1973 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1973 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach P. W. Underwood, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.[1]

1973 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State     12 0 0
No. 9 Houston     11 1 0
Temple     9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane     9 3 0
Memphis State     8 3 0
Tampa     8 3 0
Boston College     7 4 0
South Carolina     7 4 0
Utah State     7 4 0
Air Force     6 4 0
Southern Miss     6 4 1
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
Rutgers     6 5 0
West Virginia     6 5 0
Pittsburgh     6 5 1
Colgate     5 5 0
Dayton     5 5 1
Xavier     5 5 1
Georgia Tech     5 6 0
Holy Cross     5 6 0
Miami (FL)     5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Marshall     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
Southern Illinois     3 7 1
Villanova     3 8 0
Syracuse     2 9 0
Virginia Tech     2 9 0
Army     0 10 0
Florida State     0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15East CarolinaL 0–1310,800[2]
September 22at No. 15 FloridaL 13–1438,377[3]
September 29at Ole MissL 0–4131,500[4]
October 6at ChattanoogaW 42–710,000[5]
October 13at RichmondL 20–4220,000[6]
October 20at Texas–ArlingtonW 41–144,000[7]
October 27at Mississippi StateT 10–1033,500[8]
November 3Weber State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 28–710,100[9]
November 10at Memphis StateW 13–1023,399[10]
November 17at West Texas StateW 28–05,800[11]
November 22Utah State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 32–86,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1973 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Eagles downed 13–0 in disastrous opener". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bowden to Gators' rescue 14–13". Tampa Bay Times. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vaught's return successful - Rebels win, 41–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UTC defeated by Southern in 42–7 rout". The Tennessean. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spiders' Skein hits nine, 42–20". Daily Press. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "USM grabs 41–14 win". Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State & USM both missed by inches". The Clarion-Ledger. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats can't handle Southern Mississippi". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern upsets Mem. St". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "WTSU loses 28–0 decision". The Odessa American. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Aggies flatter than a rock on Mt. Logan". Deseret News. November 23, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.