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: Jeff Bower Conference: Conference USA-
1998 Season Highlights
Jeff Bower enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Penn State
6
34
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Texas A&M
6
24
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
55
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Tulane
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Louisville
56
21
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Army
37
13
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
East Carolina
41
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Alabama
20
30
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Houston
21
15
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Memphis
45
3
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Nevada
55
28
W
Wed., Dec. 30 Idaho
35
42
L
@ Boise, ID
Humanitarian Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 384
Scoring Average 32.0
Points Allowed 238
Defense Average 19.8
Opponents Record 66-51
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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
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