The 1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an

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team that represented the

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as an

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during the

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. In their third year under head coach

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, the team compiled an 8–4 record and lost the

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. The Golden Eagles had one of the biggest upsets of the college football season when they beat the

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

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by a score of 13–12.

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Team players in the NFL

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