2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference Conference USA East Division
2009 record 7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach Larry Fedora
Offensive coordinator Darrell Wyatt
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Todd Bradford
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium M.M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 36,000)
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, #18 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 college football season of 2009–2010. 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.

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 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 6:00 PM Alcorn State* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 52–0   36,232[1]
September 12 6:00 PM UCF M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 26–19   27,456[2]
September 19 2:30 PM Virginia* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS CBSCS W 37–34   31,170[3]
September 26 11:30 AM at #20 Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 28–35   50,025[4]
October 1 7:00 PM at UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL CBSCS L 17–30   26,871[5]
October 10 6:30 PM at Louisville* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPNU L 23–25   37,268[6]
October 17 6:00 PM Memphis M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 36–16   30,022[7]
October 24 6:00 PM Tulanedagger M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 43–6   30,541[8]
October 31 12:00 PM at #15 Houston Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX L 43–50   20,125[9]
November 14 3:30 PM at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV W 27–20   21,036[10]
November 21 6:00 PM Tulsa M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 44–34   28,757[11]
November 28 12:30 PM at East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 20–25   43,006[12]
December 20 7:30 PM vs. Middle Tennessee* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl) ESPN L 32–42   30,228[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source: 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagle football schedule

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]

1 2 3 4 Total
Alcorn State 0 0 0 0 0
Golden Eagles 14 21 7 10 52

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
UCF 0 10 0 9 19
Golden Eagles 14 6 0 6 26

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 13 14 7 0 34
Golden Eagles 0 10 14 13 37

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 7 14 0 28
Kansas 14 7 7 7 35

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 10 0 7 17
UAB 10 0 7 13 30

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 6 10 0 7 23
Louisville 7 0 15 3 25

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Memphis 3 3 3 7 16
Golden Eagles 0 10 14 12 36

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 0 0 6 0 6
Golden Eagles 7 13 6 17 43

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 13 9 0 21 43
Houston 7 23 3 17 50

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 7 6 7 27
Marshall 0 13 0 7 20

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 14 14 0 6 34
Golden Eagles 6 28 10 0 44

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 0 7 6 20
East Carolina 3 14 0 8 25

Middle Tennessee – New Orleans Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 3 3 12 32
Middle Tennessee 0 14 14 14 42

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 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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