2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team


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. 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.
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.
PositionPlayerClass
WRQuez WatkinsJr.

Schedule

Southern Miss announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season.

Game summaries

Alcorn State

2–0Sept. 6, 2014W, 26–20

at Mississippi State

14–14–1Sept. 5, 2015L, 16–34

at Troy

7–2Sept. 17, 2016L, 31–37

at Alabama

6–34–2Sept. 13, 2014L, 12–52

UTEP

7–4Nov. 24, 2018W, 39–7

North Texas

6–7Oct. 13, 2018L, 7–30

at Louisiana Tech

35–15Nov. 17, 2018W, 21–20

at Rice

5–4Sept. 22, 2018W, 40–22

UAB

10–7Nov. 10, 2018L, 23–26

at UTSA

3–2Oct. 20, 2018W, 27–17

Western Kentucky

0–2Dec. 5, 2015L, 28–45

at Florida Atlantic

0–1Nov. 16, 2013L, 7–41

vs. Tulane (Armed Forces Bowl)

23–7Nov. 6, 2010W, 46–30

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
6200Quez WatkinsWRPhiladelphia Eagles