1977 Southern Miss
6–6, coached by Bobby Collins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Troy 42–19Sep 3
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Troy | W 42–19 | 82% |
| Sep 10 | vs Florida State | L 6–35 | 57% |
| Sep 17 | at Auburn | W 24–13 | 32% |
| Sep 24 | at Ole Miss | W 27–19 | 33% |
| Oct 1 | at Cincinnati | L 6–17 | 29% |
| Oct 8 | vs North Texas | L 14–27 | 43% |
| Oct 15 | at Hawai’i | W 28–26 | 61% |
| Oct 22 | at Mississippi State | W 14–7 | 29% |
| Oct 29 | at Memphis | L 14–42 | 35% |
| Nov 5 | atTexas–Arlington | W 20–3 | 48% |
| Nov 12 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 10–28 | 45% |
| Nov 19 | vs Arkansas State | L 10–14 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 14–10; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 52nd-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 1977.
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 215–250
- Coach
- Bobby Collins
- Elo
- 1456 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- 8.2 No. 49 of 140; offense No. 71, defense No. 35
- SRS
- −0.3 No. 78 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 5 | Amos Fowler OG | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 6 | Eric Smith OT | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 6 | Ben Garry RB | Baltimore Colts |