1971 Southern Miss Southerners football team

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1971
Southern Miss Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Penn State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Houston   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   8 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 2 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1971 Southern Miss Southerners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach P. W. Underwood, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Florida State
L 9–2412,133[2]
September 18at No. 9 Alabama
L 6–4252,701[3]
September 25San Diego State
W 10–011,157[4]
October 9at No. 4 Auburn
L 14–2742,000[5]
October 16at Ole Miss
L 6–2023,200[6]
October 23at
Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
    		• L 12–2719,484[7]
    October 30Richmond
    		W 31–2410,000[8]
    November 6VMI
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 38–012,400[9]
    November 13at Louisiana Tech
    		W 24–2016,000[10]
    November 20at Virginia Tech
    		W 17–822,000[11]
    November 27West Texas State
    • Faulkner Field
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 10–95,300[12]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    1. ^ "1971 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
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