1989 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1989 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1989 record	5-6
Head coach	Curley Hallman
Home stadium	M.M. Roberts Stadium

The 1989 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1989 NCAA college football season and were led by Brett Favre.

Regular season

The 1989 Golden Eagles, led Offensively by Brett Favre (Quarterback) and Defensively by Orlando Harris (Linebacker), had one of the biggest upsets of the college football season when they beat the Florida State Seminoles by a score of 30-26. In a game against the Louisville Cardinals, Southern Miss was on its own 21-yard line with six seconds left in a 10-10 tie. This was the result of a missed field goal by Louisville would have given them the lead. Brett Favre threw a Hail Mary pass that was deflected, but it bounced off the helmet of Southern Mississippi's Michael Jackson and into the hands of wide receiver Darryl Tillman, who scored a touchdown with no time left. The play was later voted on as one of the "Top 5 Memorable Moments" in college football history in an online vote at ESPN.com.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	11:30 AM	vs. #6 Florida State*	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	TBS	W 30–26	48,746
September 9		Mississippi State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		L 23–26	?
September 16		at #5 Auburn*	Jordan Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 3–24	83,465
September 23		at Texas Christian*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 17–19	?
September 30		at #22 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 14–31	58,843
October 7		Tulane*	M.M Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)		W 30–21	?
October 14		at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 16–10	?
October 21		at Southwestern Louisiana*	M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		L 21–24	?
October 28		at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 31–7	?
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at #4 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL		L 14–37	70,123
November 25		East Carolina*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 41–27	11,189
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Eugene Rowell	Wide Receiver	9	240	Cleveland Browns
Reginald Warnsley	Running back	11	285	Detroit Lions

Brett Favre, Michael Jackson and Simmie Carter would be drafted in the 1991 NFL Draft.^[2]

References

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

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