
 1940-49 48-16-1
 1930-39 47-36-9
 1920-29 28-43-6
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. South Alabama in a Conference Game
Last Time: Southern Mississippi lost 3-55 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Southern Mississippi vs. South Alabama 0-4-0 0.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Kentucky  0-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Southeastern Louisiana  35-10 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. South Florida  24-49 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Jacksonville State  7-44 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Louisiana  13-23 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Louisiana Monroe  21-38 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Arkansas State  28-44 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ James Madison  15-32 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Marshall  3-37 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas State  3-58 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. South Alabama  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Troy  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-9
  Scoring149-366
  Conference Record0-3
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record0-5
 
2024 Sun Belt West Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arkansas State 6-42-0
Louisiana 8-22-1
Louisiana Monroe 5-52-1
South Alabama 5-52-1
Texas State 6-42-1
Troy 3-71-2
Southern Mississippi 1-90-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Southern Mississippi & Memphis have played 63 games.
Southern Mississippi has won 40 games.
Memphis has won 22 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-30
 10 or more 150-129
 20 or more  143-67
 30 or more 96-23
 40 or more 51-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 41-0
 10 or more 111-159
 20 or more 63-150
 30 or more 16-106
 40 or more 3-53
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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.