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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: Reed Green
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1912 <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024

1937 Season Highlights

Reed Green enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.

1937 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. Louisiana College	19	0	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Spring Hill (AL)	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	@ Louisiana Lafayette	13	0	W
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Louisiana Tech	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Jacksonville State	58	0	W
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Troy State	53	0	W
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Union (TN)	34	0	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Northwestern State	0	3	L
	vs. Texas A&M-Commerce	6	14	L
Fri., Dec. 3	@ Appalachian State	7	0	W

1937 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	223
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	24
Defense Average	2.4
Opponents Record	14-9
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-1

1937 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Mississippi	7-3	223	24					Reed Green
Western Kentucky	7-1-1	147	20					Carl Swede Anderson
Louisiana Tech	6-3-2	120	60					Eddie McLane
Middle Tennessee State	6-1-1	142	40					Johnny Red Floyd
Louisiana	4-3-1	59	51					Johnny Cain
Miami	4-4-1	118	67					Jack Harding
Memphis	3-6	124	93					Allyn McKeen
Louisville	2-5-1	60	114					Laurie Apitz

1937 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1937 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.