2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson.

2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 13–30 vs. Tulane
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2019 record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuster Faulkner (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTim Billings
Co-defensive coordinatorDerek Nicholson
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 36,000)
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  7 –1     11 –3  
Marshall  6 –2     8 –5  
Western Kentucky  6 –2     9 –4  
Charlotte  5 –3     7 –6  
Middle Tennessee  3 –5     4 –8  
FIU  3 –5     6 –7  
Old Dominion  0 –8     1 –11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 –2     9 –5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 –2     10 –3  
Southern Miss  5 –3     7 –6  
North Texas  3 –5     4 –8  
UTSA  3 –5     4 –8  
Rice  3 –5     3 –9  
UTEP  0 –8     1 –11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[1]

West Division
Predicted finish Team (# of 1st place votes)
1North Texas (20)
2Southern Miss (4)
3Louisiana Tech
4UAB (2)
5UTSA
6Rice
7UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[2]

Southern Miss had more defensive players selected than any team in the conference for the preseason all defensive team.

All-CUSA Offense[2]
Position Player Class
WR Quez Watkins Jr.
All-CUSA Defense[2]
Position Player Class
DL DeMarrio Smith Sr.
DL Jacques Turner Jr.
LB Racheem Boothe Jr.
DB Ky’el Hemby Jr.
All-CUSA Special Teams[2]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Schedule

Southern Miss announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31, 20196:00 p.m.Alcorn State*
ESPN+W 38–1031,076
September 72:30 p.m.at Mississippi State*
ESPNUL 15–3855,143
September 145:00 p.m.at Troy*
ESPN+W 47–4227,108
September 2111:00 a.m.at No. 2 Alabama*
ESPN2L 7–49101,821
September 286:00 p.m.UTEP
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+W 31–1323,337
October 126:00 p.m.North Texas
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
Stadium FacebookW 45–2725,225
October 192:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
NFLNL 30–4523,419
October 2612:00 p.m.at Rice
ESPN+W 20–620,367
November 92:30 p.m.UAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
NFLNW 37–223,819
November 165:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN+W 36–1714,179
November 232:30 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+L 10–2820,369
November 302:30 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
NFLNL 17–3413,414
January 4, 202010:30 a.m.vs. Tulane*
ESPNL 13–3038,513
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

Alcorn State
1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 10 0 10
Golden Eagles 10 3 15 10 38
See also: 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

at Mississippi State
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 8 15
Bulldogs 7 14 7 10 38
See also: 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

at Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 3 9 21 47
Trojans 7 7 7 21 42
See also: 2019 Troy Trojans football team

at Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
No. 2 Crimson Tide 14 14 14 7 49
See also: 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

UTEP
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 6 7 0 13
Golden Eagles 14 10 7 0 31
See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team

North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 13 0 7 27
Golden Eagles 13 15 10 7 45
See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team

at Louisiana Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 13 0 3 30
Bulldogs 7 17 0 21 45
See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

at Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 10 3 7 20
Owls 0 0 6 0 6
See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team

UAB
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 2 0 0 2
Golden Eagles 7 13 10 7 37
See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

at UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 9 13 7 36
Roadrunners 7 3 7 0 17
See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Western Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 14 0 7 28
Golden Eagles 7 0 0 3 10
See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

at Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 10 7 0 17
Owls 10 7 7 10 34
See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

vs. Tulane (Armed Forces Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 6 24 0 30
Golden Eagles 13 0 0 0 13
See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team, 2020 Armed Forces Bowl (January), and Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss vs Tulane)

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
6200Quez WatkinsWRPhiladelphia Eagles

References
  1. https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  2. "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. "Football Announces 2019 Football Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  4. "2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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