2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented The University of Southern Mississippi in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Jeff Bower, who was in his 18th year at Southern Miss. Southern Miss played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the East Division of Conference USA.

2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
PapaJohns.com Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Johnson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jay Hopson (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The Golden Eagles finished the season with a record of 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play, and lost to Cincinnati, 31–21, in the PapaJohns.com Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	Tennessee–Martin*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 35–13	29,253	[1]
September 8	6:00 pm	at No. 24 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 39–19	106,311	[2]
September 15	5:00 pm	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 28–21	31,170	[3]
September 27	6:30 pm	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	L 38–16	30,159	[4]
October 3	7:00 pm	Rice	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN2	L 31–29	25,656	[5]
October 13	6:30 pm	SMU	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSTV	W 28–7	31,253
October 21	7:00 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN	W 33–24	27,234
October 28	7:00 pm	UCF	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	L 34–17	27,103
November 3	6:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	W 37–7	13,348
November 10	3:30 pm	Memphis	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	L 29–26	29,354
November 17	6:30 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CSTV	W 56–30	28,592
November 24	2:00 pm	Arkansas State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 16–10	17,705
December 22	12:00 pm	vs. No. 20 Cincinnati*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (PapaJohns.com Bowl)	ESPN2	L 31–21	35,258
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB -- Austin Davis Fr TE 1 Shawn Nelson  Jr QB 14 Martevious Young  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 91 Robert Henderson  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jeff Bower Coordinators/assistant coaches Derrick Nix (Running backs) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster