# 2014 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2014 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a new member of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Todd Monken and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the West Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:30 pm | at Mississippi State* | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | SECN | L 0–49 | 61,889 |
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | Alcorn State* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | | W 26–20 | 26,448 |
| September 13 | 5:00 pm | at No. 3 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 12–52 | 101,821 |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | Appalachian State* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ASN | W 21–20 | 21,836 |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | Rice | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | FCS | L 23–41 | 24,756 |
| October 4 | 11:00 am | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ASN | L 31–37 | 14,022 |
| October 18 | 6:00 pm | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ASN | W 30–20 | 19,127 |
| October 25 | 2:30 pm | Louisiana Tech | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) | ASN | L 20–31 | 23,343 |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | FCS | L 14–35 | 24,673 |
| November 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 23 Marshall | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ASN | L 17–63 | 22,949 |
| November 13 | 7:00 pm | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | CBSSN | L 10–12 | 20,281 |
| November 29 | 2:30 pm | UAB | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ASN | L 24–45 | 17,103 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
    Schedule Source:
    Confirmed ASN stations in the Southern Miss broadcast area- WXXV and WPMI

## Game summaries
### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
*Mississippi State won the games on the field in 1975 and 1976, but were later forced to forfeit the games by the NCAA due to an NCAA rules violation in which offensive lineman Larry Gillard received a 33 percent discount at an Okolona, Mississippi clothing store.

### Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 26 |

### Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| #3 Crimson Tide | 7 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 52 |

### Appalachian State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 31 |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 37 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Miners | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Thundering Herd | 7 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |

### UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |