2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 31–19 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower (16th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jay Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jay Hopson (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2005 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 the East Division of Conference USA.

2005 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
UCF x	7	–	1	8	–	5
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	5
Memphis	5	–	3	7	–	5
East Carolina	4	–	4	5	–	6
Marshall	3	–	5	4	–	7
UAB	3	–	5	5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$	6	–	2	9	–	4
UTEP	5	–	3	8	–	4
Houston	4	–	4	6	–	6
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	6
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rice	1	–	7	1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	6:45 pm	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 21–30	81,018
September 17	6:00 pm	McNeese State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 48–20	28,174
October 1	5:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 33–7	35,510
October 8	6:00 pm	at Tulsa	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSTV	L 17–34	28,375
October 15	6:00 pm	UCF	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 52–31	28,366
October 21	7:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN	W 37–28	31,363
October 29	11:00 am	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 17–21	52,500
November 8	6:30 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN2	W 27–24 ^OT	22,238
November 13	4:00 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 24–27	15,119
November 19	7:30 pm	Memphis	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSTV	L 22–24	25,667
November 26	2:00 pm	Tulane	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 26–7	28,730
December 20	7:00 pm	vs. Arkansas State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–19	18,338
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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