# 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented The University of Southern Mississippi in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Larry Fedora, who was in his second year at Southern Miss. They played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the East Division of Conference USA.
The Golden Eagles finished the season with a record of 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play and lost to Middle Tennessee, 42–32, in the New Orleans Bowl.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 6:00 pm | Alcorn State* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | | W 52–0 | 36,232 |
| September 12 | 6:00 pm | UCF | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | | W 26–19 | 27,456 |
| September 19 | 2:30 pm | Virginia* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | CBSCS | W 37–34 | 31,170 |
| September 26 | 11:30 am | at No. 20 Kansas* | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FSN | L 28–35 | 50,025 |
| October 1 | 7:00 pm | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | CBSCS | L 17–30 | 26,871 |
| October 10 | 6:30 pm | at Louisville* | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPNU | L 23–25 | 37,268 |
| October 17 | 6:00 pm | Memphis | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | | W 36–16 | 30,022 |
| October 24 | 6:00 pm | Tulane | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell) | | W 43–6 | 30,541 |
| October 31 | 12:00 pm | at No. 15 Houston | Robertson StadiumHouston, TX | | L 43–50 | 20,125 |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | | W 27–20 | 21,036 |
| November 21 | 6:00 pm | Tulsa | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | | W 44–34 | 28,757 |
| November 28 | 12:30 pm | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | | L 20–25 | 43,006 |
| December 20 | 7:30 pm | vs. Middle Tennessee* | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) | ESPN | L 32–42 | 30,228 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Alcorn State

The Golden Eagles and Braves met for the first time in each schools' history. Southern Miss set an attendance record of 36,232.
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Alcorn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 52 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCF | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 37 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Kansas | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| UAB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 30 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 25 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Memphis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 36 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulane | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 43 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 43 |
| Houston | 7 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 50 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Marshall | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| Golden Eagles | 6 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 44 |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| East Carolina | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 25 |

### Middle Tennessee – New Orleans Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 32 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |