1989 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
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The 1989 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1989 NCAA college football season and were led by Brett Favre.
Regular season
The 1989 Golden Eagles, led Offensively by Brett Favre (Quarterback) and Defensively by Orlando Harris (Linebacker), had one of the biggest upsets of the college football season when they beat the Florida State Seminoles by a score of 30-26. In a game against the Louisville Cardinals, Southern Miss was on its own 21-yard line with six seconds left in a 10-10 tie. This was the result of a missed field goal by Louisville would have given them the lead. Brett Favre threw a Hail Mary pass that was deflected, but it bounced off the helmet of Southern Mississippi's Michael Jackson and into the hands of wide receiver Darryl Tillman, who scored a touchdown with no time left. The play was later voted on as one of the "Top 5 Memorable Moments" in college football history in an online vote at ESPN.com.
Schedule
September 211:30 AMvs. No. 6 Florida State*
TBSW 30–2648,746 September 9Mississippi State*
L 23–26? September 16at No. 5 Auburn*
L 3–2483,465 September 23at Texas Christian*
L 17–19? September 30at No. 22 Texas A&M*
L 14–3158,843 October 7Tulane*
- M.M Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)
W 30–21 ? October 14at Louisville*
W 16–10 ? October 21at Southwestern Louisiana*
- M.M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
L 21–24 ? October 28at Memphis*
W 31–7 ? November 181:30 p.m.at No. 4 Alabama*
L 14–37 70,123 November 25East Carolina*
- M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
W 41–27 11,189
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Eugene Rowell | Wide Receiver | 9 | 240 | Cleveland Browns |
| Reginald Warnsley | Running back | 11 | 285 | Detroit Lions |
- Brett Favre, Michael Jackson and Simmie Carter would be drafted in the 1991 NFL Draft.[2]