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2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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.

2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Wyatt (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Bradford (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumM. 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 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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pmAlcorn State*
W 52–036,232[1]
September 126:00 pmUCF
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–1927,456[2]
September 192:30 pmVirginia*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CBSCSW 37–3431,170[3]
September 2611:30 amat No. 20 Kansas*
FSNL 28–3550,025[4]
October 17:00 pmat UAB
CBSCSL 17–3026,871[5]
October 106:30 pmat Louisville*
ESPNUL 23–2537,268[6]
October 176:00 pmMemphis
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 36–1630,022[7]
October 246:00 pmTulane 
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 pmTulsa
  • 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*
ESPNL 32–4230,228[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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Alcorn State

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See also: Alcorn State Braves football

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

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See also: 2009 UCF Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UCF 0 10 0 9 19
Golden Eagles 14 6 0 6 26

Virginia

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See also: 2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 13 14 7 0 34
Golden Eagles 0 10 14 13 37

Kansas

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See also: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 7 14 0 28
Kansas 14 7 7 7 35

UAB

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See also: 2009 UAB Blazers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 10 0 7 17
UAB 10 0 7 13 30

Louisville

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See also: 2009 Louisville Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 6 10 0 7 23
Louisville 7 0 15 3 25

Memphis

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See also: 2009 Memphis Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Memphis 3 3 3 7 16
Golden Eagles 0 10 14 12 36

Tulane

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See also: 2009 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 0 0 6 0 6
Golden Eagles 7 13 6 17 43

Houston

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See also: 2009 Houston Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 13 9 0 21 43
Houston 7 23 3 17 50

Marshall

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See also: 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 7 6 7 27
Marshall 0 13 0 7 20

Tulsa

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See also: 2009 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 14 14 0 6 34
Golden Eagles 6 28 10 0 44

East Carolina

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See also: 2009 East Carolina Pirates football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 0 7 6 20
East Carolina 3 14 0 8 25

Middle Tennessee – New Orleans Bowl

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See also: 2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team and 2009 New Orleans Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 3 3 12 32
Middle Tennessee 0 14 14 14 42

References

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  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.


 

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