1975 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1975 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium (Biloxi)
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 8–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Weber State
W 14–109,396[2]
September 20at Bowling Green
L 14–1614,369[3]
September 27at Ole Miss
L 8–2426,700[4]
October 4at Mississippi State
W 3–7 (forfeit)29,000[5][6]
October 11at Memphis State
W 21–717,337[7]
October 18at Texas–Arlington
W 34–74,740[8]
October 25at Louisiana Tech
W 24–148,300[9]
November 1vs. Lamar
W 43–38,700[10]
November 15at No. 5 Alabama
L 6–2758,000[11]
November 22Cal State Fullerton
W 70–09,323[12]
November 29BYU
W 42–149,262[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1975 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Southern Miss snuffs late Weber charge to win 14–10". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 14, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Preston leads BG". Dayton Daily News. September 21, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Another strange meeting...Rebs 24, USM 8". Hattiesburg American. September 28, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bullies beat Eags". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Memphis St. loses, 21–7". The Jackson Sun. October 12, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USM takes ridiculously-easy win over UTA Mavs 34–7". Hattiesburg American. October 19, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech's string ends". The Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eagles score easily, crush Lamar 43–3". Hattiesburg American. November 2, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Unexciting Tide wins, 27–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Fullerton handed worst defeat, 70–0". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Southern Miss shocks BYU by 42–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 30, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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