1979 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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1979 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Temple   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1979 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 19 Florida State
L 14–1745,467[2]
September 15Cincinnati
W 24–623,750[3]
September 22at
Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
    		• L 9–3145,226[4]
    September 29vs. Ole Miss
    		W 38–846,720[5]
    October 6North Texas State
    • M. M. Roberts Stadium
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 30–1024,810[6]
    October 13Tulane
    • M. M. Roberts Stadium
    • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
    		L 19–2030,028[7]
    October 20Memphis State
    • M. M. Roberts Stadium
    • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
    		W 22–027,286[8]
    October 27at Mississippi State
    		W 21–735,500[9]
    November 3at Louisville
    		T 10–1013,085[10]
    November 10at Bowling Green
    		L 27–3110,556[11]
    November 17Arkansas State
    • M. M. Roberts Stadium
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    		W 14–616,340[12]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1979 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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