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: Jeff Bower Conference: Conference USA-
1999 Season Highlights
Jeff Bower enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Sep. 6 vs.
Tulane
48
14
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Northwestern State
40
6
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Nebraska
13
20
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Texas A&M
6
23
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
East Carolina
39
22
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Army
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Cincinnati
28
20
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Alabama
14
35
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Memphis
20
5
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
48
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Louisville
30
27
W
Fri., Dec. 31
Colorado State
23
17
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1999 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 333
Scoring Average 27.8
Points Allowed 189
Defense Average 15.8
Opponents Record 68-50
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-3
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 9-3-0
AP
13 9-3-0
Coaches
13 9-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.