1981 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team information
American college football season
1981Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Tangerine Bowl, L 17–19 vs. Missouri
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 19
Record
9–2–1
Head coach
Bobby Collins (7th season)
Home stadium
M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Pittsburgh
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 3 Penn State
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 8 Miami (FL)
–
–
9
–
2
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
9
–
2
–
1
No. 17 West Virginia
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Colgate
–
–
7
–
3
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Navy
–
–
7
–
4
–
1
Cincinnati
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Florida State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Holy Cross
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Tulane
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
UNLV
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
Temple
–
–
5
–
5
–
0
Boston College
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Louisville
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Notre Dame
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
William & Mary
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
4
–
6
–
1
Richmond
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Army
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
North Texas State
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
–
1
–
10
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1981 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 9–2–1 record.[1]
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