American college football season
2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football |
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Armed Forces Bowl, L 13–30 vs. Tulane |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 7–6 (5–3 C-USA) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Buster Faulkner (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Tim Billings (2nd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Derek Nicholson (2nd season) |
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Base defense | Multiple |
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Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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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
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 finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
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 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 |
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August 31, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. | Alcorn State* | | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 31,076 |
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State* | | ESPNU | L 15–38 | 55,143 |
September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Troy* | | ESPN+ | W 47–42 | 27,108 |
September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 2 Alabama* | | 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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| Stadium Facebook | W 45–27 | 25,225 |
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | | NFLN | L 30–45 | 23,419 |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rice | | 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 | | 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 | | NFLN | L 17–34 | 13,414 |
January 4, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. Tulane* | | ESPN | L 13–30 | 38,513 |
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- 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
References
- ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
- ^ a b c d "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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