The 1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1990 NCAA college football season. Led by Brett Favre

Brett Favre

Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...

, the Golden Eagles qualified for the .

Regular season

The Golden Eagles had one of the biggest upsets of the college football season when they beat the Alabama Crimson Tide

1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

The 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1990 college football season. The Crimson Tide was led by first-year head coach Gene Stallings, replacing Bill Curry who left for the University of Kentucky....

 by a score of 27-24. Another upset followed later in the season when the Golden Eagles beat the Auburn Tigers

1990 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1990 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 8–3–1 record and ended their streak of 3 straight SEC titles. The Tigers went on to defeat 27–23 in the 1990 Peach...

 by a score of 13-12.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Golden Eagles points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 1		Win	12	0	1-0
2	Sept. 8	@ Alabama 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1990 college football season. The Crimson Tide was led by first-year head coach Gene Stallings, replacing Bill Curry who left for the University of Kentucky....	Win	27	24	2-0
3	Sept. 15	@ Georgia	Loss	17	18	2-1
4	Sept. 22	@	Loss	10	13	2-2
5	Sept. 29	Louisville 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team The 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were Fiesta Bowl champions.-Schedule:-Team Players in the NFL:...	Win	25	13	3-2
6	Oct. 6	@ East Carolina	Win	16	7	4-2
7	Oct. 13	@	Win	20	14	5-2
8	Oct. 20		Win	23	7	6-2
9	Oct. 27	@	Loss	16	20	6-3
10	Nov. 3	@	Win	14	13	7-3
11	Nov. 10	@ Auburn 1990 Auburn Tigers football team The 1990 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 8–3–1 record and ended their streak of 3 straight SEC titles. The Tigers went on to defeat 27–23 in the 1990 Peach...	Win	13	12	8-3

Team Players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Brett Favre Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...	Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...	2	33	Atlanta Falcons 1991 Atlanta Falcons season -Roster:-Schedule:-NFC Wild Card Game:Falcons quarterback Chris Miller completed the game-winning 61-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Haynes with 2:41 left in the contest...
Michael Jackson	Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...	6	141	Cleveland Browns 1991 Cleveland Browns season The 1991 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 42nd season with the National Football League. On August 5, Browns founder Paul Brown died at the age of 82.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...
Simmie Carter	Defensive back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...	7	195	New York Giants 1991 New York Giants season The 1991 New York Giants season was the 67th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the eighth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl...