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: Jim Carmody Conference: Independent-
1982 Season Highlights
Jim Carmody enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
45
27
W
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Mississippi
19
28
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Auburn
19
21
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Florida State
17
24
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Memphis
34
14
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Mississippi State
20
14
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Tulane
22
10
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Louisville
48
0
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
36
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Alabama
38
29
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Louisiana Tech
6
13
L
1982 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 304
Scoring Average 27.6
Points Allowed 180
Defense Average 16.4
Opponents Record 63-52
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.