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1982 Southern Miss

7–⁠4, coached by Jim Carmody.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1982, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 45–27; lost at Ole Miss 19–28; lost at Auburn 19–21; lost vs. Florida State 17–24; won vs. Memphis 34–14; won vs. Mississippi State 20–14; won at Tulane 22–10; won vs. Louisville 48–0; won vs. Louisiana 36–0; won at No. 17 Alabama 38–29; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 6–13+48−9Won 45–27 vs. UL Monroe+18UL MonroeLost 19–28 at Ole Miss-9Ole MissLost 19–21 at Auburn-2AuburnLost 17–24 vs. Florida State-7Florida StateWon 34–14 vs. Memphis+20MemphisWon 20–14 vs. Mississippi State+6Mississippi Sta…Won 22–10 at Tulane+12TulaneWon 48–0 vs. Louisville+48LouisvilleWon 36–0 vs. Louisiana+36LouisianaWon 38–29 at No. 17 Alabama+9No. 17 AlabamaLost 6–13 vs. Louisiana Tech-7Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUL MonroeW 45–⁠2779%
Sep 11atOle MissL 19–⁠2864%
Sep 18atAuburnL 19–⁠2150%
Sep 25vsFlorida StateL 17–⁠2462%
Oct 2vsMemphisW 34–⁠1486%
Oct 9vsMississippi StateW 20–⁠1454%
Oct 16atTulaneW 22–⁠1059%
Oct 23vsLouisvilleW 48–⁠079%
Oct 30vsLouisianaW 36–⁠076%
Nov 13at17AlabamaW 38–⁠2933%
Nov 20vsLouisiana TechL 6–⁠1384%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana Tech 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-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 1982.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠180
Coach
Jim Carmody
Elo
1628 +11 this season
SP+ rating
16.1 No. 24 of 109; offense No. 27, defense No. 26
SRS
14.7 No. 19 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Keith Daniels

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 6Reggie Collier QBDallas Cowboys