1978 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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1978 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Memphis State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Air Force   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Boston College   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1978 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Richmond
W 10–715,000[2]
September 9at Arkansas State
W 21–616,848[3]
September 16at Cincinnati
L 14–2610,500[4]
September 30at Ole Miss
L 13–1642,756[5]
October 7Mississippi State
W 22–1731,720[6]
October 14East Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 17–1615,632[7]
October 21at
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
    		• W 13–1022,630[8]
    October 28Florida State
    • M. M. Roberts Stadium
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		L 16–3823,248[9]
    November 4at North Texas State
    		L 12–2518,400[10]
    November 11Bowling Green
    • M. M. Roberts Stadium
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 38–2116,846[11]
    November 18Louisville
    • M. M. Roberts Stadium
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 37–316,219[12]

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    1. ^ "1978 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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