1977 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–6
Head coach
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
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1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 6–6 record.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Troy State
W 42–1912,550[3]
September 10Florida State
L 6–3519,376[4]
September 17at Auburn
W 24–1342,000[5]
September 24at Ole Miss
W 27–1920,000[6]
October 1at Cincinnati
L 6–1713,392[7]
October 8North Texas State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 14–2722,432[8]
October 15at Hawaii
W 28–2626,474[9]
October 22at Mississippi State
W 14–736,000[10]
October 29at Memphis State
L 14–4228,420[11]
November 5at Texas–Arlington
W 20–35,200[12]
November 12Louisiana Tech
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
L 10–2816,431[13]
November 19Arkansas State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 10–149,216[14]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "1977 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Troy State miscues fatal; Eagles victorious, 42–19". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 4, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Seminoles crank up, roll 35–6". Tallahassee Democrat. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mistakes costly to Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Golden Eagles blow down Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bearcats blitz Eagles, 17–6, stay unbeaten". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington leads NT to victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bow rally and FG fall short". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern shocks State, 14–7". The Yazoo Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Patterson passes spark Tiger romp". The Tennessean. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "USM 20, Arlington 3...and Ben Garry 140, Derrick Jensen 24". Hattiesburg American. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Another Hattiesburg win for Techmen". The Times. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Southern loses in finale". Hattiesburg American. November 20, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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