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: Independent-
1946 Season Highlights
Reed Green enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Louisiana Tech
7
6
W
Fri., Sep. 27 @
Auburn
12
13
L
Fri., Oct. 4 vs.
Jacksonville State
65
0
W
Fri., Oct. 18 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
6
0
W
Fri., Oct. 25 vs. Oklahoma City
20
6
W
Fri., Nov. 1 @ Stephen F. Austin (TX)
7
0
W
Mon., Nov. 11 @ Northwestern State
6
7
L
Fri., Nov. 15 vs. Louisiana College
65
0
W
Fri., Nov. 22 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
0
20
L
Sat., Dec. 7 @ Havana University (Cuba)
55
0
W
Cigar Bowl (Cuba) Bowl
1946 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 243
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 52
Defense Average 5.2
Opponents Record 14-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.