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2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 30–27 OT vs. Troy
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Larry Fedora (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Wyatt (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Bradford (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$	6	–	2	9	–	5
Memphis	4	–	4	6	–	7
Southern Miss	4	–	4	7	–	6
UAB	3	–	5	4	–	8
UCF	3	–	5	4	–	8
Marshall	3	–	5	4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
Rice x	7	–	1	10	–	3
Houston	6	–	2	8	–	5
UTEP	4	–	4	5	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	10
SMU	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by first-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Troy, 30–27.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Louisiana-Lafayette*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 51–21	32,792
September 6	11:30 am	at No. 9 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	LFS	L 13–27	87,451
September 13	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State*	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 27–24	25,938
September 20	2:30 pm	Marshall	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattieburg, MS	CSS	L 27–34	28,178
October 4	6:00 pm	UTEP	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 37–40 ^2OT	28,788
October 11	7:00 pm	No. 15 Boise State*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CBSCS	L 7–24	30,912
October 18	2:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 40–45	11,117
October 25	7:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl)	CBSCS	L 30–36	24,034
November 1	7:00 pm	UAB	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	W 70–14	29,281
November 8	2:30 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL		W 17–6	41,652
November 15	2:00 pm	East Carolina	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 21–3	30,658
November 29	2:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX		W 28–12	13,020
December 21	7:00 pm	vs. Troy*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–27 ^OT	30,197
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time