1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Bower, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record.[1]

1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame     11 1 0
No. 24 Louisville     9 3 0
Cincinnati     8 3 0
Army     6 5 0
Memphis State     6 5 0
Tulsa     4 6 1
Navy     4 7 0
Tulane     3 9 0
Southern Miss     2 8 1
East Carolina     2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2PittsburghL 10–1425,516[2]
September 18Northeast Louisiana
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 44–3720,384[3]
September 25at No. 25 AuburnL 24–3583,476[4]
October 2at Southwestern LouisianaL 7–1322,853[5]
October 9at GeorgiaL 24–5468,458[6]
October 16at No. 23 LouisvilleL 27–3536,322[7]
October 23East Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 24–1615,227[8]
October 30at No. 5 AlabamaW 0–40 (forfeit win)70,123[9][10]
November 6Tulane
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
L 15–1716,397[11]
November 13at Memphis StateL 9–2013,042[12]
November 20at TulsaT 30–3021,783[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 78 Todd Beeching Sr
QB 17 Kevin Bentley So
RB 21 Barry Boyd Sr
WR 7 Fred Brock So
RB 36 Chris Buckhalter So
QB 10 Ricky Carroll Jr
WR 28 Donald Cunningham Fr
OT 68 Brett Duggins Jr
TE 86 Scott Harper Jr
RB 35 Ronald Jones Jr
WR 80 Adam Kennedy So
RB 38 Howard McGee Jr
RB 26 Myreon McKinney So
WR 87 Mark Montgomery Jr
C 50 Troy Nelson Jr
TE 83 Larry Norton Fr
G 52 Jeff Novak Sr
TE 88 Anthony Owens Sr
WR 81 Ryan Pearson Fr
C 54 Kenny Ray Sr
OT 79 Chris Roberts Sr
WR 2 Nicky Seymour Fr
G 51 Darian Smith Sr
OT 65 Wes Stewart Fr
QB 8 Tommy Waters Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 37 Jason Barlow   Fr
DE 48 Robert Brown Fr
CB 19 Perry Carter Sr
LB 39 Ramone Crawford Jr
CB 23 Alvin Dempsey   Fr
DT 96 Reggie Elder Sr
S 27 Jeff Favre Fr
FS 13 Shaun Gamble Jr
FS 29 L. T. Gulley So
DE 95 Bobby Hamilton Sr
LB 22 Eugene Harmon So
DT 91 Kevin Jackson Sr
DE 97 Aubrey Johnson Sr
LB 32 Albert McRae So
LB 45 Tyrone Nix Sr
CB 5 LaBarion Rankins Jr
S 30 Melvin Ratcliff So
CB 3 Rod Thomas Fr
S 11 Tim Wright Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 9 Eric Estes Jr
K 14 Ian McDonald Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  1. ^ "1993 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pitt in Majors upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 3, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "USM zooms past NLU". Hattiesburg American. September 19, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn survives scare". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cajun defense stuffs USM". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Zeier on fire as Dogs roll to 54–24 win". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Whew! U of L wins 35–27". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USM sinks East Carolina, 24–16". Hattiesburg American. October 24, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tide drown USM, 40–0". Hattiesburg American. October 31, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bama, NCAA at odds". The Montgomery Advertiser. August 3, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eagles lay an egg". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Memphis St. rips Southern Miss". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tulsa settles for a tie". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.