Year: | 2015 |
Team: | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Conference USA |
Division: | West Division |
Short Conf: | C-USA |
Record: | 9–5 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Todd Monken |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Off Coach: | Chip Lindsey |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Off Scheme: | Multiple |
Def Coach: | David Duggan |
Dc Year: | 4th |
Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
Stadium: | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
Champion: | C-USA West Division champion |
Conf Champ: | C-USA Championship Game |
Conf Champ Result: | L 28–45 vs. Western Kentucky |
Bowl: | Heart of Dallas Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 31–44 vs. Washington |
The 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Todd Monken and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they lost to Western Kentucky. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl, where they were defeated by Washington.
On January 24, 2016, head coach Todd Monken resigned to become the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1] He finished at Southern Miss with a three-year record of 13–25.
Southern Miss announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Eagles will host CUSA foes North Texas, Old Dominion, UTEP, and UTSA, and will travel to Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, and Rice.[2]
Schedule source:[3]
See also: 2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2015 Austin Peay Governors football team.
See also: 2015 Texas State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
See also: 2015 North Texas Mean Green football team.
See also: 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2015 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
See also: 2015 Charlotte 49ers football team.
See also: 2015 UTEP Miners football team.
See also: 2015 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
See also: 2015 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and Rivalry in Dixie.
See also: 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2015 Washington Huskies football team and 2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl.