2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Cincinnati +   6 – 2     7 – 7  
No. 23 TCU +   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Louisville   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Tulane   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     5 – 7  
East Carolina   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Houston   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Memphis   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Army   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2002 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
August 316:00 pmJackson State*
W 55–735,169[1]
September 711:00 amIllinois*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN2W 23–2022,183[2]
September 146:00 pmMemphis
ESPNGPW 33–1428,419[3]
September 216:00 pmat Alabama*
ESPN2L 7–2083,818[4]
September 2812:00 pmat Army
W 27–631,402[5]
October 126:00 pmat South Florida
L 13–1628,181[6]
October 191:00 pmCincinnatidagger
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 23–1428,031[7]
October 306:30 pmat TCU
ESPN2L 7–3726,612[8]
November 92:00 pmat UAB
W 20–1319,968[9]
November 146:45 pmLouisville
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPNL 17–20 2OT28,076[10]
November 232:30 pmat Tulane
L 10–3121,832[11]
November 302:00 pmEast Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 24–719,888[12]
December 271:30 pmvs. Oklahoma State*
ESPNL 23–3344,687[13]

Roster

2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Dustin Almond Fr
RB 43 Derrick Nix  Sr
G 73 Jeremy Bridges Sr
G 76 Torrin Tucker Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 32 Terry Anderson So
DB 12 Darrell Bennett So
LB 27 Michael Boley So
DB 5 Greg Brooks Jr
LB 42 Antoine Cash So
LB 24 Rod Davis Jr
CB 34 Etric Pruitt Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Record crowd sees USM turn rematch into romp". The Clarion-Ledger. September 1, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Illini defeated at Southern Mississippi". Herald and Review. September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers nixed, D'Angelo, Nix lead USM drive". Sun Herald. September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tide shuts down Eagles". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sluggish Eagles escape 27–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulls prove to be ready for prime-time players". St. Petersburg Times. October 13, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Defense comes through for Eagles". Enterprise-Journal. October 20, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hobbs helps power Frogs to rout of Southern Miss". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 31, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "USM wins third straight against UAB". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "OT-lovin' Cards survive". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane drills USM". The Daily Advertiser. November 24, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UAB defeats East Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Houston, we have a winner". The Daily Oklahoman. December 28, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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