American college football season
The 1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They secured their third Conference USA conference championship after finishing 6–0 in conference play. Their overall record was 9–3, and they were invited to play in the 1999 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Colorado State, 23–17.[1] In the final AP Poll of the year, the Golden Eagles were ranked 14th, which is to date the highest finish in school history.[2]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| Tulane | | | | W 48–14 | 30,098 | [3] |
September 11 | Northwestern State* | | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| | W 40–6 | 24,871 | [4] |
September 18 | at No. 4 Nebraska* | | | | L 13–20 | 77,826 | [5] |
September 25 | at No. 5 Texas A&M* | | | ABC | L 6–23 | 65,264 | [6] |
October 9 | at No. 16 East Carolina | | | | W 39–22 | 39,418 | [7] |
October 16 | Army | No. 25 | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| | W 24–0 | 26,054 | [8] |
October 23 | Cincinnati | No. 21 | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| | W 28–20 | 24,012 | [9] |
October 30 | at No. 14 Alabama* | No. 20 | | | L 14–35 | 83,818 | [10] |
November 6 | at Memphis | No. 25 | | | W 20–5 | 23,635 | [11] |
November 13 | Louisiana–Lafayette* | No. 21 | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| | W 48–0 | 24,133 | [12] |
November 20 | at Louisville | No. 18 | | | W 30–27 | 41,826 | [13] |
December 31 | vs. Colorado State* | No. 16 | | ESPN | W 23–17 | 56,570 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 17 | Jeff Kelly | So | RB | 43 | Derrick Nix | So | OL | 55 | Billy Clay | Jr | OL | 79 | Brian Bell | Sr | WR | 80 | Todd Pinkston | Sr | WR | 81 | Dannye Fowler | So | WR | 82 | LeRoy Handy | Fr | WR | 83 | Shawn Mills | Jr | TE | 84 | Orlando Dantzler | So | WR | 85 | Antonio Gray | So | WR | 86 | Kevin Thompson | Sr | TE | 88 | Buck Miciotto | Fr | TE | 89 | Kenderick Key | Jr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
- ^ "1999 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles school history". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Green Wave's winning streak is snapped at 13". Detroit Free Press. September 7, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Miss defense dumps NSU". The Shreveport Times. September 12, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense doesn't rest, Blackshirts' 2 TDs help NU hold on". Lincoln Journal Star. September 19, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense doesn't rest, Blackshirts' 2 TDs help NU hold on". Lincoln Journal Star. September 19, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM thumps No. 16 East Carolina 39–22". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Miss shuts down Army". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buries early, UC rallies, falls short". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The substitutes, Tide doesn't miss a beat with Watts, Bohanon". The Anniston Star. October 31, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM dashes all Tiger hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM finds ULL easy pickings". Enterprise-Journal. November 14, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S. Miss tops U of L with late field goal". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 21, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golden Eagles ground Colo. St. in Liberty, 23–17". The Jackson Sun. January 1, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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