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2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
American college football season
The 2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2003 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.
Quick Facts Southern Miss Golden Eagles football, C-USA champion ...
| 2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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C-USA champion | |
Liberty Bowl, L 0–17 vs. Utah | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 9–4 (8–0 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rip Scherer (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Tyrone Nix (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss $ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 TCU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 3:00 pm | at California* | HDNet | L 2–34 | 33,552 | [1] | |
| September 4 | 6:00 pm | at UAB | ESPN2 | W 17–12 | 44,669 | [2] | |
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | Memphis | W 23–6 | 29,233 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | 6:45 pm | No. 15 Nebraska* |
| ESPN | L 14–38 | 36,152 | [4] |
| October 4 | 6:00 pm | at Cincinnati | W 22–20 | 24,522 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | 2:00 pm | at Alabama* |
| PPV | L 3–17 | 83,818 | [6] |
| October 25 | 2:00 pm | South Florida |
| W 27–6 | 23,708 | [7] | |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette* |
| W 48–3 | 25,649 | [8] | |
| November 8 | 4:00 pm | at Houston | W 31–10 | 20,377 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | Tulane |
| ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 26,987 | [10] |
| November 20 | 6:45 pm | No. 10 TCU |
| ESPN | W 40–28 | 30,141 | [11] |
| November 29 | 1:00 pm | at East Carolina | W 38–21 | 24,175 | [12] | ||
| December 31 | 2:30 pm | vs. No. 25 Utah* | ESPN | L 0–17 | 55,989 | [13] | |
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- "California soars in 34–2 rout". The Los Angeles Times. August 31, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eagles bounce back, grab C-USA opener". Hattiesburg American. September 5, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "D'Angelo injured in USM victory". Enterprise-Journal. September 14, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nebraska goes to air to surprise So. Miss". The Orlando Sentinel. September 26, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern Miss fells UC on FG". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 5, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide turns to strengths, pounds Southern Miss". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "USM offense stuns S. Florida". Sun Herald. October 26, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eagle offense finds groove". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eagle offense finds groove Golden Eagles rolling along in C-USA play". Hattiesburg American. November 9, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dramatic finish, fake field goal squelches late Green Wave rally". Sun Herald. November 16, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Frogs jarred awake from BCS dream". Austin American-Statesman. November 21, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eagles win league title, heading to Liberty Bowl". Hattiesburg American. November 30, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Beautiful day, ugly win". The Commercial Appeal. January 1, 2004. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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