1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Conference USA champion Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 41–7 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
1997 record	9–3 (6–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower (8th season)
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 33,000)

1997 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 19 Southern Miss $		6	–	0		9	–	3
Tulane		5	–	1		7	–	4
East Carolina		4	–	2		5	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	4		8	–	4
Memphis		2	–	4		4	–	7
Houston		2	–	4		3	–	8
Louisville		0	–	6		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. In their second year in the Conference USA, they claimed their second-straight conference championship with a 6–0 C-USA record and a 9–3 record overall. They were invited to the 1997 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Pittsburgh, 41–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
August 30	at No. 2 Florida*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 6–21
September 6	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 24–7
September 20	Nevada*		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 35–19
September 27	at No. 21 Alabama*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	L 13–27
October 4	Louisville		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburgh, MS	W 42–24
October 11	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 23–13
October 25	Tulane		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	W 34–13
November 1	at Cincinnati	No. 24	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 24–17
November 8	at No. 8 Tennessee*	No. 24	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 20–44
November 15	Houston		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 33–0
November 22	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	W 42–18
December 31	vs. Pittsburgh*	No. 22	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	W 41–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Venues	M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell UAB
Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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