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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Reed Green enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Georgia Southern  70   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Louisiana Tech  19   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Southeastern Louisiana  43   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Millsaps  20   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Spring Hill (AL)  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Louisiana College  13   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Northwestern State  21   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Louisiana Lafayette  0   0   T       
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Delta State  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Saint Marys (TX)  7   0   W       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record9-0 -1
  Points Scored246
  Scoring Average24.6
  Points Allowed40
  Defense Average4.0
  Opponents Record7-12
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-0 -1
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-0-124640   Reed Green
Miami 8-216254   Jack Harding
Memphis 6-317276   C.C. Humphreys
Troy 5-4102126   Albert Choate
Louisville 4-4142134   Laurie Apitz
Middle Tennessee State 4-3-112087   E.W. Midgett
Western Kentucky 4-5-1128149   William L. Gander Terry

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 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

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.