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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-

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1912 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Jeff Bower enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Penn State	6	34	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Texas A&M	6	24	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	55	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Tulane	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Louisville	56	21	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Army	37	13	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. East Carolina	41	7	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Alabama	20	30	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Houston	21	15	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Memphis	45	3	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Nevada	55	28	W
Wed., Dec. 30	Idaho	35	42	L	@ Boise, ID	Humanitarian Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	384
Scoring Average	32.0
Points Allowed	238
Defense Average	19.8
Opponents Record	66-51
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-3

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tulane	12-0	540	295	Won 41-27	6-0	239	149	Tommy Bowden
Southern Mississippi	7-5	384	238	Lost 35-42	5-1	207	80	Jeff Bower
Louisville	7-5	473	435	Lost 29-48	4-2	238	203	John L. Smith
East Carolina	6-5	274	297		3-3	171	215	Steve Logan
Houston	3-8	254	317		2-4	175	196	Kim Helton
Cincinnati	2-9	259	456		1-5	161	259	Rick Minter
Memphis	2-9	226	340		1-5	152	213	Rip Scherer
Army	3-8	257	325					Bob Sutton

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.