2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
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
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 pmat No. 16 Nebraska*
ABCL 20–4985,425
September 152:30 pmEast Carolina
CBSSNL 14–2434,140
September 226:00 pmat Western Kentucky*
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 UCF
CBSSNL 31–38 2OT34,514
October 206:00 pmMarshalldagger
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
CBSSNL 24–5924,093
October 2712:00 pmat Rice
CSS/CSNHL 17–4414,927
November 36:30 pmUAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
CSS/CSNHL 19–2722,874
November 102:30 pmat SMU
FSNL 6–3416,343
November 177:00 pmUTEP
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
CBSSNL 33–3423,757
November 242:30 pmat Memphis
CSS/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

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

East Carolina

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

See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

@ WKU

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

See also: 2012 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Louisville

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

See also: 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team

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

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team

@ UCF

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

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

Marshall

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

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

@ Rice

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

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team

UAB

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

See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team

@ SMU

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

See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team

UTEP

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

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

@ Memphis

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

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team and Black and Blue Bowl

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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