2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 31–19 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2005 record	7–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 33,000)

2005 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3		7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3		7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4		5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5		4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5		5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2		9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3		8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4		6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4		5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7		1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	6:45 PM	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 21–30	81,018
September 17	6:00 PM	McNeese State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 48–20	28,174
October 1	5:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 33–7	35,510
October 8	6:00 PM	at Tulsa	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CSTV	L 17–34	28,375
October 15	6:00 PM	UCF	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 52–31	28,366
October 21	7:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ESPN	W 37–28	31,363
October 29	11:00 AM	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 17–21	52,500
November 8	6:30 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN2	W 27–24 ^OT	22,238
November 13	4:00 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		L 24–27	15,119
November 19	7:30 PM	Memphis	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSTV	L 22–24	25,667
November 26	2:00 PM	Tulane	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 26–7	28,730
December 20	7:00 PM	vs. Arkansas State*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–19	18,338
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Venues	M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell UAB

Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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