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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-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024
2006 Season Highlights
 Jeff Bower enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Southern Mississippi.
 The Golden Eagles won the Conference USA Conference East Championship.
 
2006 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Florida  7   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Southeast Louisiana  45   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. North Carolina State  37   17   W       
 Tue., Sep. 26  @ Central Florida  19   14   W       
 Tue., Oct. 3  @ Tulsa  6   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Houston  31   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Virginia Tech  6   36   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. East Carolina  17   20   L       
 Sun., Nov. 5  @ Memphis  42   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Tulane  31   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Alabama Birmingham  25   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Marshall  42   7   W       
 Fri., Dec. 1  @ Houston  20   34   L       
 Sun., Jan. 7   Ohio  28   7   W    @ Mobile, AL   GMAC Bowl
 
2006 Season Totals
  Record9-5
  Points Scored356
  Scoring Average25.4
  Points Allowed260
  Defense Average18.6
  Opponents Record88-79
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-4
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2006 Conference USA-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-5356260Won  28-76-3233166  Jeff Bower
East Carolina 7-6280270Lost  7-245-3188154  Skip Holtz
Central Florida 4-8232345 3-5173211  George OLeary
Marshall 5-7311351 2-4153177  Mark Snyder
Tulane 4-8224400 2-5110222  Chris Scelfo
Memphis 2-10281365 1-7193256  Tommy West

2006 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2006 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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