1971 Southern Miss Southerners football team

1971 Southern Miss Southerners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State    11 1 0
Boston College    9 2 0
No. 17 Houston    9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame    8 2 0
Utah State    8 3 0
Florida State    8 4 0
Cincinnati    7 4 0
West Virginia    7 4 0
Temple    6 2 1
Air Force    6 4 0
Army    6 4 0
Colgate    6 4 0
Villanova    6 4 1
South Carolina    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Georgia Tech    6 6 0
Northern Illinois    5 5 1
Syracuse    5 5 1
Dayton    5 6 0
Holy Cross    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 7 0
Rutgers    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
Navy    3 8 0
Pittsburgh    3 8 0
Tulane    3 8 0
Marshall    2 8 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Southern Miss Southerners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach P. W. Underwood, the team compiled a 6–5 record.