2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
New Orleans Bowl Champions
Conference Conference USA
2004 record 7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach Jeff Bower
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 33,000)
2004 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Louisville †   8 – 0         11 – 1  
Memphis   5 – 3         8 – 4  
Southern Miss   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Cincinnati   5 – 3         7 – 5  
UAB   5 – 3         7 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Tulane   3 – 5         5 – 6  
South Florida   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Houston   3 – 5         3 – 8  
East Carolina   2 – 6         2 – 9  
Army   2 – 6         2 – 9  
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2004 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 11:00 AM at Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC W 21–17   77,877
September 25 7:00 PM at Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 32–14   27,211
October 2 6:00 PM at South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNGP W 32–20   30,049
October 7 6:00 PM Houston M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN2 W 35–29   28,625
October 16 2:30 PM at Alabama* #24 Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL PPV L 3–27   82,094
October 23 6:00 PM East Carolinadagger M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPNGP W 51–10   32,422
November 6 2:00 PM Cincinnati #21 M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS L 24–52   30,690
November 12 7:00 PM at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl) ESPN2 L 26–30   47,163
November 20 2:05 PM at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 17–42   27,992
November 27 2:00 PM UAB M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 26–21   25,604
December 4 6:30 PM #4 California* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN L 16–26   27,480
December 14 6:30 PM vs. North Texas* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) ESPN W 31–10   27,253
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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