2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Southern Miss Script Logo.png
Conference Conference USA
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jay Johnson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jay Hopson (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
  2006
2008  
2007 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF x$  7 1   10 4  
East Carolina  6 2   8 5  
Memphis  6 2   7 6  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 6  
Marshall  3 5   3 9  
UAB  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Tulsa xy  6 2   10 4  
Houston x  6 2   8 5  
Tulane  3 5   4 8  
Rice  3 5   3 9  
UTEP  2 6   4 8  
SMU  0 8   1 11  
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented The University of Southern Mississippi in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Jeff Bower, who was in his 18th year at Southern Miss. Southern Miss played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the East Division of Conference USA.

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The Golden Eagles finished the season with a record of 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play, and lost to Cincinnati, 31–21, in the PapaJohns.com Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pm Tennessee–Martin *W 35–1329,253 [1]
September 86:00 pmat No. 24 Tennessee *PPVL 39–19106,311 [2]
September 155:00 pmat East Carolina *W 28–2131,170 [3]
September 276:30 pmat Boise State * ESPN L 38–1630,159 [4]
October 37:00 pm Rice
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN2 L 31–2925,656 [5]
October 136:30 pm SMU Dagger-14-plain.png
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CSTVW 28–731,253
October 217:00 pmat Marshall ESPNW 33–2427,234
October 287:00 pm UCF
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPNL 34–1727,103
November 36:00 pmat UAB CSSW 37–713,348
November 103:30 pm Memphis
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CSSL 29–2629,354
November 176:30 pmat UTEP CSTVW 56–3028,592
November 242:00 pm Arkansas State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 16–1017,705
December 2212:00 pmvs. No. 20 Cincinnati *ESPN2L 31–2135,258
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB -- Austin Davis Fr
TE 1 Shawn Nelson Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 14 Martevious Young Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 91 Robert Henderson Redshirt.svg  Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. "Tennessee Vols Game by Game Statistics" . Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  5. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Rice Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.