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: P.W. Bear Underwood Conference: Independent-
1969 Season Highlights
P.W. Bear Underwood enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1969 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
14
6
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Alabama
14
63
L
Fri., Oct. 3 vs. Idaho
21
31
L
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Mississippi State
20
34
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Mississippi
7
69
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Richmond
31
28
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Louisiana Tech
24
23
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Memphis
7
37
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
East Carolina
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs. West Texas A&M
10
9
W
1969 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 162
Scoring Average 16.2
Points Allowed 307
Defense Average 30.7
Opponents Record 35-26
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-4
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1969 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1969 All Independent 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.