2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Houston Bowl, L 23–33 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Conference USA
2002 record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 33,000)

2002 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#23 TCU +		6	–	2		10	–	2
Cincinnati +		6	–	2		7	–	7
Louisville		5	–	3		7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3		7	–	6
Tulane		4	–	4		8	–	5
UAB		4	–	4		5	–	7
East Carolina		4	–	4		4	–	8
Houston		3	–	5		5	–	7
Memphis		2	–	6		3	–	9
Army		1	–	7		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They were a member of Conference USA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	Jackson State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 55–7	35,169
September 7	11:00 AM	Illinois*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN2	W 23–20	22,183
September 14	6:00 PM	Memphis	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	ESPNGP	W 33–14	28,419
September 21	6:00 PM	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 7–20	83,818
September 29	12:00 PM	at Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 27–6	31,402
October 12	6:00 PM	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		L 13–16	28,181
October 19	1:00 PM	Cincinnati	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 23–14	28,031
October 30	6:30 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	L 7–37	26,612
November 9	2:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 20–13	19,968
November 14	6:45 PM	Louisville	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	L 17–20 ^2OT	28,076
November 23	2:30 PM	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 10–31	21,832
November 30	2:00 PM	East Carolina	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 24–7	19,888
December 27	1:30 PM	vs. Oklahoma State*	Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–33	44,687
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Venues	M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell UAB

Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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