2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
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Armed Forces Bowl, L 13–30 vs. Tulane
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Co-defensive coordinator Tim Billings (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDerek Nicholson (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

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]

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

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]
PositionPlayerClass
WR Quez Watkins Jr.
All-CUSA Defense [2]
PositionPlayerClass
DL DeMarrio SmithSr.
DLJacques TurnerJr.
LB Racheem BootheJr.
DB Ky’el HembyJr.
All-CUSA Special Teams [2]
PositionPlayerClass
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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31, 20196:00 p.m. Alcorn State * ESPN+ W 38–1031,076
September 72:30 p.m.at Mississippi State * ESPNU L 15–3855,143
September 145:00 p.m.at Troy *ESPN+W 47–4227,108
September 2111:00 a.m.at No. 2 Alabama * ESPN2 L 7–49101,821
September 286:00 p.m. UTEP
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+W 31–1323,337
October 126:00 p.m. North Texas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
Stadium Facebook W 45–2725,225
October 192:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech NFLN L 30–4523,419
October 2612:00 p.m.at Rice ESPN+W 20–620,367
November 92:30 p.m. UAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
NFLNW 37–223,819
November 165:00 p.m.at UTSA ESPN+W 36–1714,179
November 232:30 p.m. Western Kentucky
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+L 10–2820,369
November 302:30 p.m.at Florida Atlantic NFLNL 17–3413,414
January 4, 202010:30 a.m.vs. Tulane *ESPNL 13–3038,513
Schedule Source: [4]

Game summaries

Alcorn State

1234Total
Braves0010010
Golden Eagles103151038

At Mississippi State

1234Total
Golden Eagles007815
Bulldogs71471038

At Troy

1234Total
Golden Eagles14392147
Trojans7772142

At Alabama

1234Total
Golden Eagles07007
No. 2 Crimson Tide141414749

UTEP

1234Total
Miners067013
Golden Eagles14107031

North Texas

1234Total
Mean Green7130727
Golden Eagles131510745

At Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Golden Eagles14130330
Bulldogs71702145

At Rice

1234Total
Golden Eagles0103720
Owls00606

UAB

1234Total
Blazers02002
Golden Eagles71310737

At UTSA

1234Total
Golden Eagles7913736
Roadrunners737017

Western Kentucky

1234Total
Hilltoppers7140728
Golden Eagles700310

At Florida Atlantic

1234Total
Golden Eagles0107017
Owls10771034

Vs. Tulane (Armed Forces Bowl)

1234Total
Green Wave0624030
Golden Eagles1300013

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
6200 Quez Watkins WR Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  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.