2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2012 record	0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Ellis Johnson (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Buckley (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy West (1st year)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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 and after only one year at the helm, Johnson was fired.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 PM	at #16 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	ABC	L 20–49	85,425
September 15	2:30 PM	East Carolina	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CBSSN	L 14–24	34,140
September 22	6:00 PM	at WKU*	Houchens Industries – L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky	ESPN3	L 17–42	23,252
September 29	7:00 PM	#17 Louisville*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CBSSN	L 17–21	23,492
October 6	11:00 AM	#25 Boise State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	FSN	L 14–40	25,337
October 13	7:00 PM	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida	CBSSN	L 31–38 2OT	34,514
October 20	6:00 PM	Marshall	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CBSSN	L 24–59	24,093
October 27	12:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas	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	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas	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	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSS/CSNH	L 24–42	21,305
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

@ Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	10	0	3	20
#16 Cornhuskers	14	14	14	7	49

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2004	USM, 21–17

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	3	21	0	24
Golden Eagles	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–10	2011	USM, 48–28

@ WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	3	7	7	17
Hilltoppers	14	7	21	0	42

See also: 2012 WKU Hilltoppers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Cardinals	6	6	3	6	21
Golden Eagles	10	7	0	0	17

See also: 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–10–1	2010	LOU, 31–28

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

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2008	BSU, 24–7

@ 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

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	2011	USM, 30–29

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	10	21	14	14	59
Golden Eagles	3	14	0	7	24

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2011	MARSH, 26–20

@ Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	7	7	0	17
Owls	7	14	17	6	44

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	USM, 48–24

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	14	13	27
Golden Eagles	0	16	3	0	19

See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–3	2011	UAB, 34–31

@ SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	6	0	0	6
Mustangs	10	17	0	7	34

See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2011	USM, 27–3

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	17	0	14	34
Golden Eagles	10	7	3	13	33

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2011	USM, 31–13

@ Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	7	0	14	24
Tigers	0	21	21	0	42

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team and Black and Blue Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–21–1	2011	USM, 44–7