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-
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
Record 7-4
Points Scored 220
Scoring Average 20.0
Points Allowed 80
Defense Average 7.3
Opponents Record 8-2
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.