2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

C-USA East Division champion GMAC champion
C-USA Championship, L 20–34 vs. Houston
GMAC Bowl, W 28–7 vs. Ohio
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2006 record	9–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 33,000)

2006 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Southern Miss x		6	–	2		9	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	3		7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4		5	–	7
UCF		3	–	5		4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6		3	–	9
Memphis		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
Houston x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
Rice		6	–	2		7	–	6
Tulsa		5	–	3		8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4		6	–	6
UTEP		3	–	5		5	–	7
Tulane		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 PM	at No. 7 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 7–34	90,043
September 9	6:00 PM	SE Louisiana*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 45–0	28,258
September 16	6:00 PM	NC State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 37–17	31,748
September 26	6:30 PM	at UCF	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	ESPN2	W 19–14	23,540
October 3	6:30 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 6–20	20,625
October 14	6:00 PM	Houston	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 31–27	32,317
October 21	6:00 PM	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 6–36	66,233
October 28	6:30 PM	East Carolina	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CSTV	L 17–20 ^OT	25,155
November 5	7:00 PM	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–21	28,103
November 11	1:00 PM	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 31–3	21,687
November 18	7:00 PM	UAB	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CSTV	W 25–20	27,749
November 25	6:30 PM	Marshall	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattieburg, MS	CSTV	W 42–7	28,736
December 1	7:00 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (C-USA Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 20–34	31,818
January 7	7:00 PM	vs. Ohio*	Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–7	38,751
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Venues	M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell UAB

Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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