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-
2004 Season Highlights
Jeff Bower enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
2004 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Nebraska
21
17
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Tulane
32
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
South Florida
27
20
W
Thu., Oct. 7 vs.
Houston
35
29
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Alabama
3
27
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
East Carolina
51
10
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Cincinnati
24
52
L
Fri., Nov. 12 @
Memphis
26
30
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Texas Christian
17
42
L
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
26
21
W
Sat., Dec. 4 vs.
California
16
26
L
Tue., Dec. 14
North Texas
31
10
W
@ New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Bowl
2004 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 309
Scoring Average 25.8
Points Allowed 298
Defense Average 24.8
Opponents Record 69-69
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-3
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2004 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2004 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.