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: Bobby Collins Conference: Independent-
1976 Season Highlights
Bobby Collins enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
East Carolina
0
48
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Virginia Tech
7
16
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Mississippi
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Cincinnati
21
28
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Alabama
8
24
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Brigham Young
19
63
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Mississippi State
6
14
#Won
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Florida State
27
30
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Louisiana Tech
22
23
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Memphis
14
12
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs. Texas-Arlington
21
10
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 145
Scoring Average 13.2
Points Allowed 296
Defense Average 26.9
Opponents Record 74-38
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 0-6
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 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 the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.