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: Thad Pie Vann Conference: Independent-
1968 Season Highlights
Thad Pie Vann enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1968 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Southeastern Louisiana
27
15
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Alabama
14
17
L
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
East Carolina
65
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Mississippi State
47
14
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Mississippi
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Memphis
7
29
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Louisiana Tech
20
27
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
San Diego State
7
68
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Richmond
7
33
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Tampa
21
7
W
1968 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 228
Scoring Average 22.8
Points Allowed 231
Defense Average 23.1
Opponents Record 43-26
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 3-3
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1968 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1968 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 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.