2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2012 record 0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach Ellis Johnson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Steve Buckley (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tommy West (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 36,000)
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
UCF xy  7 –1     10 –4  
East Carolina x  7 –1     8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4     5 –7  
Memphis  4 –4     4 –8  
UAB  2 –6     3 –9  
Southern Miss  0 –8     0 –12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$  7 –1     10 –3  
SMU  5 –3     7 –6  
Rice  4 –4     7 –6  
Houston  4 –4     5 –7  
UTEP  2 –6     3 –9  
Tulane  2 –6     2 –10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by first-year head coach Ellis Johnson and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The 2012 squad finished the season winless with a final record of 0–12[1] and after only one year at the helm, Johnson was fired.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 2:30 PM at No. 16 Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska ABC L 20–49   85,425
September 15 2:30 PM East Carolina M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBSSN L 14–24   34,140
September 22 6:00 PM at WKU* Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky ESPN3 L 17–42   23,252
September 29 7:00 PM No. 17 Louisville* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBSSN L 17–21   23,492
October 6 11:00 AM No. 25 Boise State* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi FSN L 14–40   25,337
October 13 7:00 PM at UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida CBSSN L 31–38 2OT  34,514
October 20 6:00 PM Marshalldagger M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBSSN L 24–59   24,093
October 27 12:00 PM at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas CSS/CSNH L 17–44   14,927
November 3 6:30 PM UAB M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CSS/CSNH L 19–27   22,874
November 10 2:30 PM at SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas FSN L 6–34   16,343
November 17 7:00 PM UTEP M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBSSN L 33–34   23,757
November 24 2:30 PM at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee (Black and Blue Bowl) CSS/CSNH L 24–42   21,305
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

@ Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 10 0 3 20
#16 Cornhuskers 14 14 14 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2004 USM, 21–17

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 21 0 24
Golden Eagles 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–10 2011 USM, 48–28

@ WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 7 7 17
Hilltoppers 14 7 21 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Cardinals 6 6 3 6 21
Golden Eagles 10 7 0 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–10–1 2010 LOU, 31–28

Last meeting was in the 2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl.

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Broncos 7 16 7 10 40
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2008 BSU, 24–7

@ UCF

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 7 1070 31
Knights 7 10 0 777 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 2011 USM, 30–29

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 10 21 14 14 59
Golden Eagles 3 14 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 2011 MARSH, 26–20

@ Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 7 0 17
Owls 7 14 17 6 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2011 USM, 48–24

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 0 14 13 27
Golden Eagles 0 16 3 0 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2011 UAB, 34–31

@ SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 6 0 0 6
Mustangs 10 17 0 7 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2011 USM, 27–3

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 17 0 14 34
Golden Eagles 10 7 3 13 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2011 USM, 31–13

@ Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 0 14 24
Tigers 0 21 21 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–21–1 2011 USM, 44–7

References

  1. ↑ Magee, Patrick (November 24, 2012). "Golden Eagles finish historic winless season". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi: SunHerald.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Southern Miss fires Ellis Johnson". ESPN. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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