American college football season
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 2:30 pm | at No. 16 Nebraska* | | ABC | L 20–49 | 85,425 |
September 15 | 2:30 pm | East Carolina | | CBSSN | L 14–24 | 34,140 |
September 22 | 6:00 pm | at Western 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | CSS/CSNH | L 24–42 | 21,305 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
#16 Cornhuskers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| 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.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#25 Broncos | 7 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Knights | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 10 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
Golden Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Owls | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Mustangs | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miners | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
Golden Eagles | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Tigers | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
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