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1995 Southern Miss

6–⁠5, coached by Jeff Bower.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1995, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 45–13; lost at No. 13 Alabama 20–24; won at Utah State 24–21; lost at Indiana 26–27; won vs. Tulane 45–0; won vs. Louisville 25–21; lost at Cincinnati 13–16; lost vs. East Carolina 34–36; lost at No. 5 Tennessee 0–42; won at Memphis 17–9; won at Louisiana 35–32+45−42Won 45–13 vs. Northern Illinois+32Northern Illino…Lost 20–24 at No. 13 Alabama-4No. 13 AlabamaWon 24–21 at Utah State+3Utah StateLost 26–27 at Indiana-1IndianaWon 45–0 vs. Tulane+45TulaneWon 25–21 vs. Louisville+4LouisvilleLost 13–16 at Cincinnati-3CincinnatiLost 34–36 vs. East Carolina-2East CarolinaLost 0–42 at No. 5 Tennessee-42No. 5 TennesseeWon 17–9 at Memphis+8MemphisWon 35–32 at Louisiana+3Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorthern IllinoisW 45–⁠1367%
Sep 9at13AlabamaL 20–⁠2421%
Sep 16atUtah StateW 24–⁠2165%
Sep 23atIndianaL 26–⁠2745%
Sep 30vsTulaneW 45–⁠078%
Oct 7vsLouisvilleW 25–⁠2158%
Oct 14atCincinnatiL 13–⁠1657%
Oct 28vsEast CarolinaL 34–⁠3658%
Nov 4at5TennesseeL 0–⁠4216%
Nov 11atMemphisW 17–⁠955%
Nov 18atLouisianaW 35–⁠3245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana 35–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-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 1995.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
284–⁠241
Coach
Jeff Bower
Elo
1536 +42 this season
SP+ rating
7.1 No. 42 of 107; offense No. 47, defense No. 47
SRS
2.6 No. 46 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Norman Joseph
Defensive coordinator
John Thompson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple