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-East
2006 Season Highlights
Jeff Bower enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.
2006 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Florida
7
34
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Southeast Louisiana
45
0
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
North Carolina State
37
17
W
Tue., Sep. 26 @
Central Florida
19
14
W
Tue., Oct. 3 @
Tulsa
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Houston
31
27
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Virginia Tech
6
36
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
East Carolina
17
20
L
Sun., Nov. 5 @
Memphis
42
21
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Tulane
31
3
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
25
20
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Marshall
42
7
W
Fri., Dec. 1 @
Houston
20
34
L
Sun., Jan. 7
Ohio
28
7
W
@ Mobile, AL
GMAC Bowl
2006 Season Totals
Record 9-5
Points Scored 356
Scoring Average 25.4
Points Allowed 260
Defense Average 18.6
Opponents Record 88-79
Conference Record 6-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-4
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2006 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2006 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.