2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team information
American college football season
2011Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference USA champion C-USA East Division champion Hawaii Bowl champion
C-USA Championship Game, W 49–28 vs. Houston
Hawaii Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Nevada
Conference
Conference USA
Division
East Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 19
AP
No. 20
Record
12–2 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Larry Fedora (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Blake Anderson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Co-defensive coordinator
Dan Disch (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator
David Duggan (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Conference USA football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$
6
–
2
12
–
2
Marshall
5
–
3
7
–
6
East Carolina
4
–
4
5
–
7
UAB
3
–
5
3
–
9
UCF
3
–
5
5
–
7
Memphis
1
–
7
2
–
10
West Division
No. 18 Houston x
8
–
0
13
–
1
Tulsa
7
–
1
8
–
5
SMU
5
–
3
8
–
5
Rice
3
–
5
4
–
8
UTEP
2
–
6
5
–
7
Tulane
1
–
7
2
–
11
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll
The 2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–2, 7–2 in C-USA play. They were champions of the East Division and defeated undefeated Houston, 49–28, in the C-USA Championship Game to become conference champions. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they defeated Nevada, 24–17.
Fedora resigned at the end of the regular season to become the head coach at North Carolina. He stayed on and coached the Golden Eagles in the Hawaii Bowl and finished at Southern Miss with a four-year record of 34–19. South Carolina assistant head coach Ellis Johnson took over as head coach in 2012.
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