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2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 31–10 vs. North Texas
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRip Scherer (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons← 20032005 →
2004 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Louisville $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Cincinnati   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UAB   5 – 3     7 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Tulane   3 – 5     5 – 6  
South Florida   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Houston   3 – 5     3 – 8  
East Carolina   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Army   2 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2004 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1111:00 amat Nebraska*ABCW 21–1777,877
September 257:00 pmat TulaneW 32–1427,211
October 26:00 pmat South FloridaESPNGPW 32–2030,049
October 76:00 pmHoustonESPN2W 35–29 28,625
October 162:30 pmat Alabama*No. 24PPVL 3–2782,094
October 236:00 pmEast Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPNGPW 51–1032,422
November 62:00 pmCincinnatiNo. 21
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 24–5230,690
November 127:00 pmat MemphisESPN2L 26–3047,163
November 202:05 pmat TCUL 17–4227,992
November 272:00 pmUAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 26–2125,604
December 46:30 pmNo. 4 California*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPNL 16–2627,480
December 146:30 pmvs. North Texas*ESPNW 31–1027,253
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. "2004 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. "Worst Coast scenario: Dailey, NU teammates know they gave this one away". Lincoln Journal Star. September 12, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wave busters, Southern Miss throttles Tulane in conference opener". Hattiesburg American. September 26, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sloppiness sabotages Bulls". St. Petersburg Times. October 3, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Backup helps Southern Miss stay perfect". Pensacola News Journal. October 8, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Darby, Alabama pound So. Miss". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "USM's offense lights up The Rock". Sun Herald. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bearcats ring up stunner at USM". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tigers rally past Southern Miss". The Jackson Sun. November 13, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Positive charge, Frogs ignore negative, keep bowl bid alive". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ailing Almond leaves Blazers sore, sullen". Hattiesburg American. November 28, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "No. 4 Cal struggles to shake Southern Miss until a blocked extra point turns the tide in the final quarter". The Sacramento Bee. December 5, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Eagles break bowl drought". Austin American-Statesman. December 15, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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