1977 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1977 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 6–6 record.^[2]

1977 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–6
Head coach	Bobby Collins (3rd season)
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	vs. Troy State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 42–19	12,550	[3]
September 10	Florida State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–35	19,376	[4]
September 17	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 24–13	42,000	[5]
September 24	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 27–19	20,000	[6]
October 1	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–17	13,392	[7]
October 8	North Texas State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 14–27	22,432	[8]
October 15	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 28–26	26,474	[9]
October 22	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 14–7	36,000	[10]
October 29	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 14–42	28,420	[11]
November 5	at UT Arlington	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	W 20–3	5,200	[12]
November 12	Louisiana Tech	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 10–28	16,431	[13]
November 19	Arkansas State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 10–14	9,216	[14]
Homecoming