The 1994 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jeff Bower, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1]
1994 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 6–5 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Norman Joseph (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | John Thompson (3rd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | – | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Louisiana | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Tulane | W 25–10 | 24,786 | [2] | |
September 10 | No. 21 Virginia Tech | L 14–24 | 17,381 | [3] | |
September 17 | Memphis |
| W 20–3 | 17,563 | [4] |
September 24 | at No. 13 Texas A&M | L 17–41 | 56,006 | [5] | |
October 1 | at East Carolina | L 10–31 | 32,867 | [6] | |
October 8 | at No. 11 Alabama | L 6–14 | 70,123 | [7] | |
October 15 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 43–20 | 14,592 | [8] |
October 22 | Samford |
| W 59–16 | 15,514 | [9] |
October 29 | Tulsa |
| W 47–29 | 13,473–13,493 | [10][11] |
November 5 | at No. 4 Florida | L 17–55 | 85,448 | [12] | |
November 12 | at LSU | W 20–18 | 51,710 | [13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1994 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "USM punches out Tulane 25–10". Hattiesburg American. September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va. Tech tops Golden Eagles". Daily Press. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S. Miss cages Tigers, 20–3". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 18, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 12 Aggies never look back". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM gives away game to ECU". Hattiesburg American. October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama survives USM scare". Hattiesburg American. October 9, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns grounded by Eagles, 43–20". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern roughs up I-AA Samford, 59–16". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 23, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Miss tops TU". The Daily Oklahoman. October 30, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 187. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Lots of QBs, lots of points: Gators swamps S. Miss, 55–17". The Miami Herald. November 6, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU fails". The Times. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Miss 2022 Football Almanac" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi. p. 100. Retrieved January 21, 2023.