2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Southern Miss Script Logo.png
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 30–27 OT vs. Troy
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2008 record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Wyatt (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Bradford (1st season)
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 36,000)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Conference USA football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Memphis   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UCF   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Marshall   3 – 5     4 – 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Rice x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Houston   6 – 2     8 – 5  
UTEP   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7     2 – 10  
SMU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by first-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Troy, 30–27.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmLouisiana-Lafayette*
W 51–2132,792
September 611:30 amat No. 9 Auburn*
LFSL 13–2787,451
September 136:00 pmat Arkansas State*
W 27–2425,938
September 202:30 pmMarshall
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattieburg, MS
CSSL 27–3428,178
October 46:00 pmUTEP
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 37–40 2OT28,788
October 117:00 pmNo. 15 Boise State*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CBSCSL 7–2430,912
October 182:00 pmat Rice
L 40–4511,117
October 257:00 pmat Memphis
CBSCSL 30–3624,034
November 17:00 pmUABdagger
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CSSW 70–1429,281
November 82:30 pmat UCF
W 17–641,652
November 152:00 pmEast Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 21–330,658
November 292:00 pmat SMU
W 28–1213,020
December 217:00 pmvs. Troy*
ESPNW 30–27 OT30,197
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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