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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: Reed Green
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Reed Green enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Troy State  25   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Sam Houston State  16   18   L       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Southeastern Louisiana  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Millsaps  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Spring Hill (AL)  38   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Louisiana College  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Northwestern State  6   9   L       
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  21   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 22  vs. Delta State  41   0   W       
 Thu., Dec. 5  @ Saint Marys (TX)  27   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 14  vs. 37th Division (MS)  26   0   W       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored220
  Scoring Average20.0
  Points Allowed80
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record8-2
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 7-422080   Reed Green
Western Kentucky 7-1-111520   William L. Gander Terry
Memphis 5-5150172   C.C. Humphreys
Middle Tennessee State 4-410778   E.W. Midgett
Louisville 3-5-191134   Laurie Apitz
Miami 3-7131197   Jack Harding
Troy 2-760118   Albert Choate

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 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 game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.