2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
Record6–5 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (1st season)
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
2001 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Louisville $  6 –1   11 –2  
Cincinnati  5 –2   7 –5  
UAB  5 –2   6 –5  
East Carolina  5 –2   6 –6  
Southern Miss  4 –3   6 –5  
TCU  4 –3   6 –6  
Memphis  3 –4   5 –6  
Army  2 –5   3 –8  
Tulane  1 –6   3 –9  
Houston  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2001 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 Conference USA.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 111:00 amOklahoma State*
ESPNW 17–925,134[1]
September 225:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette*
W 35–1014,132[2]
September 296:00 pmUAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CSSW 3–029,782[3]
October 67:00 pmat Memphis
L 17–2228,668[4]
October 167:00 pmat Louisville
ESPN2L 14–2433,627[5]
October 272:00 pmHoustondagger
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 58–1426,162[6]
November 311:00 amat Penn State*
ESPN2L 20–38106,158[7]
November 172:00 pmTulane
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 59–624,054[8]
November 2310:00 amat East Carolina
ESPNW 28–2130,127[9]
November 296:00 pmat Alabama*
ESPN2L 15–2879,947[10]
December 76:00 pmTCU
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN2L 12–1423,114[11]

Roster

2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 73 Jeremy Bridges Jr
QB 17 Jeff Kelly Sr
G 76 Torrin Tucker Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 27 Michael Boley Fr
DB 5 Greg Brooks So
LB 42 Antoine Cash Fr
LB 24 Rod Davis So
CB 34 Etric Pruitt So
S 9 Chad Williams Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-12-21

References

  1. ↑ "Pokes Miss out on opening win". The Daily Oklahoman. September 2, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Golden Eagles drub Ragin' Cajuns 35–10". Hattiesburg American. September 23, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "USM defense goes distance for 3–0 shutout of salty UAB". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tigers' defense picks apart USM". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cards make Eagles pay for mistakes". Messenger-Inquirer. October 17, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Houston, no problem for inspired Eagles". Hattiesburg American. October 28, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Penn State thumps USM". Hattiesburg American. November 4, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Golden Eagles make Green Wave washed up". Enterprise-Journal. November 18, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "East Carolina may be done". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 24, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Second-half doldrums doom Eagles again". Sun Herald. November 30, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Printers leads TCU to bowl game bid". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 8, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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