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| style="background:#000000;" align="center" width="100%" | <font color=white size="3"> '''Southern Miss Golden Eagles'''
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align="center" | Image:Southern Miss Golden Eagles.jpg
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| '''Division NCAA'''
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE|  Division I-A (D1) 
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| '''Conférence'''
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE|  Conference USA 
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| '''Surnom'''
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE|  ''Golden Eagles''  
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| '''Mascotte'''
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE|  ''Seymour d'Campus''  
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| '''Stade de foot US'''
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE|  M. M. Roberts Stadium <br />(33 000 places)
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| '''Salle de basket'''
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE|  Reed Green Coliseum<br />(8 095 places)
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'''Southern Miss Golden Eagles''' est un club omnisports universitaire de The University of Southern Mississippi à Hattiesburg (Mississippi). Les équipes des Golden Eagles participent aux compétitions universitaires organisées par la National Collegiate Athletic Association. Southern Miss fait partie de la division Conference USA.

Les ''Mississippi Southerners'' deviennent les ''Southern Miss Golden Eagles'' en 1971.

== Lien externe ==
*[http://southernmiss.cstv.com/ Site officiel des Golden Eagles]

{{Infobox college athletics |
name             = Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
logo             = SouthernMissGoldenEagles.png |
university       = University of Southern Mississippi |
conference       = Conference USA |
association      = Association |
division         = NCAA Division I FBS|
director         = Richard Giannini |
city             = Hattiesburg |
state            = Mississippi |
stateabb         = MS |
teams            = 14 |
stadium          = Roberts Stadium (often called "The Rock" |
arena            = Reed Green Coliseum |
baseballfield    = Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field |
arena2           = Southern Miss Softball Complex<br>Track & Field and Soccer Complex |
mascot           = Seymour d'Campus |
nickname         = Golden Eagles<br>'''Previous:''' Tigers, Normalites, Yellow Jackets, Confederates, Southerners |
fightsong        = ''Southern to the Top'' |
color1 = Black |
color2 = Gold |
hex1   = 000000 |
hex2   = FFD700 |
pageurl          = http://www.southernmiss.com/ |
pagename         = SouthernMiss.com
}}
Students from The University of Southern Mississippi compete on the athletic field as Golden Eagles, in Conference USA.

The school’s earliest nickname was Tigers. Thereafter came such nicknames as Normalites (from Mississippi Normal College, the early name of the University), Yellow Jackets, Confederates, and Southerners. Golden Eagles was selected in a student/alumni vote in the early 1970s. Seymour d'Campus is the name of the modern-day mascot eagle.

Southern Miss has a long history in the NCAA, and its intercollegiate sports teams operate under the auspices of the university’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors. Bowl games, conference championships, and All-American athletes have all been frequent occurrences at Southern Miss. Among notable alumni is former Green Bay Packers quarterback, Brett Favre.

==Football==

===Rivalries===
====Tulane====
The rivalry between Southern Miss and Tulane is known as ''The Battle for the Bell''. Both teams are in Conference USA and played each other every year until 2006, when the league was split into East and West divisions.  Following their 2006 meeting, Southern Miss leads the series 21-7.

====Memphis====
The rivalry between Southern Miss and Memphis is often referred to as the ''Black and Blue Bowl'', gaining its name from the black of Southern Miss and the blue of Memphis.  Since both teams are in Conference USA, they play each other every year.  Following their 2007 meeting, Southern Miss leads the series 37-20-1.<ref></ref>

===Recent Seasons===
====2006====
At the end of 2006, the Golden Eagles were one of a handful of Division I schools with at least 13 consecutive winning seasons, a distinction they shared with the University of Michigan, Florida State University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Florida. Southern Miss had also appeared in 9 bowl games in the last 10 years, 5 of them consecutively. The Golden Eagles football team has played for 5 conference titles winning 4 of them, with their most recent coming in 2003. The Golden Eagles and Coach Jeff Bower were selected as conference team and coach of the decade respectively. The Golden Eagles football team boasts a 92% graduation rate among student-athletes, ranking it among the elite academic institutions in America.

The Golden Eagle football team appeared on national television five times in 2006.

The team finished 9-5 in 2006 with a bowl victory over Ohio University.

====2007====
After 17 years as head football coach, 14 of those being consecutive winning seasons, Jeff Bower was forced to resign.<ref name="resignation"></ref>  Former Oklahoma State University offensive coordinator, Larry Fedora, was named as his replacement.<ref></ref>