The 2014 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a new member of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Todd Monken and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the West Division.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
6:30 pm |
at Mississippi State*
|
|
SECN |
L 0–49 |
61,889 |
September 6 |
6:00 pm |
Alcorn State*
|
|
|
W 26–20 |
26,448 |
September 13 |
5:00 pm |
at No. 3 Alabama*
|
|
ESPN2 |
L 12–52 |
101,821 |
September 20 |
6:00 pm |
Appalachian State*
|
- M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
|
ASN |
W 21–20 |
21,836 |
September 27 |
6:00 pm |
Rice |
- M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
|
FCS |
L 23–41 |
24,756 |
October 4 |
11:00 am |
at Middle Tennessee
|
|
ASN |
L 31–37 |
14,022 |
October 18 |
6:00 pm |
at North Texas
|
|
ASN |
W 30–20 |
19,127 |
October 25 |
2:30 pm |
Louisiana Tech |
|
ASN |
L 20–31 |
23,343 |
November 1 |
7:00 pm |
at UTEP
|
|
FCS |
L 14–35 |
24,673 |
November 8 |
6:00 pm |
No. 23 Marshall
|
- M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
|
ASN |
L 17–63 |
22,949 |
November 13 |
7:00 pm |
at UTSA
|
|
CBSSN |
L 10–12 |
20,281 |
November 29 |
2:30 pm |
UAB |
- M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
|
ASN |
L 24–45 |
17,103 |
- *Non-conference game
-
Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
|
-
Schedule Source:
- Confirmed ASN stations in the Southern Miss broadcast area- WXXV and WPMI
Game summaries
Mississippi State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
*Mississippi State won the games on the field in 1975 and 1976, but were later forced to forfeit the games by the NCAA due to an NCAA rules violation in which offensive lineman Larry Gillard received a 33 percent discount at an Okolona, Mississippi clothing store.
Alcorn State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Braves
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
20 |
Golden Eagles
|
3
|
17
|
3
|
3 |
26 |
Alabama
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3 |
12 |
#3 Crimson Tide
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
17 |
52 |
Appalachian State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mountaineers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
20 |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Rice
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Owls
|
3
|
17
|
7
|
14 |
41 |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
7 |
23 |
Middle Tennessee
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
19 |
31 |
Blue Raiders
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
13 |
37 |
North Texas
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
10
|
3
|
14
|
3 |
30 |
Mean Green
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
Louisiana Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Golden Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
10 |
20 |
UTEP
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
14 |
Miners
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
Marshall
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#23 Thundering Herd
|
7
|
21
|
14
|
21 |
63 |
Golden Eagles
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
UTSA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
10 |
Roadrunners
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
3 |
12 |
UAB
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blazers
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
10 |
45 |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
7 |
24 |