AHSFHS.org

Search Site

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: Jay Hopson/Scotty Walden/Tim Billings
Conference: Conference USA-West

Select Year:

1912 <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024

2020 Season Highlights

Jay Hopson/Scotty Walden/Tim Billings enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.

2020 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 3	vs. South Alabama	21	32	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Louisiana Tech	30	31	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Tulane	24	66	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ North Texas	41	31	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Liberty	35	56	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Rice	6	30	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. North Alabama	24	13	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Western Kentucky	7	10	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Texas San Antonio	20	23	L
Thu., Dec. 10	vs. Florida Atlantic	45	31	W

2020 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	253
Scoring Average	25.3
Points Allowed	323
Defense Average	32.3
Opponents Record	48-44
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	1-2

2020 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2020 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas San Antonio	7-5	339	308	Lost 24-31	5-2	204	164	Jeff Traylor
Louisiana Tech	5-5	267	347	Lost 3-38	4-2	174	174	Skip Holtz
Alabama Birmingham	6-3	256	193		3-1	113	80	Bill Clark
North Texas	4-6	344	428	Lost 28-56	3-4	224	276	Seth Littrell
Southern Mississippi	3-7	253	323		2-4	149	156	Jay Hopson/Scotty Walden/Tim Billings
Rice	2-3	117	94		2-3	117	94	Mike Bloomgren
Texas El Paso	3-5	184	248		0-4	109	156	Dana Dimel

2020 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2020 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.