1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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.[1] 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.

1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark McHale (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMichael Bugar (1st season)
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Delta State
W 12–017,590[2]
September 8at No. 13 Alabama
W 27–2475,962[3]
September 15at Georgia
L 17–1879,812[4]
September 22at Mississippi State
L 10–1340,115[5]
September 29Louisville
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 25–1320,545[6]
October 6at East Carolina
W 16–731,305[7]
October 13at Tulane
W 20–1426,662[8]
October 20Memphis Statedagger
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 23–724,520[9]
October 27at Virginia Tech
L 16–2037,462[10]
November 3at Southwestern Louisiana
W 14–1317,860[11]
November 10at No. 15 Auburn
W 13–1285,214[12]
December 28vs. NC StateNo. 23
L 27–3144,000[13]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 4 Brett Favre Sr
WR   Michael Jackson Sr
RG 56 Chafan Marsh Jr
RT 78 Chris Ryals Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Brett FavreQuarterback233Atlanta Falcons
Michael JacksonWide receiver6141Cleveland Browns
Simmie CarterDefensive back7195New York Giants

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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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