2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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.

2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	6–5 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Klenakis (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	11:00 am	Oklahoma State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	W 17–9	25,134	[1]
September 22	5:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 35–10	14,132	[2]
September 29	6:00 pm	UAB	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	W 3–0	29,782	[3]
October 6	7:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)		L 17–22	28,668	[4]
October 16	7:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN2	L 14–24	33,627	[5]
October 27	2:00 pm	Houston	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 58–14	26,162	[6]
November 3	11:00 am	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ESPN2	L 20–38	106,158	[7]
November 17	2:00 pm	Tulane	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 59–6	24,054	[8]
November 23	10:00 am	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	W 28–21	30,127	[9]
November 29	6:00 pm	at Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 15–28	79,947	[10]
December 7	6:00 pm	TCU	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN2	L 12–14	23,114	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Roster

2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 73 Jeremy Bridges Jr QB 17 Jeff Kelly Sr RB 43 Derrick Nix  Jr G 76 Torrin Tucker Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class	Head coach Jeff Bower Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.