2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football Southern Miss Script Logo.png 200 Conference USA C-USA 7–5 5–2 Jeff Bower 16th Multiple Jay Johnson 1st Jay Hopson 1st 4–3 M. M. Roberts Stadium New Orleans Bowl champion New Orleans Bowl W 31–19 vs. Arkansas State The 2005 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2005 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 the East Division of Conference USA. Schedule 2005 AP Central September 10 6:45 pm l y y Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 21–30 81,018 September 17 6:00 pm w y McNeese State M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS 48–20 28,174 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120530314/usm-opens-season-in-style-beating-mcnee/ Enterprise-Journal USM opens season in style, beating McNeese September 18, 2005 March 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 1 5:00 pm w y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC 33–7 35,510 Golden Eagles post big win over East Carolina October 2, 2005 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109352958/golden-eagles-post-big-win-over-east-car/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 8 6:00 pm l y Tulsa M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CSTV 17–34 28,375 October 15 6:00 pm w UCF M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS 52–31 28,366 October 21 7:00 pm w y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL ESPN 37–28 31,363 October 29 11:00 am l y y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPNU 17–21 52,500 November 8 6:30 pm w y Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV ESPN2 27–24 OT 22,238 Hanshew Anthony Herd comeback falls just short https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-herd-comeback-falls/178059376/ August 3, 2025 Hattiesburg American Newspapers.com November 9, 2005 Hattiesburg, Mississippi 3B Walsh David Marshall proves itself against perennial Conference USA bully https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-marshall-proves-its/178059416/ August 3, 2025 Hattiesburg American Newspapers.com November 9, 2005 Hattiesburg, Mississippi 3B November 13 4:00 pm l y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 24–27 15,119 November 19 7:30 pm l Memphis M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Black and Blue Bowl CSTV 22–24 25,667 November 26 2:00 pm w Tulane M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS 26–7 28,730 December 20 7:00 pm w y y Arkansas State Cajun Field Lafayette, LA New Orleans Bowl ESPN 31–19 18,338 http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/smis-m-footbl-2005.html The Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Football Southernmiss.Com 2013-06-16 References Southern Miss Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football seasons Category:New Orleans Bowl champion seasons Southern Miss Golden Eagles football