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American college football season
The 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Golden Eagles played their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi , and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson .
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[ 1]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team (# of 1st place votes)
1
North Texas (20)
2
Southern Miss (4)
3
Louisiana Tech
4
UAB (2)
5
UTSA
6
Rice
7
UTEP
Preseason All-Conference USA teams [ edit ] 2019 Preseason All-Conference USA [ 2]
Southern Miss had more defensive players selected than any team in the conference for the preseason all defensive team.
All-CUSA Defense[ 2]
Position
Player
Class
DL
DeMarrio Smith
Sr.
DL
Jacques Turner
Jr.
LB
Racheem Boothe
Jr.
DB
Ky’el Hemby
Jr.
All-CUSA Special Teams[ 2]
Position
Player
Class
No players were selected
Southern Miss announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31, 2019 6:00 p.m. Alcorn State * ESPN+ W 38–1031,076 September 7 2:30 p.m. at Mississippi State * ESPNU L 15–3855,143 September 14 5:00 p.m. at Troy * ESPN+ W 47–4227,108 September 21 11:00 a.m. at No. 2 Alabama * ESPN2 L 7–49101,821 September 28 6:00 p.m. UTEP M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ W 31–1323,337 October 12 6:00 p.m. North Texas M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Stadium Facebook W 45–2725,225 October 19 2:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech NFLN L 30–4523,419 October 26 12:00 p.m. at Rice ESPN+ W 20–620,367 November 9 2:30 p.m. UAB M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS NFLN W 37–223,819 November 16 5:00 p.m. at UTSA ESPN+ W 36–1714,179 November 23 2:30 p.m. Western Kentucky M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ L 10–2820,369 November 30 2:30 p.m. at Florida Atlantic NFLN L 17–3413,414 January 4, 2020 10:30 a.m. vs. Tulane * ESPN L 13–3038,513
Schedule Source: [ 4]
1
2
3
4
Total
Braves
0
0
10
0
10
Golden Eagles
10
3
15
10
38
At Mississippi State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
0
7
8
15
Bulldogs
7
14
7
10
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
14
3
9
21
47
Trojans
7
7
7
21
42
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
7
0
0
7
No. 2 Crimson Tide
14
14
14
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
0
6
7
0
13
Golden Eagles
14
10
7
0
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Mean Green
7
13
0
7
27
Golden Eagles
13
15
10
7
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
14
13
0
3
30
Bulldogs
7
17
0
21
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
10
3
7
20
Owls
0
0
6
0
6
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
2
0
0
2
Golden Eagles
7
13
10
7
37
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
7
9
13
7
36
Roadrunners
7
3
7
0
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
7
14
0
7
28
Golden Eagles
7
0
0
3
10
At Florida Atlantic [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
10
7
0
17
Owls
10
7
7
10
34
[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
0
6
24
0
30
Golden Eagles
13
0
0
0
13
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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