2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by first-year head coach Ellis Johnson and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The 2012 squad finished the season winless with a final record of 0–12[1] and after only one year at the helm, Johnson along with his entire staff was fired.[2]

2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
2012 record	0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Ellis Johnson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Buckley (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy West (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 pm	at No. 16 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska	ABC	L 20–49	85,425
September 15	2:30 pm	East Carolina	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CBSSN	L 14–24	34,140
September 22	6:00 pm	at WKU*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky	ESPN3	L 17–42	23,252
September 29	7:00 pm	No. 17 Louisville*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CBSSN	L 17–21	23,492
October 6	11:00 am	No. 25 Boise State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	FSN	L 14–40	25,337
October 13	7:00 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, Florida	CBSSN	L 31–38 ^2OT	34,514
October 20	6:00 pm	Marshall	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CBSSN	L 24–59	24,093
October 27	12:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	CSS/CSNH	L 17–44	14,927
November 3	6:30 pm	UAB	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CSS/CSNH	L 19–27	22,874
November 10	2:30 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, Texas	FSN	L 6–34	16,343
November 17	7:00 pm	UTEP	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CBSSN	L 33–34	23,757
November 24	2:30 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSS/CSNH	L 24–42	21,305
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	10	0	3	20
#16 Cornhuskers	14	14	14	7	49

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	3	21	0	24
Golden Eagles	7	0	0	7	14

@ WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	3	7	7	17
Hilltoppers	14	7	21	0	42

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Cardinals	6	6	3	6	21
Golden Eagles	10	7	0	0	17

Last meeting was in the 2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl.

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Broncos	7	16	7	10	40
Golden Eagles	0	0	7	7	14

@ UCF

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	7	10	7	0	31
Knights	7	10	0	7	7	7	38

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	10	21	14	14	59
Golden Eagles	3	14	0	7	24

@ Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	7	7	0	17
Owls	7	14	17	6	44

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	14	13	27
Golden Eagles	0	16	3	0	19

@ SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	6	0	0	6
Mustangs	10	17	0	7	34

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	17	0	14	34
Golden Eagles	10	7	3	13	33

@ Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	7	0	14	24
Tigers	0	21	21	0	42

References

1. Magee, Patrick (November 24, 2012). "Golden Eagles finish historic winless season". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi: SunHerald.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
2. "Southern Miss fires Ellis Johnson". ESPN. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.