1989 Southern Miss
5–6, coached by Curley Hallman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Florida State 30–26Sep 2
Florida State was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs 6Florida State | W 30–26 | 33% |
| Sep 9 | vs Mississippi State | L 23–26 | 80% |
| Sep 16 | at 5Auburn | L 3–24 | 29% |
| Sep 23 | at TCU | L 17–19 | 64% |
| Sep 30 | at 22Texas A&M | L 14–31 | 34% |
| Oct 7 | vs Tulane | W 30–21 | 71% |
| Oct 14 | at Louisville | W 16–10 | 44% |
| Oct 21 | vs Louisiana | L 21–24 | 70% |
| Oct 28 | at Memphis | W 31–7 | 60% |
| Nov 18 | at 4Alabama | L 14–37 | 21% |
| Nov 25 | vs East Carolina | W 41–27 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Carolina 41–27; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 18
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 1989.
Led the nationTony Smith: kickoff return average (32.5)
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 240–252
- Coach
- Curley Hallman
- Elo
- 1572 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.2 No. 42 of 103; offense No. 50, defense No. 33
- SRS
- 4.7 No. 39 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jeff Bower
- Defensive coordinator
- Ellis Johnson
- Offense
- I formation
- Defense
- 4–3