1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Bower, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record.^[1]

1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Jeff Bower (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	John Thompson (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 24 Louisville			–					9	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	6	–	1
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Pittsburgh	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 10–14	25,516	[2]
September 18	Northeast Louisiana	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 44–37	20,384	[3]
September 25	at No. 25 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 24–35	83,476	[4]
October 2	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 7–13	22,853	[5]
October 9	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 24–54	68,458	[6]
October 16	at No. 23 Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 27–35	36,322	[7]
October 23	East Carolina	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 24–16	15,227	[8]
October 30	at No. 5 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	W 0–40 (forfeit win)	70,123	[9][10]
November 6	Tulane	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 15–17	16,397	[11]
November 13	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	L 9–20	13,042	[12]
November 20	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	T 30–30	21,783	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 78 Todd Beeching Sr QB 17 Kevin Bentley So RB 21 Barry Boyd Sr WR 7 Fred Brock So RB 36 Chris Buckhalter So QB 10 Ricky Carroll Jr WR 28 Donald Cunningham Fr OT 68 Brett Duggins Jr TE 86 Scott Harper Jr RB 35 Ronald Jones Jr WR 80 Adam Kennedy So RB 38 Howard McGee Jr RB 26 Myreon McKinney So WR 87 Mark Montgomery Jr C 50 Troy Nelson Jr TE 83 Larry Norton Fr G 52 Jeff Novak Sr TE 88 Anthony Owens Sr WR 81 Ryan Pearson Fr C 54 Kenny Ray Sr OT 79 Chris Roberts Sr WR 2 Nicky Seymour Fr G 51 Darian Smith Sr OT 65 Wes Stewart Fr QB 8 Tommy Waters Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 37 Jason Barlow  Fr DE 48 Robert Brown Fr CB 19 Perry Carter Sr LB 39 Ramone Crawford Jr CB 23 Alvin Dempsey  Fr DT 96 Reggie Elder Sr S 27 Jeff Favre Fr FS 13 Shaun Gamble Jr FS 29 L. T. Gulley So DE 95 Bobby Hamilton Sr LB 22 Eugene Harmon So DT 91 Kevin Jackson Sr DE 97 Aubrey Johnson Sr LB 32 Albert McRae So LB 45 Tyrone Nix Sr CB 5 LaBarion Rankins Jr S 30 Melvin Ratcliff So CB 3 Rod Thomas Fr S 11 Tim Wright Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 9 Eric Estes Jr K 14 Ian McDonald Jr	Head coach Jeff Bower Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1993 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
2. "Pitt in Majors upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 3, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "USM zooms past NLU". Hattiesburg American. September 19, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn survives scare". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cajun defense stuffs USM". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Zeier on fire as Dogs roll to 54–24 win". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Whew! U of L wins 35–27". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "USM sinks East Carolina, 24–16". Hattiesburg American. October 24, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tide drown USM, 40–0". Hattiesburg American. October 31, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bama, NCAA at odds". The Montgomery Advertiser. August 3, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Eagles lay an egg". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Memphis St. rips Southern Miss". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Tulsa settles for a tie". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.