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-
2003 Season Highlights
Jeff Bower enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
California
2
34
L
Thu., Sep. 4 @
Alabama Birmingham
17
12
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Memphis
23
6
W
Thu., Sep. 25 vs.
Nebraska
14
38
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Cincinnati
22
20
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Alabama
3
17
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
South Florida
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
48
3
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Houston
31
10
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Tulane
28
14
W
Thu., Nov. 20 vs.
Texas Christian
40
28
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
East Carolina
38
21
W
Wed., Dec. 31
Utah
0
17
L
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
2003 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 293
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 226
Defense Average 17.4
Opponents Record 82-68
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-2
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 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
During Nebraska Cornhuskers' home games, their stadium becomes the state's third largest city.