2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson.

2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 13–30 vs. Tulane
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuster Faulkner (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Co-defensive coordinatorTim Billings (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDerek Nicholson (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$   7 1     11 3  
Marshall   6 2     8 5  
Western Kentucky   6 2     9 4  
Charlotte   5 3     7 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 5     4 8  
FIU   3 5     6 7  
Old Dominion   0 8     1 11  
West Division
UAB xy   6 2     9 5  
Louisiana Tech x   6 2     10 3  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 6  
North Texas   3 5     4 8  
UTSA   3 5     4 8  
Rice   3 5     3 9  
UTEP   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Preseason

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CUSA media poll

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Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[1]

West Division
Predicted finish Team (# of 1st place votes)
1 North Texas (20)
2 Southern Miss (4)
3 Louisiana Tech
4 UAB (2)
5 UTSA
6 Rice
7 UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

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2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[2]

Southern Miss had more defensive players selected than any team in the conference for the preseason all defensive team.

All-CUSA Offense[2]
Position Player Class
WR Quez Watkins Jr.
All-CUSA Defense[2]
Position Player Class
DL DeMarrio Smith Sr.
DL Jacques Turner Jr.
LB Racheem Boothe Jr.
DB Ky’el Hemby Jr.
All-CUSA Special Teams[2]
Position Player Class
No players were selected

Schedule

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Southern Miss announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31, 20196:00 p.m.Alcorn State*ESPN+W 38–1031,076
September 72:30 p.m.at Mississippi State*ESPNUL 15–3855,143
September 145:00 p.m.at Troy*ESPN+W 47–4227,108
September 2111:00 a.m.at No. 2 Alabama*ESPN2L 7–49101,821
September 286:00 p.m.UTEP
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+W 31–1323,337
October 126:00 p.m.North Texas 
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
Stadium FacebookW 45–2725,225
October 192:30 p.m.at Louisiana TechNFLNL 30–4523,419
October 2612:00 p.m.at RiceESPN+W 20–620,367
November 92:30 p.m.UAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
NFLNW 37–223,819
November 165:00 p.m.at UTSAESPN+W 36–1714,179
November 232:30 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+L 10–2820,369
November 302:30 p.m.at Florida AtlanticNFLNL 17–3413,414
January 4, 202010:30 a.m.vs. Tulane*ESPNL 13–3038,513
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

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Alcorn State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 10 0 10
Golden Eagles 10 3 15 10 38

At Mississippi State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 8 15
Bulldogs 7 14 7 10 38

At Troy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 3 9 21 47
Trojans 7 7 7 21 42

At Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
No. 2 Crimson Tide 14 14 14 7 49

UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 6 7 0 13
Golden Eagles 14 10 7 0 31

North Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 13 0 7 27
Golden Eagles 13 15 10 7 45

At Louisiana Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 13 0 3 30
Bulldogs 7 17 0 21 45

At Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 10 3 7 20
Owls 0 0 6 0 6
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 2 0 0 2
Golden Eagles 7 13 10 7 37

At UTSA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 9 13 7 36
Roadrunners 7 3 7 0 17

Western Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 14 0 7 28
Golden Eagles 7 0 0 3 10

At Florida Atlantic

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

Vs. Tulane (Armed Forces Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 6 24 0 30
Golden Eagles 13 0 0 0 13

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 200 Quez Watkins WR Philadelphia Eagles

References

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  1. ^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
  2. ^ a b c d "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Football Announces 2019 Football Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 21, 2019.