2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record0–12 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Buckley (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTommy West (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF xy   7 1     10 4  
East Carolina x   7 1     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
Memphis   4 4     4 8  
UAB   2 6     3 9  
Southern Miss   0 8     0 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$   7 1     11 3  
SMU   5 3     7 6  
Rice   4 4     7 6  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Tulane   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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] one year after finishing 12-2 and a conference championship. which is one of the biggest single season declines in NCAA history, [2]and after only one year at the helm, Johnson along with his entire staff was fired.[3]

  1. ^ Magee, Patrick (November 24, 2012). "Golden Eagles finish historic winless season". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi: SunHerald.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Biggest year to year declines". mcubed.net. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Southern Miss fires Ellis Johnson". ESPN. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

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