2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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
2008 record	7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Larry Fedora (1st year)
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)

2008 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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 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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