The 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hopson.
Preseason
CUSA media poll Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.
Preseason All-Conference USA teams 2019 Preseason All-Conference USA
Southern Miss had more defensive players selected than any team in the conference for the preseason all defensive team.
+ All-CUSA Offense Position Player Class WR Quez Watkins Jr. + All-CUSA Defense Position Player Class DL DeMarrio Smith Sr. DL Jacques Turner Jr. LB Racheem Boothe Jr. DB Ky’el Hemby Jr. + All-CUSA Special Teams Position Player ClassNo players were selected
Schedule Southern Miss announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consisted of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season.
Schedule source:
Game summaries
Alcorn State
At Mississippi State
At Troy
At Alabama
UTEP
North Texas
At Louisiana Tech
At Rice
UAB
At UTSA
Western Kentucky
At Florida Atlantic
Vs. Tulane (Armed Forces Bowl)
Players drafted into the NFL
6 200 Quez Watkins WR Philadelphia Eagles
References