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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  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Oklahoma State  17   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Louisiana Lafayette  35   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Alabama Birmingham  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Memphis  17   22   L       
 Tue., Oct. 16  @ Louisville  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Houston  58   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Penn State  20   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Tulane  59   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 23  @ East Carolina  28   21   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Alabama  15   28   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Fri., Dec. 7  vs. Texas Christian  12   14   L       
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored278
  Scoring Average25.3
  Points Allowed186
  Defense Average16.9
  Opponents Record53-63
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-4
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2001 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 11-2394223Won  28-106-1237136  John L. Smith
Cincinnati 7-5336290Lost  16-235-2205189  Rick Minter
Alabama Birmingham 6-5265206 5-2204116  Watson Brown
East Carolina 6-6421360Lost  61-645-2252184  Steve Logan
Southern Mississippi 6-5278186 4-3191101  Jeff Bower
Texas Christian 6-6289285Lost  9-284-3192194  Gary Patterson
Memphis 5-6294281 3-4196183  Tommy West
Tulane 3-9344495 1-6180306  Chris Scelfo
Army 3-8229365   Todd Berry
Houston 0-11190432 0-7137278  Dana Dimel

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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