2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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 along with his entire staff was fired.[2]

2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2012 record0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Buckley (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy West (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumM. 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     11 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 pmat No. 16 Nebraska*ABCL 20–4985,425
September 152:30 pmEast CarolinaCBSSNL 14–2434,140
September 226:00 pmat WKU*ESPN3L 17–4223,252
September 297:00 pmNo. 17 Louisville*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
CBSSNL 17–2123,492
October 611:00 amNo. 25 Boise State*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
FSNL 14–4025,337
October 137:00 pmat UCFCBSSNL 31–38 2OT34,514
October 206:00 pmMarshall
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
CBSSNL 24–5924,093
October 2712:00 pmat RiceCSS/CSNHL 17–4414,927
November 36:30 pmUAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
CSS/CSNHL 19–2722,874
November 102:30 pmat SMUFSNL 6–3416,343
November 177:00 pmUTEP
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
CBSSNL 33–3423,757
November 242:30 pmat MemphisCSS/CSNHL 24–4221,305

Game summaries

@ Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 10 0 3 20
#16 Cornhuskers 14 14 14 7 49

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 21 0 24
Golden Eagles 7 0 0 7 14

@ WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 7 7 17
Hilltoppers 14 7 21 0 42

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Cardinals 6 6 3 6 21
Golden Eagles 10 7 0 0 17

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

@ UCF

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 7 1070 31
Knights 7 10 0 777 38

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 10 21 14 14 59
Golden Eagles 3 14 0 7 24

@ Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 7 0 17
Owls 7 14 17 6 44

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 0 14 13 27
Golden Eagles 0 16 3 0 19

@ SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 6 0 0 6
Mustangs 10 17 0 7 34

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 17 0 14 34
Golden Eagles 10 7 3 13 33

@ Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 0 14 24
Tigers 0 21 21 0 42

References

  1. Magee, Patrick (November 24, 2012). "Golden Eagles finish historic winless season". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi: SunHerald.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. 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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