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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Penn State  6   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Texas A&M  6   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Tulane  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Louisville  56   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Army  37   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. East Carolina  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Alabama  20   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Houston  21   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Memphis  45   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Nevada  55   28   W       
 Wed., Dec. 30   Idaho  35   42   L    @ Boise, ID   Humanitarian Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored384
  Scoring Average32.0
  Points Allowed238
  Defense Average19.8
  Opponents Record66-51
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tulane 12-0540295Won  41-276-0239149  Tommy Bowden
Southern Mississippi 7-5384238Lost  35-425-120780  Jeff Bower
Louisville 7-5473435Lost  29-484-2238203  John L. Smith
East Carolina 6-5274297 3-3171215  Steve Logan
Houston 3-8254317 2-4175196  Kim Helton
Cincinnati 2-9259456 1-5161259  Rick Minter
Memphis 2-9226340 1-5152213  Rip Scherer
Army 3-8257325   Bob Sutton

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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.