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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: Jay Hopson
Conference: Conference USA-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1912  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Jay Hopson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Kentucky  17   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Southern  45   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Louisiana Monroe  28   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. North Texas  28   43   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Texas San Antonio  31   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Texas El Paso  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Louisiana Tech  34   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Alabama Birmingham  12   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Tennessee  10   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Rice  43   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Charlotte  66   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Marshall  28   27   W       
 Wed., Dec. 27   Florida State  13   42   L    @ Shreveport, LA   Independence Bowl
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Points Scored379
  Scoring Average29.2
  Points Allowed318
  Defense Average24.5
  Opponents Record62-88
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record5-1
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2017 Conference USA-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Texas 9-5497490Lost  30-507-2310292  Seth Littrell
Alabama Birmingham 8-5361333Lost  6-416-2249175  Bill Clark
Southern Mississippi 8-5379318Lost  13-426-2266211  Jay Hopson
Louisiana Tech 7-6396330Won  51-104-4222206  Skip Holtz
Texas San Antonio 6-5259187 3-5147146  Frank Wilson
Rice 1-11195429 1-7163238  David Bailiff
Texas El Paso 0-12141441 0-883246  Sean Kugler

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 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

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.