1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
The 1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They secured their third Conference USA conference championship after finishing 6–0 in conference play. Their overall record was 9–3, and they were invited to play in the 1999 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Colorado State, 23–17. In the final AP Poll of the year, the Golden Eagles were ranked 14th, which is to date the highest finish in school history.[1]
| 1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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Conference USA champion Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 23–17 vs. Colorado State | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| 1999 record | 9–3 (6–0 C-USA) |
| Head coach | Jeff Bower (10th season) |
| Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 33,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Southern Miss $ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 6 | Tulane |
| W 48–14 | |
| September 11 | Northwestern State* |
| W 40–6 | |
| September 18 | at No. 4 Nebraska* |
| L 13–20 | |
| September 25 | at No. 5 Texas A&M* |
| L 6–23 | |
| October 9 | at No. 16 East Carolina |
| W 39–22 | |
| October 16 | Army | No. 25 |
| W 24–0 |
| October 23 | Cincinnati | No. 21 |
| W 28–20 |
| October 30 | at No. 14 Alabama* | No. 20 |
| L 14–35 |
| November 6 | at Memphis | No. 25 |
| W 20–5 |
| November 13 | Louisiana–Lafayette* | No. 21 |
| W 48–0 |
| November 20 | at Louisville | No. 18 |
| W 30–27 |
| December 31 | vs. Colorado State* | No. 16 |
| W 23–17 |
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Roster
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References
- "Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles school history". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- "1999 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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