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-
2002 Season Highlights
Jeff Bower enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Jackson State
55
7
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Illinois
23
20
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Memphis
33
14
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Alabama
7
20
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Army
27
6
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
South Florida
13
16
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Cincinnati
23
14
W
Wed., Oct. 30 @
Texas Christian
7
37
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Alabama Birmingham
20
13
W
Thu., Nov. 14 vs.
Louisville
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Tulane
10
31
L
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
East Carolina
24
7
W
Fri., Dec. 27
Oklahoma State
23
33
L
@ Houston, TX
Texas Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 282
Scoring Average 21.7
Points Allowed 238
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 77-72
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-4
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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.