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-
1983 Season Highlights
Jim Carmody enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs. Richmond
32
3
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Auburn
3
24
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Louisiana Tech
28
10
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Mississippi
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Mississippi State
31
6
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Memphis
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Tulane
7
14
#Won
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
31
3
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Louisville
27
3
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Alabama
16
28
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
East Carolina
6
10
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 235
Scoring Average 21.4
Points Allowed 128
Defense Average 11.6
Opponents Record 50-51
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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