2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

American college football season

2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

New Orleans Bowl champion

New Orleans Bowl, W 30–27 OT vs. Troy

Conference| Conference USA
Division| East Division
Record| 7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Larry Fedora (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Darrell Wyatt (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Todd Bradford (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| M. M. Roberts Stadium

Seasons

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2009 ->

2008 Conference USA football standings

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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

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\.

## Schedule

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August 30| 6:00 pm| Louisiana-Lafayette*|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| | W 51–21| 32,792
September 6| 11:30 am| at No. 9 Auburn*|

* Jordan–Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL

| LFS| L 13–27| 87,451
September 13| 6:00 pm| at Arkansas State*|

* ASU Stadium
* Jonesboro, AR

| | W 27–24| 25,938
September 20| 2:30 pm| Marshall|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattieburg, MS

| CSS| L 27–34| 28,178
October 4| 6:00 pm| UTEP|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| | L 37–40 2OT| 28,788
October 11| 7:00 pm| No. 15 Boise State*|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| CBSCS| L 7–24| 30,912
October 18| 2:00 pm| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | L 40–45| 11,117
October 25| 7:00 pm| at Memphis|

* Liberty Bowl
* Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)

| CBSCS| L 30–36| 24,034
November 1| 7:00 pm| UAB|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| CSS| W 70–14| 29,281
November 8| 2:30 pm| at UCF|

* Bright House Networks Stadium
* Orlando, FL

| | W 17–6| 41,652
November 15| 2:00 pm| East Carolina|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| | W 21–3| 30,658
November 29| 2:00 pm| at SMU|

* Gerald J. Ford Stadium
* Dallas, TX

| | W 28–12| 13,020
December 21| 7:00 pm| vs. Troy*|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)

| ESPN| W 30–27 OT| 30,197

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Venues|

* Kamper Park (1912–1931)
* M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present)
* Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1950–1974)
* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1952–1988)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie
* Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl
* Tulane: Battle for the Bell

Culture & lore|

* Seymour d'Campus
* "Southern Mississippi to the Top"
* Pride of Mississippi Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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