1981 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

1981 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Tangerine Bowl, L 17–19 vs. Missouri
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record9–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)      9 2 0
Southern Miss      9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia      9 3 0
Colgate      7 3 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Florida State      6 5 0
Holy Cross      6 5 0
Tulane      6 5 0
UNLV      6 6 0
South Carolina      6 6 0
Temple      5 5 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      5 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
William & Mary      5 6 0
Syracuse      4 6 1
Richmond      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
North Texas State      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 10 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 9–2–1 record.