2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by first-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Troy, 30–27.

2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 30–27 OT vs. Troy
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Wyatt (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Bradford (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   6 2     9 5  
Memphis   4 4     6 7  
Southern Miss   4 4     7 6  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
UCF   3 5     4 8  
Marshall   3 5     4 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy   7 1     11 3  
Rice x   7 1     10 3  
Houston   6 2     8 5  
UTEP   4 4     5 7  
Tulane   1 7     2 10  
SMU   0 8     1 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmLouisiana-Lafayette*W 51–2132,792
September 611:30 amat No. 9 Auburn*LFSL 13–2787,451
September 136:00 pmat Arkansas State*W 27–2425,938
September 202:30 pmMarshall
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattieburg, MS
CSSL 27–3428,178
October 46:00 pmUTEP
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 37–40 2OT28,788
October 117:00 pmNo. 15 Boise State*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CBSCSL 7–2430,912
October 182:00 pmat RiceL 40–4511,117
October 257:00 pmat MemphisCBSCSL 30–3624,034
November 17:00 pmUAB 
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CSSW 70–1429,281
November 82:30 pmat UCFW 17–641,652
November 152:00 pmEast Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–330,658
November 292:00 pmat SMUW 28–1213,020
December 217:00 pmvs. Troy*ESPNW 30–27 OT30,197

References

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