2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 13–30 vs. Tulane
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Jay Hopson (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Buster Faulkner (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Billings
Co-defensive coordinator	Derek Nicholson
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated December 14, 2023

2019 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Marshall	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Kentucky	6	–	2	9	–	4
Charlotte	5	–	3	7	–	6
Middle Tennessee	3	–	5	4	–	8
FIU	3	–	5	6	–	7
Old Dominion	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
UAB xy	6	–	2	9	–	5
Louisiana Tech x	6	–	2	10	–	3
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	6
North Texas	3	–	5	4	–	8
UTSA	3	–	5	4	–	8
Rice	3	–	5	3	–	9
UTEP	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson.

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team (# of 1st place votes)
West Division
1	North Texas (20)
2	Southern Miss (4)
3	Louisiana Tech
4	UAB (2)
5	UTSA
6	Rice
7	UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA^[2]

Southern Miss had more defensive players selected than any team in the conference for the preseason all defensive team.

All-CUSA Offense^[2]
Position	Player	Class
WR	Quez Watkins	Jr.

All-CUSA Defense^[2]
Position	Player	Class
DL	DeMarrio Smith	Sr.
DL	Jacques Turner	Jr.
LB	Racheem Boothe	Jr.
DB	Ky’el Hemby	Jr.

All-CUSA Special Teams^[2]
Position	Player	Class
No players were selected

Schedule

Southern Miss announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.^[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31, 2019	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State *	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 38–10	31,076
September 7	2:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State *	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	ESPNU	L 15–38	55,143
September 14	5:00 p.m.	at Troy *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 47–42	27,108
September 21	11:00 a.m.	at No. 2 Alabama *	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 7–49	101,821
September 28	6:00 p.m.	UTEP	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 31–13	23,337
October 12	6:00 p.m.	North Texas	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	Stadium Facebook	W 45–27	25,225
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	NFLN	L 30–45	23,419
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 20–6	20,367
November 9	2:30 p.m.	UAB	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	NFLN	W 37–2	23,819
November 16	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 36–17	14,179
November 23	2:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 10–28	20,369
November 30	2:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	NFLN	L 17–34	13,414
January 4, 2020	10:30 a.m.	vs. Tulane *	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Bell, Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–30	38,513
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[4]

Game summaries

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	0	10	0	10
Golden Eagles	10	3	15	10	38

At Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	7	8	15
Bulldogs	7	14	7	10	38

At Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	14	3	9	21	47
Trojans	7	7	7	21	42

At Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
No. 2 Crimson Tide	14	14	14	7	49

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	6	7	0	13
Golden Eagles	14	10	7	0	31

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	13	0	7	27
Golden Eagles	13	15	10	7	45

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	14	13	0	3	30
Bulldogs	7	17	0	21	45

At Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	10	3	7	20
Owls	0	0	6	0	6

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	2	0	0	2
Golden Eagles	7	13	10	7	37

At UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	9	13	7	36
Roadrunners	7	3	7	0	17

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	14	0	7	28
Golden Eagles	7	0	0	3	10

At Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	10	7	0	17
Owls	10	7	7	10	34

Vs. Tulane (Armed Forces Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	6	24	0	30
Golden Eagles	13	0	0	0	13

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	200	Quez Watkins	WR	Philadelphia Eagles

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References

↑ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
1 2 3 4 "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
↑ "Football Announces 2019 Football Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
↑ "2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

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[1] "FB: Preseason Media Poll".

[allteam-2] 1 2 3 4 "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[2019sched-3] "Football Announces 2019 Football Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[4] "2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

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