2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference Conference USA
Record6–5 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Louisville $  6 –1   11 –2  
Cincinnati  5 –2   7 –5  
UAB  5 –2   6 –5  
East Carolina  5 –2   6 –6  
Southern Miss  4 –3   6 –5  
TCU  4 –3   6 –6  
Memphis  3 –4   5 –6  
Army  2 –5   3 –8  
Tulane  1 –6   3 –9  
Houston  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They were a member of Conference USA.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 111:00 am Oklahoma State *
 ESPN W 17–925,134 [1]
September 225:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette *
W 35–1014,132 [2]
September 296:00 pm UAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
 CSS W 3–029,782 [3]
October 67:00 pmat Memphis
L 17–2228,668 [4]
October 167:00 pmat Louisville
ESPN2 L 14–2433,627 [5]
October 272:00 pm Houston Dagger-14-plain.png
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 58–1426,162 [6]
November 311:00 amat Penn State *
ESPN2L 20–38106,158 [7]
November 172:00 pm Tulane
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 59–624,054 [8]
November 2310:00 amat East Carolina
ESPNW 28–2130,127 [9]
November 296:00 pmat Alabama *
ESPN2L 15–2879,947 [10]
December 76:00 pm TCU
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN2L 12–1423,114 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 73 Jeremy Bridges Jr
QB 17 Jeff Kelly Sr
RB 43 Derrick Nix Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 76 Torrin Tucker Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 27 Michael Boley Fr
DB 5 Greg Brooks So
LB 42 Antoine Cash Fr
LB 24 Rod Davis So
CB 34 Etric Pruitt So
S 9 Chad Williams Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-12-21

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  11. ↑ "Printers leads TCU to bowl game bid". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 8, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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