2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

American college football season

2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 30–27 vs. Troy
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Larry Fedora (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Wyatt (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Bradford (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons← 2007 2009 →

2008 Conference USA football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Louisiana-Lafayette*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 51–21	32,792
September 6	11:30 am	at No. 9 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	LFS	L 13–27	87,451
September 13	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State*	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 27–24	25,938
September 20	2:30 pm	Marshall	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattieburg, MS	CSS	L 27–34	28,178
October 4	6:00 pm	UTEP	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 37–40	28,788
October 11	7:00 pm	No. 15 Boise State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CBSCS	L 7–24	30,912
October 18	2:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 40–45	11,117
October 25	7:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	CBSCS	L 30–36	24,034
November 1	7:00 pm	UAB	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	W 70–14	29,281
November 8	2:30 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL		W 17–6	41,652
November 15	2:00 pm	East Carolina	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 21–3	30,658
November 29	2:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX		W 28–12	13,020
December 21	7:00 pm	vs. Troy*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–27	30,197
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

v t e Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Venues	Kamper Park (1912–1931) M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present) Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1950–1974) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1952–1988)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell
Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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