2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2004 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.[1]

2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
New Orleans Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRip Scherer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (4th season)
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
(capacity: 33,000)
2004 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Louisville $  8 –0   11 –1  
Memphis  5 –3   8 –4  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –5  
Cincinnati  5 –3   7 –5  
UAB  5 –3   7 –5  
TCU  3 –5   5 –6  
Tulane  3 –5   5 –6  
South Florida  3 –5   4 –7  
Houston  3 –5   3 –8  
East Carolina  2 –6   2 –9  
Army  2 –6   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1111:00 amat Nebraska*
ABCW 21–1777,877[2]
September 257:00 pmat Tulane
W 32–1427,211[3]
October 26:00 pmat South Florida
ESPNGPW 32–2030,049[4]
October 76:00 pmHouston
ESPN2W 35–29 OT28,625[5]
October 162:30 pmat Alabama*No. 24
PPVL 3–2782,094[6]
October 236:00 pmEast Carolinadagger
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPNGPW 51–1032,422[7]
November 62:00 pmCincinnatiNo. 21
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 24–5230,690[8]
November 127:00 pmat Memphis
ESPN2L 26–3047,163[9]
November 202:05 pmat TCU
L 17–4227,992[10]
November 272:00 pmUAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–2125,604[11]
December 46:30 pmNo. 4 California*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPNL 16–2627,480[12]
December 146:30 pmvs. North Texas*
ESPNW 31–1027,253[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References
  1. "2004 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. "Worst Coast scenario: Dailey, NU teammates know they gave this one away". Lincoln Journal Star. September 12, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wave busters, Southern Miss throttles Tulane in conference opener". Hattiesburg American. September 26, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sloppiness sabotages Bulls". St. Petersburg Times. October 3, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Backup helps Southern Miss stay perfect". Pensacola News Journal. October 8, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Darby, Alabama pound So. Miss". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "USM's offense lights up The Rock". Sun Herald. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bearcats ring up stunner at USM". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tigers rally past Southern Miss". The Jackson Sun. November 13, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Positive charge, Frogs ignore negative, keep bowl bid alive". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ailing Almond leaves Blazers sore, sullen". Hattiesburg American. November 28, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "No. 4 Cal struggles to shake Southern Miss until a blocked extra point turns the tide in the final quarter". The Sacramento Bee. December 5, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Eagles break bowl drought". Austin American-Statesman. December 15, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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