1988 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1988 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Curley Hallman, the team compiled a 10–2 record and won the 1988 Independence Bowl.

1988 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 38–18 vs. UTEP
Conference	Independent
Record	10–2
Head coach	Curley Hallman (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Bower (1st season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Stephen F. Austin	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 21–7	15,032
September 10	at No. 10 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–49	53,129
September 17	Virginia Tech	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 35–13	17,135
September 24	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 45–42	28,240
October 1	Louisville	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 30–23	17,584
October 8	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 38–13	22,704
October 15	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 38–21	38,542
October 22	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 27–14	23,599
October 29	Memphis State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 34–27	25,594
November 5	at No. 9 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 8–38	73,787
November 12	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 26–19	7,500
December 23	vs. UTEP	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 38–18	20,242
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
D B	`4`	David Dawkins	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Curley Hallman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt