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
2019 Season Highlights
Jay Hopson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
2019 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Alcorn State
38
10
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Mississippi State
15
38
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Troy
47
42
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Alabama
7
49
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Texas El Paso
31
13
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
North Texas
45
27
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Louisiana Tech
30
45
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Rice
20
6
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
37
2
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Texas San Antonio
36
17
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Western Kentucky
10
28
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Florida Atlantic
17
34
L
Sat., Jan. 4
Tulane
13
30
L
@ Fort Worth, TX
Armed Forces Bowl
2019 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 346
Scoring Average 26.6
Points Allowed 341
Defense Average 26.2
Opponents Record 80-73
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-4
2019 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2019 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2019 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
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.