1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
| 1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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Conference USA champion Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 41–7 vs. Pittsburgh | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| 1997 record | 9–3 (6–0 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Kueck (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | John Thompson (6th season) |
| Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 33,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Southern Miss $ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. In their second year in the Conference USA, they claimed their second-straight conference championship with a 6–0 C-USA record and a 9–3 record overall. They were invited to the 1997 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Pittsburgh, 41–7. In the final AP and Coaches Polls of the season, the Golden Eagles were ranked 19th, which was the first ranked finish in school history.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| August 30 | at No. 2 Florida* |
| L 6–21 | |
| September 6 | at Illinois* |
| W 24–7 | |
| September 20 | Nevada* |
| W 35–19 | |
| September 27 | at No. 21 Alabama* |
| L 13–27 | |
| October 4 | Louisville |
| W 42–24 | |
| October 11 | at East Carolina |
| W 23–13 | |
| October 25 | Tulane |
| W 34–13 | |
| November 1 | at Cincinnati | No. 24 |
| W 24–17 |
| November 8 | at No. 8 Tennessee* | No. 24 |
| L 20–44 |
| November 15 | Houston |
| W 33–0 | |
| November 22 | at Memphis |
| W 42–18 | |
| December 31 | vs. Pittsburgh* | No. 22 |
| W 41–7 |
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References[]
- ^ "Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "1997 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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