Two-sided Golden Eagles football medallion for the 1974 season (the schedule is shown on the back side of the medallion). Sponsored by the Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
State football championship T-shirt from 1979. Pictured on the shirt is USM's eagle mascot carrying the mascots of the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, one in each hand down by his side. Below each opposing mascot is the...
Schedule of events for the 75th anniversary and homecoming activities. Events include an academic fair, pep rally, performance by George Carlin, and the football game against Florida State University.
Photograph of Willie Heidelberg, wearing the No. 1 jersey, rushing in a football game. Also found on page 123 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987, and in the 1972 Southerner yearbook on page 159.
Photograph of university President Shelby Thames in the president's box of M. M. Roberts stadium. Thames is looking down on the field. Two unidentified men are in the background. Featured in the Talon, vol. 56, no. 1 (Summer 2002) on page 21.
Photograph of university President Aubrey Lucas, M. M. Roberts, and Governor Cliff Finch, taken at the dedication of M. M. Roberts Stadium. This photo can also be found in the September 28, 1976, Student Printz and in Chester M. Morgan's book,...
Photograph of University of Alabama head football coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant and entourage leaving Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama campus following a football game against the University of Southern Mississippi. The final score...
Photograph of three men and two women reading copies of a 1953 Hattiesburg American newspaper with the headline "Southern mops up Tide" following a victory over the University of Alabama football team in 1953. Photograph also found on page 93 of...
Photograph of three football fans with the letters U, S, and M painted on their chests. The photo is from the 1992 Southerner yearbook, page 29. The caption in the yearbook reads: "Student involvement is the ultimate spirit booster to those who...
Photograph of the Pride of Mississippi marching band in the stands during a home football game. Photograph from the 1997 Southerner yearbook on page 26.
Photograph of the Pride of Mississippi marching band in the formation of a bow tie at the halftime performance of the 1996 homecoming football game. The bow tie is a nod to President Aubrey K. Lucas, who retired in 1996.