2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Southern Miss Script Logo.png
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Wyatt (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Bradford (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
East Carolina x$  7 1   9 5  
UCF  6 2   8 5  
Southern Miss  5 3   7 6  
Marshall  4 4   7 6  
UAB  4 4   5 7  
Memphis  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Houston xy  6 2   10 4  
SMU x  6 2   8 5  
Tulsa  3 5   5 7  
UTEP  3 5   4 8  
Rice  2 6   2 10  
Tulane  1 7   3 9  
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented The University of Southern Mississippi in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Larry Fedora, who was in his second year at Southern Miss. They played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the East Division of Conference USA.

Contents

The Golden Eagles finished the season with a record of 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play and lost to Middle Tennessee, 42–32, in the New Orleans Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pm Alcorn State *W 52–036,232 [1]
September 126:00 pm UCF
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–1927,456 [2]
September 192:30 pm Virginia *
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CBSCS W 37–3431,170 [3]
September 2611:30 amat No. 20 Kansas * FSN L 28–3550,025 [4]
October 17:00 pmat UAB CBSCSL 17–3026,871 [5]
October 106:30 pmat Louisville * ESPNU L 23–2537,268 [6]
October 176:00 pm Memphis
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 36–1630,022 [7]
October 246:00 pm Tulane Dagger-14-plain.png
W 43–630,541 [8]
October 3112:00 pmat No. 15 Houston L 43–5020,125 [9]
November 143:30 pmat Marshall W 27–2021,036 [10]
November 216:00 pm Tulsa
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 44–3428,757 [11]
November 2812:30 pmat East Carolina L 20–2543,006 [12]
December 207:30 pmvs. Middle Tennessee * ESPN L 32–4230,228 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Alcorn State

The Golden Eagles and Braves met for the first time in each schools' history. Southern Miss set an attendance record of 36,232. [14]

1234Total
Alcorn State00000
Golden Eagles142171052

UCF

1234Total
UCF0100919
Golden Eagles1460626

Virginia

1234Total
Virginia13147034
Golden Eagles010141337

Kansas

1234Total
Golden Eagles7714028
Kansas1477735

UAB

1234Total
Golden Eagles0100717
UAB10071330

Louisville

1234Total
Golden Eagles6100723
Louisville7015325

Memphis

1234Total
Memphis333716
Golden Eagles010141236

Tulane

1234Total
Tulane00606
Golden Eagles71361743

Houston

1234Total
Golden Eagles13902143
Houston72331750

Marshall

1234Total
Golden Eagles776727
Marshall0130720

Tulsa

1234Total
Tulsa14140634
Golden Eagles62810044

East Carolina

1234Total
Golden Eagles707620
East Carolina3140825

Middle Tennessee – New Orleans Bowl

1234Total
Golden Eagles14331232
Middle Tennessee014141442

References

  1. "Alcorn State Braves vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. "UCF Knights vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. "Virginia Cavaliers vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  4. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  5. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. UAB Blazers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  6. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Louisville Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  7. "Memphis Tigers vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  8. "Tulane Green Wave vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  9. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Houston Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  10. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Marshall Thundering Herd Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  11. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  12. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  13. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  14. "Southern Miss routs Alcorn State 52-0 - College Football - Rivals.com". Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2009.