2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA.

2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
C-USA East Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 28–7 vs. Ohio
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2006 record9–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJay Johnson (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Hopson (2nd season)
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 33,000)
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Southern Miss x  6 2     9 5  
East Carolina  5 3     7 6  
Marshall  4 4     5 7  
UCF  3 5     4 8  
UAB  2 6     3 9  
Memphis  1 7     2 10  
West Division
Houston x$  7 1     10 4  
Rice  6 2     7 6  
Tulsa  5 3     8 5  
SMU  4 4     6 6  
UTEP  3 5     5 7  
Tulane  2 6     4 8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:00 pmat No. 7 Florida*PPVL 7–3490,043
September 96:00 pmSE Louisiana*W 45–028,258
September 166:00 pmNC State*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 37–1731,748
September 266:30 pmat UCFESPN2W 19–1423,540
October 36:30 pmat TulsaESPN2L 6–2020,625
October 146:00 pmHouston
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 31–2732,317
October 216:00 pmat Virginia Tech*ESPNUL 6–3666,233
October 286:30 pmEast Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CSTVL 17–20 OT25,155
November 57:00 pmat MemphisESPNW 42–2128,103
November 111:00 pmat TulaneW 31–321,687
November 187:00 pmUAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CSTVW 25–2027,749
November 256:30 pmMarshall
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattieburg, MS
CSTVW 42–728,736
December 17:00 pmat HoustonESPN2L 20–3431,818
January 77:00 pmvs. Ohio*ESPNW 28–738,751
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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