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American college football season

1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
All-American Bowl, L 27–31 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark McHale (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorMichael Bugar (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville     10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)     10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State     10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame     9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State     9 3 0
Louisiana Tech     8 3 1
Southern Miss     8 4 0
Temple     7 4 0
Syracuse     7 4 2
Army     6 5 0
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6 0
Navy     5 6 0
Memphis State     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Tulane     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Akron     3 7 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 1
Rutgers     3 8 0
Tulsa     3 8 0
Cincinnati     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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. 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※

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Delta StateW 12–017,590
September 8at No. 13 AlabamaW 27–2475,962
September 15at GeorgiaL 17–1879,812
September 22at Mississippi StateL 10–1340,115
September 29Louisville
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 25–1320,545
October 6at East CarolinaW 16–731,305
October 13at TulaneW 20–1426,662
October 20Memphis State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 23–724,520
October 27at Virginia TechL 16–2037,462
November 3at Southwestern LouisianaW 14–1317,860
November 10at No. 15 AuburnW 13–1285,214
December 28vs. NC StateNo. 23
L 27–3144,000
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior——to the game

Roster※

1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 4 Brett Favre Sr
WR   Michael Jackson Sr
RG 56 Chafan Marsh Jr
RT 78 Chris Ryals Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Perry Carter Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 32 Chuck Davis
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL※

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Brett Favre Quarterback 2 33 Atlanta Falcons
Michael Jackson Wide receiver 6 141 Cleveland Browns
Simmie Carter Defensive back 7 195 New York Giants

References※

  1. ^ "1990 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule. And Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Survival: USM 12, DSU 0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "USM victory: 'A great feeling'". Hattiesburg American. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "It's Dogs by a whisker!". The Atlanta Constitution. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miss. St. edges past USM 13–10". Enterprise-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cards get early Southern mess, tumble 25–13". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "USM smothers East Carolina, 16–7". Hattiesburg American. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern Miss spills Tulane". Daily World. October 14, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eagles topple Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 21, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hokies hold on in 4th quarter". Daily Press. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eagles soar over luckless Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern Miss shocks Auburn". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wolfpack claims All American win". The News and Observer. December 29, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, "2007."


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