1970 Southern Miss Southerners football team

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1970 Southern Miss Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Southern Miss Southerners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach P. W. Underwood, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Southwestern Louisiana
W 16–1411,000[2]
September 19at Auburn
L 14–3348,500[3]
September 26Texas–Arlington
W 26–209,074[4]
October 3Richmond
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 43–219,422[5]
October 10at San Diego State
L 14–4132,968[6]
October 17at No. 4 Ole Miss
W 30–1427,200[7]
October 24at Mississippi State
L 15–5133,000[8]
October 31at Memphis State
L 0–3324,468[9]
November 14Louisiana Tech
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
L 6–2712,800[10]
November 21at West Texas State
L 11–145,291[11]
November 28Trinity (TX)
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 53–315,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1970 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Southern Mississippi outlasts USL's Dogs". The Daily Advertiser. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn rambles to 33–14 victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 20, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern wedges out UT-Arlington, 26–20". Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 1970. p. C1. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southerners down Richmond by 43–21". Daily Press. October 4, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aztecs Crush Southerners". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southerners stun fourth-ranked Rebs, 30–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State wallops USM". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 25, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers spook unsuspecting Southerners". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern Miss falls to Tech". Daily World. November 15, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Texas wins, 14–11". Abilene Reporter-News. November 22, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Trinity ends year with loss". San Antonio Express and News. November 29, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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