2012_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team
2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
American college football season
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]
Quick Facts Southern Miss Golden Eagles football, Conference ...
| 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 0–12 (0–8 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Buckley (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Tommy West (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 2:30 pm | at No. 16 Nebraska* | ABC | L 20–49 | 85,425 | |
| September 15 | 2:30 pm | East Carolina | CBSSN | L 14–24 | 34,140 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 pm | at Western Kentucky* | ESPN3 | L 17–42 | 23,252 | |
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | No. 17 Louisville* |
| CBSSN | L 17–21 | 23,492 |
| October 6 | 11:00 am | No. 25 Boise State* |
| FSN | L 14–40 | 25,337 |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | at UCF | CBSSN | L 31–38 2OT | 34,514 | |
| October 20 | 6:00 pm | Marshall |
| CBSSN | L 24–59 | 24,093 |
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | at Rice | CSS/CSNH | L 17–44 | 14,927 | |
| November 3 | 6:30 pm | UAB |
| CSS/CSNH | L 19–27 | 22,874 |
| November 10 | 2:30 pm | at SMU | FSN | L 6–34 | 16,343 | |
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | UTEP |
| CBSSN | L 33–34 | 23,757 |
| November 24 | 2:30 pm | at Memphis | CSS/CSNH | L 24–42 | 21,305 | |
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@ Nebraska
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| #16 Cornhuskers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
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See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
East Carolina
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pirates | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team
@ WKU
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
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Louisville
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #17 Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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See also: 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team
Last meeting was in the 2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl.
Boise State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #25 Broncos | 7 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team
@ UCF
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Knights | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team
Marshall
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 10 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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@ Rice
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
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See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team
UAB
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
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See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team
@ SMU
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
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See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team
UTEP
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Miners | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
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See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team
@ Memphis
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
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See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team and Black and Blue Bowl
- 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.
- "Southern Miss fires Ellis Johnson". ESPN. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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