2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (2nd season)
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
2002 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Cincinnati +  6 –2   7 –7  
No. 23 TCU +  6 –2   10 –2  
Louisville  5 –3   7 –6  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –6  
Tulane  4 –4   8 –5  
UAB  4 –4   5 –7  
East Carolina  4 –4   4 –8  
Houston  3 –5   5 –7  
Memphis  2 –6   3 –9  
Army  1 –7   1 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 pmJackson State*
W 55–735,169[1]
September 711:00 amIllinois*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN2W 23–2022,183[2]
September 146:00 pmMemphis
ESPNGPW 33–1428,419[3]
September 216:00 pmat Alabama*
ESPN2L 7–2083,818[4]
September 2812:00 pmat Army
W 27–631,402[5]
October 126:00 pmat South Florida
L 13–1628,181[6]
October 191:00 pmCincinnatidagger
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 23–1428,031[7]
October 306:30 pmat TCU
ESPN2L 7–3726,612[8]
November 92:00 pmat UAB
W 20–1319,968[9]
November 146:45 pmLouisville
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPNL 17–20 2OT28,076[10]
November 232:30 pmat Tulane
L 10–3121,832[11]
November 302:00 pmEast Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 24–719,888[12]
December 271:30 pmvs. Oklahoma State*
ESPNL 23–3344,687[13]

Roster

2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 9 Dustin Almond Fr
G 73 Jeremy Bridges Sr
G 76 Torrin Tucker Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 32 Terry Anderson So
DB 12 Darrell Bennett So
LB 27 Michael Boley So
DB 5 Greg Brooks Jr
LB 42 Antoine Cash So
LB 24 Rod Davis Jr
CB 34 Etric Pruitt Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "Record crowd sees USM turn rematch into romp". The Clarion-Ledger. September 1, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Illini defeated at Southern Mississippi". Herald and Review. September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tigers nixed, D'Angelo, Nix lead USM drive". Sun Herald. September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tide shuts down Eagles". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sluggish Eagles escape 27–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulls prove to be ready for prime-time players". St. Petersburg Times. October 13, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Defense comes through for Eagles". Enterprise-Journal. October 20, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hobbs helps power Frogs to rout of Southern Miss". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 31, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "USM wins third straight against UAB". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "OT-lovin' Cards survive". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tulane drills USM". The Daily Advertiser. November 24, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "UAB defeats East Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Houston, we have a winner". The Daily Oklahoman. December 28, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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