# 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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.

## Preseason
### CUSA media poll

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.
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

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA
Southern Miss had more defensive players selected than any team in the conference for the preseason all defensive team.
All-CUSA Offense :
| Position | Player | Class |
| WR | Quez Watkins | Jr. |
All-CUSA Defense :
| Position | Player | Class |
| DL | DeMarrio Smith | Sr. |
| DL | Jacques Turner | Jr. |
| LB | Racheem Boothe | Jr. |
| DB | Ky’el Hemby | Jr. |
All-CUSA Special Teams :
| Position | Player | Class |
| No players were selected |||

## Schedule

Southern Miss announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. | Alcorn State* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 31,076 |
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State* | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | ESPNU | L 15–38 | 55,143 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Troy* | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN+ | W 47–42 | 27,108 |
| September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 2 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | L 7–49 | 101,821 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | W 31–13 | 23,337 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | Stadium Facebook | W 45–27 | 25,225 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) | NFLN | L 30–45 | 23,419 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | W 20–6 | 20,367 |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | UAB | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | NFLN | W 37–2 | 23,819 |
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 36–17 | 14,179 |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 20,369 |
| November 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | NFLN | L 17–34 | 13,414 |
| January 4, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. Tulane* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Battle for the Bell, Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | L 13–30 | 38,513 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 38 |

### At Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### At Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 47 |
| Trojans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |

### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 2 Crimson Tide | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 45 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 45 |

### At Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |

### UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 37 |

### At UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |

### At Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Owls | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |

### Vs. Tulane (Armed Forces Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 200 | Quez Watkins | WR | Philadelphia Eagles |