1979 team profile

Team Ledger

Southern Miss

FBS · FBS Independents
#57
6–4–1Record
127.16Overall rating
134.53Raw points
111.18Opponent strength

Rating history

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Conference rankings

FBS Independents · 32 teams
RankTeamRating
1Pittsburgh284.24
2Florida State274.77
3Temple257.55
4Penn State219.80
5South Carolina195.51
6Notre Dame192.02
7UNLV178.32
8Tulane172.29
9Syracuse172.19
10East Carolina170.13
11Rutgers140.75
12Boston College132.94
13Miami129.41
14Southern Miss127.16
15West Virginia123.33
16Navy119.58
17Virginia Tech108.91
18Georgia Tech108.63
19Villanova104.92
20Tennessee State100.61
21Colgate92.17
22Holy Cross85.20
23Memphis78.45
24Louisville69.07
25William & Mary59.79
26Illinois State52.04
27Cincinnati51.48
28North Texas45.73
29Army42.86
30Air Force42.77
31UL Monroe17.78
32Richmond3.74

Season schedule

11 games
  • W2at Florida State
    Final    14–17
  • W3vs Cincinnati
    Final    24–6
  • W4at Auburn
    Final    9–31
  • W5vs Ole Miss
    Final    38–8
  • W6vs North Texas
    Final    30–10
  • W7vs Tulane
    Final    19–20
  • W8vs Memphis
    Final    22–0
  • W9at Mississippi State
    Final    21–7
  • W10vs Louisville
    Final    10–10
  • W11at Bowling Green
    Final    27–31
  • W12vs Arkansas State
    Final    14–6