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: P.W. Bear Underwood Conference: Independent-
1973 Season Highlights
P.W. Bear Underwood enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
East Carolina
0
13
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Florida
13
14
L
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Mississippi
0
41
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
42
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Richmond
20
42
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Texas-Arlington
41
14
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Mississippi State
10
10
T
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Weber State
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Memphis
13
10
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @ West Texas A&M
28
0
W
Thu., Nov. 22 vs.
Utah State
32
8
W
1973 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-1
Points Scored 227
Scoring Average 20.6
Points Allowed 166
Defense Average 15.1
Opponents Record 41-24
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-1
Away Record 4-3
-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.