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1979 Southern Miss

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Bobby Collins.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1979, game by game: lost at No. 19 Florida State 14–17; won vs. Cincinnati 24–6; lost at Auburn 9–31; won vs. Ole Miss 38–8; won vs. North Texas 30–10; lost vs. Tulane 19–20; won vs. Memphis 22–0; won at Mississippi State 21–7; tied at Louisville 10–10; lost at Bowling Green 27–31; won vs. Arkansas State 14–6+30−22Lost 14–17 at No. 19 Florida State-3No. 19 Florida StateWon 24–6 vs. Cincinnati+18CincinnatiLost 9–31 at Auburn-22AuburnWon 38–8 vs. Ole Miss+30Ole MissWon 30–10 vs. North Texas+20North TexasLost 19–20 vs. Tulane-1TulaneWon 22–0 vs. Memphis+22MemphisWon 21–7 at Mississippi State+14Mississippi Sta…Tied 10–10 at Louisville0LouisvilleLost 27–31 at Bowling Green-4Bowling GreenWon 14–6 vs. Arkansas State+8Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8at19Florida StateL 14–⁠1730%
Sep 15vsCincinnatiW 24–⁠657%
Sep 22atAuburnL 9–⁠3143%
Sep 29vsOle MissW 38–⁠862%
Oct 6vsNorth TexasW 30–⁠1061%
Oct 13vsTulaneL 19–⁠2063%
Oct 20vsMemphisW 22–⁠073%
Oct 27atMississippi StateW 21–⁠744%
Nov 3atLouisvilleT 10–⁠1052%
Nov 10atBowling GreenL 27–⁠3170%
Nov 17vsArkansas StateW 14–⁠676%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas State 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-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 1979.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠146
Coach
Bobby Collins
Elo
1585 +63 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 32 of 135; offense No. 63, defense No. 22
SRS
8.8 No. 36 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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