1982 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1982 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Carmody, the team compiled a 7–4 record.^[1]

1982 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Jim Carmody (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Keith Daniels (1st season)
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Northeast Louisiana	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 45–27	30,767	[2]
September 11		at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 19–28	40,954	[3]
September 18		at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 19–21	55,000	[4]
September 25		Florida State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 17–24	32,591	[5]
October 2		Memphis State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 34–14	21,674	[6]
October 9		vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 20–14	54,236	[7]
October 16		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 22–10	39,685	[8]
October 23	6:08 p.m.	Louisville	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 48–0	28,642	[9]
October 30		Southwestern Louisiana	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 36–0	22,416	[10]
November 13		at No. 17 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	W 38–29	60,210	[11]
November 20		Louisiana Tech	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 6–13	31,256	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time