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: Independent-
1947 Season Highlights
Reed Green enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Alabama
7
34
L
Fri., Sep. 26 @
Auburn
19
13
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Louisiana Tech
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Louisiana Lafayette
15
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Oklahoma City
6
21
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Stephen F. Austin (TX)
20
7
W
Fri., Nov. 7 vs. Northwestern State
20
0
W
Fri., Nov. 14 vs. Union (TN)
18
0
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Mississippi State
7
14
L
Thu., Nov. 27 @ Southeastern Louisiana
35
0
W
1947 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 154
Scoring Average 15.4
Points Allowed 102
Defense Average 10.2
Opponents Record 22-17
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 4-3
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.