American college football season
The 2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2002 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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 6:00 pm | Jackson State* | | | W 55–7 | 35,169 | [1] |
September 7 | 11:00 am | Illinois* | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| ESPN2 | W 23–20 | 22,183 | [2] |
September 14 | 6:00 pm | Memphis | | ESPNGP | W 33–14 | 28,419 | [3] |
September 21 | 6:00 pm | at Alabama* | | ESPN2 | L 7–20 | 83,818 | [4] |
September 28 | 12:00 pm | at Army | | | W 27–6 | 31,402 | [5] |
October 12 | 6:00 pm | at South Florida | | | L 13–16 | 28,181 | [6] |
October 19 | 1:00 pm | Cincinnati![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| | W 23–14 | 28,031 | [7] |
October 30 | 6:30 pm | at TCU | | ESPN2 | L 7–37 | 26,612 | [8] |
November 9 | 2:00 pm | at UAB | | | W 20–13 | 19,968 | [9] |
November 14 | 6:45 pm | Louisville | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| ESPN | L 17–20 2OT | 28,076 | [10] |
November 23 | 2:30 pm | at Tulane | | | L 10–31 | 21,832 | [11] |
November 30 | 2:00 pm | East Carolina | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| | W 24–7 | 19,888 | [12] |
December 27 | 1:30 pm | vs. Oklahoma State* | | ESPN | L 23–33 | 44,687 | [13] |
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2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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- ^ "Record crowd sees USM turn rematch into romp". The Clarion-Ledger. September 1, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illini defeated at Southern Mississippi". Herald and Review. September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers nixed, D'Angelo, Nix lead USM drive". Sun Herald. September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide shuts down Eagles". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sluggish Eagles escape 27–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulls prove to be ready for prime-time players". St. Petersburg Times. October 13, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense comes through for Eagles". Enterprise-Journal. October 20, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hobbs helps power Frogs to rout of Southern Miss". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 31, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM wins third straight against UAB". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OT-lovin' Cards survive". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane drills USM". The Daily Advertiser. November 24, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UAB defeats East Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston, we have a winner". The Daily Oklahoman. December 28, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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