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Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
2011 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$   6 – 2     12 – 2  
Marshall   5 – 3     7 – 6  
East Carolina   4 – 4     5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UCF   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Memphis   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 18 Houston x   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Tulsa   7 – 1     8 – 5  
SMU   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7     2 – 11  
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth-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 12–2, 7–2 in C-USA play. They were champions of the East Division and defeated undefeated Houston, 49–28, in the C-USA Championship Game to become conference champions. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they defeated Nevada, 24–17.

Fedora resigned at the end of the regular season to become the head coach at North Carolina. He stayed on and coached the Golden Eagles in the Hawaii Bowl and finished at Southern Miss with a four-year record of 34–19. South Carolina assistant head coach Ellis Johnson took over as head coach in 2012.

Pre-season

Top 25 rankings

During the pre-season, Southern Miss was ranked in several notable top 25 polls. Phil Steele ranked the team as No. 20.[1] Outside the Top 25, Southern Miss was ranked as No. 55 by Sporting News, No. 31 in the AP Poll, and No. 42 in the Coaches' Poll.[2][3][4]

Schedule

[5]

September 39:00 PMLouisiana Tech*

FSNW 19–17 22,356 September 102:30 PMat Marshall

CSSL 20–26 24,247 September 176:00 PMSoutheastern Louisiana*

  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS

W 52–6 27,433 September 243:30 PMat Virginia*

FS SouthW 30–24 43,220 October 16:30 PMRice

  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS

CSSW 48–24 28,656 October 83:30 PMat Navy*

CBSSNW 63–35 33,462 October 227:00 PMSMUdagger

  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS

CBSSNW 27–3 32,685 October 297:00 PMat UTEP

CBSSNW 31–13 24,906 November 53:00 PMat East Carolina

CSSW 48–28 50,345[6] November 127:00 PMUCFNo. 25

  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS

CBSSNW 30–29 32,925 November 177:00 PMat UABNo. 22

CBSSNL 31–34 14,103 November 263:00 PMMemphis

CSSW 44–7 26,347 December 311:00 AMvs. No. 7 HoustonNo. 24

ABCW 49–28 32,413 December 247:00 PMvs. Nevada*No. 22

ESPNW 24–17 32,630

Template:CFB Schedule End

Poll rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2522RV242220
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25242320RV232119
HarrisNot releasedRVRVRVRV2320RV2321Not released
BCSNot released——252220—2421Not released

References

  1. ^ Steele, Phil (2011-05-17). "Top 30 Countdown Begins!". Phil Steele's College Football Blog. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  2. ^ Hayes, Matt (2011-08-29). "College football preseason top 120: A closer look after a busy offseason". Sporting News. Retrieved 2011-11-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "2011 NCAA Football Rankings – AP Top 25 Preseason". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  4. ^ "2011 NCAA Football Rankings – USA Today Coaches' Poll Preseason". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  5. ^ http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/smis-m-footbl-sched.html
  6. ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
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