University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
The Greatest Game in the Series - Auburn
8/2/2018 2:50:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Southern Miss athletics looks back at the greatest games in each of the playing series of all 12 opponents from its 2018 football schedule, giving Golden Eagle fans a weekly look of what we consider to be the greatest game in history between the two respective programs.
We will post these games on social media as well, and ask fans to agree or disagree with our selections as well as share their favorite memory from these games.
This week, the focus switches to Auburn, who the Golden Eagles take to the road and meet at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Saturday, Sept. 29. A game time has not been announced as of yet.
The greatest game of this series took place in the 1990 regular-season finale as Brett Favre hit Anthony Harris in the back of the end zone from 10 yards to score the winning touchdown with 46 seconds left, and lifting the Golden Eagles to a 13-12 road victory.
"This was a big win," said then Southern Miss coach Curley Hallman following the game. "It's the biggest win for our coaches, players in the three years I have been here."
Auburn scored on its first four possessions, capping the drives each time with field goals by Jim Von Wyl, but the Tigers' inability to get into the end zone proved costly when the Golden Eagles rallied in the fourth quarter.
The Golden Eagles, who missed a 33-yard field-goal attempt in their best previous scoring opportunity, finally scored with 8:03 to play, with Favre passing 10 yards to Michael Jackson.
Southern Miss, which also defeated Alabama earlier in the year, 27-24, in Birmingham, were the first non-conference school to beat both schools in the state of Alabama since World War I.
The Voice of the Golden Eagles, John Cox, takes a look back at the win over the Tigers that day.
"After a number of close calls over the years against the Auburn Tigers, the Golden Eagles finally found a way to defeat Auburn thanks to a stingy defense that refused to let Auburn get into the end zone and a late fourth-quarter drive led by Favre and company. In what would be the final game that Curley Hallman coached at Southern Miss, the Eagles used the same play they had used the year before to beat (nationally ranked) Florida State with tight end Anthony Harris catching the game winner that helped to get the Eagles to the All American Bowl."
Southern Miss went on to play NC State in Birmingham seven weeks later in Legion Field in the final All American Bowl, dropping a 31-27 score to the Wolfpack in what was longtime coach Jeff Bower's first game at the helm of the program after the departure of Hallman following the regular season.
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We will post these games on social media as well, and ask fans to agree or disagree with our selections as well as share their favorite memory from these games.
This week, the focus switches to Auburn, who the Golden Eagles take to the road and meet at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Saturday, Sept. 29. A game time has not been announced as of yet.
The greatest game of this series took place in the 1990 regular-season finale as Brett Favre hit Anthony Harris in the back of the end zone from 10 yards to score the winning touchdown with 46 seconds left, and lifting the Golden Eagles to a 13-12 road victory.
"This was a big win," said then Southern Miss coach Curley Hallman following the game. "It's the biggest win for our coaches, players in the three years I have been here."
Auburn scored on its first four possessions, capping the drives each time with field goals by Jim Von Wyl, but the Tigers' inability to get into the end zone proved costly when the Golden Eagles rallied in the fourth quarter.
The Golden Eagles, who missed a 33-yard field-goal attempt in their best previous scoring opportunity, finally scored with 8:03 to play, with Favre passing 10 yards to Michael Jackson.
Southern Miss, which also defeated Alabama earlier in the year, 27-24, in Birmingham, were the first non-conference school to beat both schools in the state of Alabama since World War I.
The Voice of the Golden Eagles, John Cox, takes a look back at the win over the Tigers that day.
"After a number of close calls over the years against the Auburn Tigers, the Golden Eagles finally found a way to defeat Auburn thanks to a stingy defense that refused to let Auburn get into the end zone and a late fourth-quarter drive led by Favre and company. In what would be the final game that Curley Hallman coached at Southern Miss, the Eagles used the same play they had used the year before to beat (nationally ranked) Florida State with tight end Anthony Harris catching the game winner that helped to get the Eagles to the All American Bowl."
Southern Miss went on to play NC State in Birmingham seven weeks later in Legion Field in the final All American Bowl, dropping a 31-27 score to the Wolfpack in what was longtime coach Jeff Bower's first game at the helm of the program after the departure of Hallman following the regular season.
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