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1974 Southern Miss

6–⁠5, coached by P.W. Underwood.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1974, game by game: won at Memphis 6–0; lost at No. 5 Alabama 0–52; lost at Ole Miss 14–20; lost at West Texas 0–31; won vs. Texas–Arlington 39–10; won vs. VMI 15–14; lost at Lamar 7–10; won at Louisiana 41–7; won at Utah State 7–3; lost vs. Bowling Green 20–38; won at Tampa 11–10+34−52Won 6–0 at Memphis+6MemphisLost 0–52 at No. 5 Alabama-52No. 5 AlabamaLost 14–20 at Ole Miss-6Ole MissLost 0–31 at West Texas-31West TexasWon 39–10 vs. Texas–Arlington+29Texas–ArlingtonWon 15–14 vs. VMI+1VMILost 7–10 at Lamar-3LamarWon 41–7 at Louisiana+34LouisianaWon 7–3 at Utah State+4Utah StateLost 20–38 vs. Bowling Green-18Bowling GreenWon 11–10 at Tampa+1Tampa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atMemphisW 6–⁠036%
Sep 21at5AlabamaL 0–⁠5218%
Sep 28atOle MissL 14–⁠2037%
Oct 5atWest TexasL 0–⁠3164%
Oct 12vsTexas–ArlingtonW 39–⁠1077%
Oct 19vsVMIW 15–⁠1460%
Oct 26atLamarL 7–⁠1053%
Nov 2atLouisianaW 41–⁠779%
Nov 9atUtah StateW 7–⁠328%
Nov 16vsBowling GreenL 20–⁠3845%
Nov 23atTampaW 11–⁠1042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tampa 11–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1974.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
160–⁠195
Coach
P.W. Underwood
Elo
1483 −22 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 51 of 124; offense No. 83, defense No. 27
SRS
−1.5 No. 75 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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