1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 16–14 vs. McNeese State
Conference	Independent
1980 record	9–3
Head coach	Bobby Collins (6th season);
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium

The 1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Tulane		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)		W 17–14
September 20	Louisiana Tech		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)		W 38–11	24,640
September 27	at East Carolina		Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	W 35–7	20,037
October 4	vs. Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 28–22
October 11	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 42–14
October 18	Arkansas State		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 35–0
October 25	No. 1 Alabama	No. 20	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		L 7–42	60,210
November 1	Lamar		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 36–10
November 8	Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 0–31	56,800
November 15	Richmond		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 33–12
November 22	Louisville		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 3–6
December 13	McNeese State		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)		W 16–14	42,600	[2]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

"Southern Mississippi Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
"Southern Miss Wins Independence Bowl". Daily Press (UPI story). December 14, 1980. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.

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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
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 2018 2019 2020 2021

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll