1975 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1975 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Bobby Collins (1st season)
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium (Biloxi) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	8	–	1
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Army			–					2	–	9	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross			–					1	–	10	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 8–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 14–10	9,396
September 20	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 14–16	14,369
September 27	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 8–24	26,700
October 4	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 3–7 (forfeit)	29,000
October 11	at Memphis State	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 21–7	17,337
October 18	at Texas–Arlington	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 34–7	4,740
October 25	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 24–14	8,300
November 1	vs. Lamar	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 43–3	8,700
November 15	at No. 5 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 6–27	58,000
November 22	Cal State Fullerton	Municipal Stadium Biloxi, MS	W 70–0	9,323
November 29	BYU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 42–14	9,262
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game