1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State        10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame        9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)        9 3 0
Southern Miss        9 3 0
Navy        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
Boston College        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        7 4 0
Rutgers        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Tulane        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
North Texas State        6 5 0
Villanova        6 5 0
West Virginia        6 6 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Richmond        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
East Carolina        4 7 0
Illinois State        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Army        3 7 1
Holy Cross        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Memphis State        2 9 0
William & Mary        2 9 0
Georgia Tech        1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at TulaneW 17–14
September 20Louisiana TechW 38–1124,640
September 27at East CarolinaWITNW 35–720,037
October 4vs. Ole MissW 28–22
October 11at Mississippi StateW 42–14
October 18Arkansas State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 35–0
October 25No. 1 AlabamaNo. 20L 7–4260,210
November 1Lamar
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 36–10
November 8AuburnL 0–3156,800
November 15Richmond
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 33–12
November 22Louisville
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 3–6
December 13McNeese StateW 16–1442,600[2]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Southern Mississippi Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. "Southern Miss Wins Independence Bowl". Daily Press (UPI story). December 14, 1980. p. D3 via Newspapers.com.
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