Southern Mississippi

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University of Southern Mississippi
Established	1910
President
Athletic Director	Richard Gianinni
Enrollment	14,191
City	Hattiesburg
State	Mississippi
Campus Size	1,086 Acres
Colors	Gold, Black
Mascot	Golden Eagles
Nickname	Seymour
Conference	Conference USA
Championships	Football 2: 1958, 1962
Website	University of Southern Mississippi Southern Miss

Academics: Athletics: Rivalries: USM has two main rivals in Memphis (Black and Blue Bowl) and Tulane (Battle for the Bell).

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Projected Starters 4.3 History 5 Baseball 5.1 Staff 5.2 History 6 External Links

Traditions

• Colors: Gold and Black
• Fight Songs: Southern To The Top, Are You From Dixie?
• Rivalry Games - Black and Blue Bowl, Battle for the Bell
• Rivalry Trophies- The Bell Trophy
• Mascot: Golden Eagles
  • In 1971, "Golden Eagles" was chosen in a poll by students to replace "Southerners."
  • On Field Mascot: Seymour (Full Name: Seymour d'Campus)

Stadiums

• Football: Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium
• Basketball: Reed Green Coliseum
• Baseball: Hill Denson Field at Pete Taylor Park

Football

Staff

• Head Football Coach:Larry Fedora
  
• Defensive Coordinator:
  
• Offensive Coordinator:
  

Projected Starters

Offense
QB:
RB:
WR:
WR:
LT:
LG:
C:
RG:
RT:

Defense
DE:
DT:
DT:
DE:
LB:
LB:
LB:
CB:
CB:
FS:
SS:

History

Bowl Appearances

• • 1953 Sun Bowl (1952 Season): Southern Miss 7 - Pacific 26 L
  • 1954 [[Sun Bowl (1953 Season): Southern Miss 14 - UTEP 37 L
  • 1957 Tangerine Bowl (1956 season): Southern Miss 13 - West Texas A&M 20 L
  • 1958 Tangerine Bowl (1957 season): Southern Miss 9 - Texas A&M-Commerce 10 L
  • 1980 Independence Bowl: Southern Miss 16 - McNeese State 14 W
  • 1981 Tangerine Bowl: Southern Miss 17 - Missouri 19 L
  • 1988 Independence Bowl: Southern Miss 38 - UTEP 18 W
  • 1990 All American Bowl: Southern Miss 27 - North Carolina State 31 L
  • 1997 Liberty Bowl: Southern Miss 41 - Pittsburgh 7 W
  • 1998 Humanitarian Bowl: Southern Miss 34 - Idaho 42 L
  • 1999 Liberty Bowl: Southern Miss 23 - Colorado State 17 W
  • 2000 Mobile Bowl: Southern Miss 28 - TCU 21 W
  • 2002 Houston Bowl: Southern Miss 23 - Oklahoma State 33 L
  • 2003 Liberty Bowl: Southern Miss 0 - Utah 17 L
  • 2004 New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss 31 - North Texas 10 W
  • 2005 New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss 31 - Arkansas State 19 W
  • 2007 GMAC Bowl: Southern Miss 29 - Ohio 7 W
  • 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl: Cincinnati 31 - Southern Mississippi 21 L
• Bowl Record - 8-9
• National Championships
  • College Division National Champions: 1958, 1962
• Conference Championships
  • Gulf States Conference Champions: 1948, 1950, 1951
  • Conference USA Champions: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003

• Famous Alumni: Ray Guy, Brett Favre

Basketball

Staff

Head Basketball Coach: Larry Eustachy

Projected Starters

• PG:
• SG:
• SF:
• PF:
• C:

Key Bench Players:

• PG:
• SG:
• PF/C:
• SF:

History

• Final Four Appearances:None
• National Championships: 1987 NIT
  
• Famous Alumni:
  • Clarence Weatherspoon

Baseball

Staff

Head Baseball Coach - Corky Palmer

History

• College World Series Appearances: None
• National Championships: None
• Famous Alumni:

External Links

Conference USA   East: East Carolina • Marshall • Memphis • Southern Miss • UAB • UCF     West: Houston • Rice • SMU • Tulane • Tulsa • UTEP