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Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles © |
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Played September 9, 1989 at M.M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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L |
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PCT |
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L |
T |
PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Southern Miss © | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Mississippi State |
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14 |
3 |
9 |
26 |
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Southern Miss |
3 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
23 |
The 18th ranked, 1-0 Southern Miss Golden Eagles of coach Curley Hallman hosted the 1-0 Mississippi State Bulldogs of coach Rocky Felker. Mississippi State's PK Joel Logan kicked a field goal with just 0:04 left as the Bulldogs claimed their first Belt reign with a 26-23 victory over the Golden Eagles. Southern Miss scored the only points of the 1st quarter when PK Chuck Davis connected on a 22-yard field goal. The Bulldogs took the lead in the 2nd quarter when QB Eric Underwood found WR Sam Wright on a 7-yard touchdown pass. The Golden Eagles responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by RB Ricky Bradley for a 10-7 advantage but on the ensuing kick-off, WR Jerry Bouldin took the kick & returned it 96 yards for a touchdown giving the Bulldogs a 14-10 advantage. Davis’ 33-yard field goal before the end of the half sent the teams to the intermission with Mississippi State leading 14-13. The teams continued to trade score as it became clear the last team to score would win the game. Logan hit a 37-yard field goal for a 17-13 Mississippi State lead but the Golden Eagles took a 20-17 lead when Bradley scored on a 12-yard touchdown run. Underwood scored on a 28-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter giving the Bulldogs a 23-17 lead after Logan missed the extra-point attempt. Davis tied the game at 23-23 when he hit a 35-yard field goal with 2:55 left but the Bulldogs were not ready to settle for a tie. With 1:18 to play, Mississippi State drove 46 yards in 4 plays to the Southern Miss 17-yard line. The highlight of the drive was a 38-yard pass from Underwood to RB Kenny Roberts. Logan kicked the 34-yard field goal for the upset win. Underwood threw for just 77 yards as the Bulldogs were out gained 397-269 while the Golden Eagles had the ball for 35:33 of the game. Southern Miss's QB Brett Favre finished with 182 yards passing while RB Reggie Warnsley rushed for 101 yards in the loss. The Golden Eagles finished the season 5-6 while the Bulldogs finished 5-6. Southern Miss has not played for The Belt again.
