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American college football season
The 1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Southern Mississippi as an
independent during the
1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach
Curley Hallman, the team compiled an 8–4 record and lost the
1990 All-American Bowl.
[1] The Golden Eagles had one of the biggest upsets of the college football season when they beat the
Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 27–24. Another upset followed later in the season when the Golden Eagles beat the
Auburn Tigers by a score of 13–12.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 |
Delta State | | | W 12–0 | 17,590 |
[2] |
September 8 | at No. 13
Alabama | | | W 27–24 | 75,962 |
[3] |
September 15 | at
Georgia | | | L 17–18 | 79,812 |
[4] |
September 22 | at
Mississippi State | | | L 10–13 | 40,115 |
[5] |
September 29 |
Louisville | | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| W 25–13 | 20,545 |
[6] |
October 6 | at
East Carolina | | | W 16–7 | 31,305 |
[7] |
October 13 | at
Tulane | | | W 20–14 | 26,662 |
[8] |
October 20 |
Memphis State | | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS (
rivalry)
| W 23–7 | 24,520 |
[9] |
October 27 | at
Virginia Tech | | | L 16–20 | 37,462 |
[10] |
November 3 | at
Southwestern Louisiana | | | W 14–13 | 17,860 |
[11] |
November 10 | at No. 15
Auburn | | | W 13–12 | 85,214 |
[12] |
| vs.
NC State | No. 23 | | L 27–31 | 44,000 |
[13] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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32
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Chuck Davis
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
[14]
References
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"1990 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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"Survival: USM 12, DSU 0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"USM victory: 'A great feeling'". Hattiesburg American. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"It's Dogs by a whisker!". The Atlanta Constitution. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Miss. St. edges past USM 13–10". Enterprise-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cards get early Southern mess, tumble 25–13". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"USM smothers East Carolina, 16–7". Hattiesburg American. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Southern Miss spills Tulane". Daily World. October 14, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Eagles topple Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 21, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Hokies hold on in 4th quarter". Daily Press. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Eagles soar over luckless Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Southern Miss shocks Auburn". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wolfpack claims All American win". The News and Observer. December 29, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from
the original on December 20, 2007.
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