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]
Schedule[]
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 WKU* | | ESPN3 | L 17–42 | 23,252 |
September 29 | 7:00 pm | No. 17 Louisville* | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| CBSSN | L 17–21 | 23,492 |
October 6 | 11:00 am | No. 25 Boise State* | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| 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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| 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 | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| 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 | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| CBSSN | L 33–34 | 23,757 |
November 24 | 2:30 pm | at Memphis | | CSS/CSNH | L 24–42 | 21,305 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries[]
@ Nebraska[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
3 |
20 |
#16 Cornhuskers
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
East Carolina[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Pirates
|
0
|
3
|
21
|
0 |
24 |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
@ WKU[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
Hilltoppers
|
14
|
7
|
21
|
0 |
42 |
Louisville[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#17 Cardinals
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
6 |
21 |
Golden Eagles
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
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 |
@ UCF[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 | 7 | 0 |
31 |
Knights
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
7 | 7 | 7 |
38 |
Marshall[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thundering Herd
|
10
|
21
|
14
|
14 |
59 |
Golden Eagles
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
@ Rice[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Owls
|
7
|
14
|
17
|
6 |
44 |
UAB[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blazers
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
13 |
27 |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
16
|
3
|
0 |
19 |
@ SMU[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
Mustangs
|
10
|
17
|
0
|
7 |
34 |
UTEP[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
3
|
17
|
0
|
14 |
34 |
Golden Eagles
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
13 |
33 |
@ Memphis[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
Tigers
|
0
|
21
|
21
|
0 |
42 |
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