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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: Jeff Bower
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Tennessee  16   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Alabama  21   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Oklahoma State  28   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Memphis  24   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. South Florida  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Tulane  56   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Houston  6   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Louisville  28   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Alabama Birmingham  33   30   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Cincinnati  24   27   L       
 Fri., Nov. 24  vs. East Carolina  9   14   L       
 Wed., Dec. 20   Texas Christian  28   21   W    @ Mobile, AL   GMAC Bowl
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored314
  Scoring Average26.2
  Points Allowed203
  Defense Average16.9
  Opponents Record75-62
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record5-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2000 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 9-3405268Lost  17-226-1255159  John L. Smith
East Carolina 8-4370256Won  40-275-2206125  Steve Logan
Cincinnati 7-5289285Lost  14-255-2187165  Rick Minter
Southern Mississippi 8-4314203Won  28-214-3180150  Jeff Bower
Alabama Birmingham 7-4238192 3-3124133  Watson Brown
Tulane 6-5329346 3-4192205  Chris Scelfo
Memphis 4-7176199 2-5109146  Rip Scherer
Houston 3-8211370 2-5154249  Dana Dimel
Army 1-10224372   Todd Berry

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 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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