2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Hawaiʻi Bowl Champions Conference USA Champions C-USA East Division Champions
C-USA Championship Game vs. Houston, W 49–28
Hawaiʻi Bowl vs. Nevada, W 24–17
Conference	Conference USA East Division
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#20
2011 record	12–2 (7–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Larry Fedora (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Blake Anderson
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dan Disch/David Duggan
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)

2011 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#20 Southern Miss x$		6	–	2		12	–	2
Marshall		5	–	3		7	–	6
East Carolina		4	–	4		5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5		3	–	9
UCF		3	–	5		5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
#18 Houston x		8	–	0		13	–	1
Tulsa		7	–	1		8	–	5
SMU		5	–	3		8	–	5
Rice		3	–	5		4	–	8
UTEP		2	–	6		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth 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 12–2, 7–2 in C-USA play. They were champions of the East Division and defeated undefeated Houston 49–28 in the C-USA Championship Game to become conference champions. They were invited to the Hawaiʻi Bowl where they defeated Nevada 24–17.

Head Coach Larry Fedora resigned at the end of the regular season to become the head coach at North Carolina. He stayed on and coached the Golden Eagles in the Hawaiʻi Bowl and finished at Southern Miss with a four-year record of 34–19. South Carolina assistant head coach Ellis Johnson took over as head coach in 2012.

Pre-season

Top 25 rankings

During the pre-season, Southern Miss was ranked in several notable top 25 polls. Phil Steele ranked the team as No. 20.^[1] Outside the Top 25, Southern Miss was ranked as No. 55 by Sporting News, No. 31 in the AP Poll, and No. 42 in the Coaches' Poll.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	9:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	FSN	W 19–17	22,356
September 10	2:30 PM	at Marshall		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	CSS	L 20–26	24,247
September 17	6:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana*		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 52–6	27,433
September 24	3:30 PM	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	FS South	W 30–24	43,220
October 1	6:30 PM	Rice		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	W 48–24	28,656
October 8	3:30 PM	at Navy*		Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 63–35	33,462
October 22	7:00 PM	SMU		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CBSSN	W 27–3	32,685
October 29	7:00 PM	at UTEP		Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CBSSN	W 31–13	24,906
November 5	3:00 PM	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CSS	W 48–28	50,345^[6]
November 12	7:00 PM	UCF	#25	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CBSSN	W 30–29	32,925
November 17	7:00 PM	at UAB	#22	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	L 31–34	14,103
November 26	3:00 PM	Memphis		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSS	W 44–7	26,347
December 3	11:00 AM	vs. #7 Houston	#24	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (C-USA Championship)	ABC	W 49–28	32,413
December 24	7:00 PM	vs. Nevada*	#22	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaiʻi Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–17	32,630
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Poll rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	RV	24	22	20
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	23	20	RV	23	21	19
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	RV	23	21	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	25	22	20	NR	24	21	Not released

References

↑ Steele, Phil (2011-05-17). "Top 30 Countdown Begins!". Phil Steele's College Football Blog. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
↑ Hayes, Matt (2011-08-29). "College football preseason top 120: A closer look after a busy offseason". Sporting News. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
↑ "2011 NCAA Football Rankings – AP Top 25 Preseason". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
↑ "2011 NCAA Football Rankings – USA Today Coaches' Poll Preseason". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
↑ http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/smis-m-footbl-sched.html
↑ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.

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

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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