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
2008 Season Highlights
Larry Fedora enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
51
21
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Auburn
13
27
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Arkansas State
27
24
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Marshall
27
34
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Texas El Paso
37
40
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Boise State
7
24
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Rice
40
45
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Memphis
30
36
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
70
14
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Central Florida
17
6
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
East Carolina
21
3
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Southern Methodist
28
12
W
Sun., Dec. 21
Troy
30
27
W
@ New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Bowl
2008 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 398
Scoring Average 30.6
Points Allowed 313
Defense Average 24.1
Opponents Record 74-76
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-3
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.