1976 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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1976 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh     12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers     11 0 0
San Diego State     10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame     9 3 0
Colgate     8 2 0
Boston College     8 3 0
Cincinnati     8 3 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
North Texas State *     7 4 0
Southern Illinois     7 4 0
Penn State     7 5 0
Villanova     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
Army     5 6 0
Florida State     5 6 0
Illinois State     5 6 0
Richmond     5 6 0
West Virginia     5 6 0
Georgia Tech     4 6 1
Temple     4 6 0
Air Force     4 7 0
Dayton     4 7 0
Louisville     4 7 0
Marshall     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
Indiana State     3 7 0
Hawaii     3 8 0
Holy Cross     3 8 0
Miami (FL)     3 8 0
Syracuse     3 8 0
Utah State     3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana     2 9 0
Southern Miss     2 9 0
Tulane     2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after
    AP Poll

The 1976 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at East CarolinaL 0–4817,400[3]
September 18at Virginia TechL 7–1635,000[4]
September 25No. 17 Ole MissL 0–2833,000[5]
October 2Cincinnati
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 21–2813,500[6]
October 9at AlabamaL 8–2442,202[7]
October 16at BYUL 19–6323,029[8]
October 23No. 20 Mississippi State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 6–14 (forfeit)31,225[9][10]
November 6at Florida StateL 27–3029,173[11]
November 13at Louisiana TechL 22–2311,258[12]
November 20Memphis State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 14–1212,154[13]
November 27Texas–Arlington
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–109,665[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "1976 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
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