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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 was fired.[ 2]
Schedule
September 12:30 PMat No. 16 Nebraska *
ABC L 20–4985,425
September 152:30 PMEast Carolina
CBSSN L 14–2434,140
September 226:00 PMat WKU *
ESPN3 L 17–4223,252
September 297:00 PMNo. 17 Louisville *
M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBSSNL 17–2123,492
October 611:00 AMNo. 25 Boise State *
M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi FSN L 14–4025,337
October 137:00 PMat UCF
CBSSNL 31–38 2OT 34,514
October 206:00 PMMarshall
M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBSSNL 24–5924,093
October 2712:00 PMat Rice
CSS /CSNH L 17–4414,927
November 36:30 PMUAB
M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi CSS/CSNHL 19–2722,874
November 102:30 PMat SMU
FSNL 6–3416,343
November 177:00 PMUTEP
M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBSSNL 33–3423,757
November 242:30 PMat Memphis
CSS/CSNHL 24–4221,305
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Game notes
@ Nebraska
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
7
10
0
3
20
#16 Cornhuskers
14
14
14
7
49
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
40–21–1
2011
USM, 44–7
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