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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: Jim Carmody
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Jim Carmody enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Louisiana Monroe  45   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Mississippi  19   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Auburn  19   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Florida State  17   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Memphis  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Mississippi State  20   14   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Tulane  22   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Louisville  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  36   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Alabama  38   29   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Louisiana Tech  6   13   L       
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored304
  Scoring Average27.6
  Points Allowed180
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record63-52
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record2-2
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1982 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Penn State 11-1395196Won  27-23  Joe Paterno
Florida State 9-3419254Won  31-12  Bobby Bowden
Pittsburgh 9-3300129Lost  3-7  Serafino Foge Fazio
West Virginia 9-3284182Lost  12-31  Don Nehlen
Boston College 8-3-1294219Lost  26-33  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
James Madison 8-3283229   Challace McMillin
East Carolina 7-4259228   Ed Emory
Georgia Southern 7-3-1290190   Erk Russell
Liberty 7-4251214   Tom Dowling
Louisiana 7-3-1248197   Sam Robertson
Southern Mississippi 7-4304180   Jim Carmody
Virginia Tech 7-4211141   Bill Dooley
Akron 6-5188144   Jim Dennison
Cincinnati 6-5281206   Mike Gottfried
Navy 6-5230196   Gary Tranquill
Notre Dame 6-4-1206174   Gerry Faust
Buffalo 5-5291180   Bill Dando
Louisville 5-6220355   Bob Weber
Rutgers 5-6180278   Frank R. Burns
Western Kentucky 5-5186200   Jimmy Feix
Army 4-7164271   Ed Cavanaugh
South Carolina 4-7224259   Richard Bell
Temple 4-7220202   Wayne Hardin
Tulane 4-7201271   Vince Gibson
North Texas 2-9179283   Corky Nelson
Syracuse 2-9159244   Dick MacPherson
Memphis 1-10129284   Rex Dockery
Central Florida 0-10109356   Sam Weir

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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