2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by first-year head coach Todd Monken and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the East Division.

2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Monken (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Arroyo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	David Duggan (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	5
Florida Atlantic		4	–	4					6	–	6
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
Southern Miss		1	–	7					1	–	11
FIU		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
UTSA		6	–	2					7	–	5
North Texas		6	–	2					9	–	4
Tulane		5	–	3					7	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Texas State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 15–22	25,729
September 7	5:00 pm	at No. 22 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 13–56	90,466
September 14	11:21 am	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECTV	L 3–24	63,067
September 28	9:15 pm	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	L 7–60	35,356
October 5	3:00 pm	FIU	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	L 23–24	21,891
October 19	11:00 am	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	L 14–55	45,005
October 26	6:00 pm	North Texas	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FCS	L 14–55	23,203
November 2	11:00 am	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	L 13–61	20,398
November 9	6:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	CBSSN	L 13–36	18,571
November 16	11:30 am	Florida Atlantic	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	L 7–41	20,802
November 23	2:30 pm	Middle Tennessee	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	L 21–42	22,134
November 30	12:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 62–27	6,383
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	8	22
Golden Eagles	0	3	9	3	15

See also: 2013 Texas State Bobcats football team

At Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	3	7	0	13
#22 Cornhuskers	21	14	14	7	56

See also: 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

At Arkansas

The Arkansas offense prepares to snap the ball against the Southern Miss defense

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	3	0	0	3
Razorbacks	7	3	7	7	24

See also: 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

At Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Broncos	7	23	17	13	60

See also: 2013 Boise State Broncos football team

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	21	0	3	24
Golden Eagles	7	9	7	0	23

See also: 2013 FIU Panthers football team

At East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	14	14
Pirates	14	17	24	0	55

See also: 2013 East Carolina Pirates football team

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	13	28	7	7	55
Golden Eagles	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team

At Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	10	3	0	13
Thundering Herd	28	7	13	13	61

See also: 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	6	0	7	13
Bulldogs	9	7	6	14	36

See also: 2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and Rivalry in Dixie

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	20	14	0	41
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	7	21	0	14	42
Golden Eagles	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

At UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	6	28	21	62
Blazers	14	7	0	6	27

See also: 2013 UAB Blazers football team