1979 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team information
American college football season
1979Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference
Independent
Record
6–4–1
Head coach
Bobby Collins (5th season)
Home stadium
M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Florida State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 7 Pittsburgh
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
UNLV
–
–
9
–
1
–
2
No. 17 Temple
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
Tulane
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Tennessee State
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
7
–
3
–
1
No. 20 Penn State
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Navy
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Notre Dame
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
4
–
1
Syracuse
–
–
7
–
5
–
0
Colgate
–
–
5
–
4
–
1
Boston College
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Holy Cross
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
North Texas State
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Villanova
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
–
4
–
6
–
1
Louisville
–
–
4
–
6
–
1
William & Mary
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Illinois State
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Army
–
–
2
–
8
–
1
Air Force
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Richmond
–
–
0
–
11
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1979 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.[1]
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