2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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C-USA West Division champion | |
C-USA Championship Game, L 28–45 vs. Western Kentucky | |
Heart of Dallas Bowl, L 31–44 vs. Washington | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Division | West Division |
Record | 9–5 (7–1 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Chip Lindsey (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | David Duggan (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 24 Western Kentucky x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte* | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Southern Miss x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Todd Monken and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they lost to Western Kentucky. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl, where they were defeated by Washington.
On January 24, 2016, head coach Todd Monken resigned to become the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1] He finished at Southern Miss with a three-year record of 13–25.
Schedule
Southern Miss announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Eagles will host CUSA foes North Texas, Old Dominion, UTEP, and UTSA, and will travel to Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, and Rice.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 9:00 p.m. | Mississippi State* | FS1 | L 16–34 | 36,641 | |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Austin Peay* |
| ASN | W 52–6 | 23,042 |
September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas State* |
| ESPN3 | W 56–50 | 27,252 |
September 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at Nebraska* | ESPNews | L 28–36 | 89,899 | |
October 3 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas |
| FCS | W 49–14 | 26,430 |
October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Marshall | CBSSN | L 10–31 | 22,763 | |
October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA |
| ASN | W 32–10 | 28,745 |
October 24 | 11:00 a.m. | at Charlotte | ASN | W 44–10 | 13,813 | |
October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | UTEP |
| FCS | W 34–13 | 25,581 |
November 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice |
| ASN | W 65–10 | 18,656 |
November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| ASN | W 56–31 | 29,568 |
November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at Louisiana Tech | FSN | W 58–24 | 19,028 | |
December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | at Western Kentucky | ESPN2 | L 28–45 | 16,823 | |
December 26 | 1:20 p.m. | vs. Washington* |
| ESPN | L 31–44 | 20,229 |
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- Schedule source:[3]
Game summaries
Mississippi State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
Golden Eagles | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
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Austin Peay
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Governors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 52 |
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@ Texas State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
Bobcats | 3 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 50 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
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@ Nebraska
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
Cornhuskers | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
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North Texas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
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@ Marshall
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
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UTSA
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Roadrunners | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
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@ Charlotte
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
49ers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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UTEP
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miners | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
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@ Rice
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 65 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
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Old Dominion
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Monarchs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 56 |
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@ Louisiana Tech
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 58 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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@ Western Kentucky (C–USA Championship game)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
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Vs. Washington (Heart of Dallas Bowl)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 14 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
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References
- ^ "Todd Monken 'couldn't pass up' opportunity with Buccaneers". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "C-USA Announces League Portion of Golden Eagle Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 21, 2015.