2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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 was fired.[2]

2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2012 record0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coachEllis Johnson (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Buckley (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy West (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 36,000)
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

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 WKU*
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 PMMarshall
  • 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
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2004 USM, 21–17

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
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–10 2011 USM, 48–28

@ WKU
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 7 7 17
Hilltoppers 14 7 21 0 42
See also: 2012 WKU Hilltoppers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–10–1 2010 LOU, 31–28

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
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2008 BSU, 24–7

@ 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
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 2011 USM, 30–29

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
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 2011 MARSH, 26–20

@ 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
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2011 USM, 48–24

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
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2011 UAB, 34–31

@ 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
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2011 USM, 27–3

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
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2011 USM, 31–13

@ 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
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–21–1 2011 USM, 44–7
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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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