1973 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1973 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4–1
Head coach	P. W. Underwood (5th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	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

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	East Carolina	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–13	10,800	^[2]
September 22	at No. 15 Florida	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 13–14	38,377	^[3]
September 29	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–41	31,500	^[4]
October 6	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 42–7	10,000	^[5]
October 13	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	L 20–42	20,000	^[6]
October 20	at Texas–Arlington	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 41–14	4,000	^[7]
October 27	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	T 10–10	33,500	^[8]
November 3	Weber State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 28–7	10,100	^[9]
November 10	at Memphis State	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 13–10	23,399	^[10]
November 17	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 28–0	5,800	^[11]
November 22	Utah State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 32–8	6,000	^[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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

v t e Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Venues	Kamper Park (1912–1931) M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present) Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1950–1974) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1952–1988)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell
Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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