1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1990 NCAA college football season. Led by Brett Favre, the Golden Eagles qualified for the 1990 All-American Bowl. The Golden Eagles had one of the biggest upsets of the college football season when they beat the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 27–24. Another upset followed later in the season when the Golden Eagles beat the Auburn Tigers by a score of 13–12.

1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1990 record8–4
Head coach
Home stadiumM.M. Roberts Stadium
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Louisville      10 1 1
No. 3 Miami      10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame      9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State      9 3 0
Louisiana Tech      8 3 1
Southern Miss      8 4 0
Temple      7 4 0
Syracuse      7 4 2
Army      6 5 0
Northern Illinois      6 5 0
South Carolina      6 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
Memphis State      4 6 1
Boston College      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Akron      3 7 1
Pittsburgh      3 7 1
Rutgers      3 8 0
Tulsa      3 8 0
Cincinnati      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 1Delta State*W 12-017,590
September 8at No. 13 Alabama*W 27-2475,962
September 15at Georgia*L 17-1879,812
September 22at Mississippi State*L 10-1340,115
September 29Louisville*
  • M.M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
W 25-1320,545
October 6at East Carolina*W 16-731,305
October 13at Tulane*W 20-1426,662
October 20Memphis State*
  • M.M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
W 23-724,520
October 27at Virginia Tech*L 16-2037,462
November 3at SW Louisiana*W 14-1317,860
November 10at No. 15 Auburn*W 13-1285,214
December 28vs. NC State*No. 23L 27-3144,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 4 Brett Favre Sr
WR   Michael Jackson Sr
RG 56 Chafan Marsh Jr
RT 78 Chris Ryals Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 32 Chuck Davis
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Games summaries

at Alabama


Louisville


Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Brett FavreQuarterback233Atlanta Falcons
Michael JacksonWide receiver6141Cleveland Browns
Simmie CarterDefensive back7195New York Giants

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