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1969 Southern Miss

5–⁠5, coached by P.W. Underwood.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1969, game by game: won vs. SE Louisiana 14–6; lost at No. 15 Alabama 14–63; lost vs. Idaho 21–31; lost at Mississippi State 20–34; lost at No. 19 Ole Miss 7–69; won vs. Richmond 31–28; won at Louisiana Tech 24–23; lost at Memphis 7–37; won at East Carolina 14–7; won vs. West Texas 10–9+8−62Won 14–6 vs. SE Louisiana+8SE LouisianaLost 14–63 at No. 15 Alabama-49No. 15 AlabamaLost 21–31 vs. Idaho-10IdahoLost 20–34 at Mississippi State-14Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–69 at No. 19 Ole Miss-62No. 19 Ole MissWon 31–28 vs. Richmond+3RichmondWon 24–23 at Louisiana Tech+1Louisiana TechLost 7–37 at Memphis-30MemphisWon 14–7 at East Carolina+7East CarolinaWon 10–9 vs. West Texas+1West Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsSE LouisianaW 14–⁠691%
Sep 27at15AlabamaL 14–⁠6320%
Oct 3vsIdahoL 21–⁠3182%
Oct 11atMississippi StateL 20–⁠3447%
Oct 18at19Ole MissL 7–⁠6914%
Oct 25vsRichmondW 31–⁠2836%
Nov 1atLouisiana TechW 24–⁠2350%
Nov 8atMemphisL 7–⁠3715%
Nov 22atEast CarolinaW 14–⁠758%
Nov 29vsWest TexasW 10–⁠936%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Texas 10–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠307
Coach
P.W. Underwood
Elo
1391 −48 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−16.9 No. 105 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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