1973 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1973 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach P. W. Underwood, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.

1973 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4–1
Head coach	P. W. Underwood (5th season)
Home stadium	Faulkner Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		East Carolina	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–13	10,800
September 22		at No. 15 Florida	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 13–14	38,377
September 29		at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–41	31,500
October 6		at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 42–7	10,000
October 13		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	L 20–42	20,000
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at UT Arlington	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 41–14	4,000
October 27		at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	T 10–10	33,500
November 3		Weber State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 28–7	10,100
November 10		at Memphis State	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 13–10	23,399
November 17	7:32 p.m.	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 28–0	5,800
November 22		Utah State	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 32–8	6,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time