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2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
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| 2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football |
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| Conference USA |
| East Division |
| 7–6 (4–4 C-USA) |
| Larry Fedora (1st season) |
| Darrell Wyatt (1st season) |
| Spread |
| Todd Bradford (1st season) |
| 4–3 |
| M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana-Lafayette* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | W 51–21 | 32,792 | |
| September 6 | 11:30 am | at No. 9 Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | LFS | L 13–27 | 87,451 |
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State* | ASU StadiumJonesboro, AR | W 27–24 | 25,938 | |
| September 20 | 2:30 pm | Marshall | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | CSS | L 27–34 | 28,178 |
| October 4 | 6:00 pm | UTEP | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | L 37–40 2OT | 28,788 | |
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | No. 15 Boise State* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | CBSCS | L 7–24 | 30,912 |
| October 18 | 2:00 pm | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | L 40–45 | 11,117 | |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at Memphis | Liberty BowlMemphis, TN (Black and Blue Bowl) | CBSCS | L 30–36 | 24,034 |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | UAB | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | CSS | W 70–14 | 29,281 |
| November 8 | 2:30 pm | at UCF | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL | W 17–6 | 41,652 | |
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | East Carolina | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | W 21–3 | 30,658 | |
| November 29 | 2:00 pm | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | W 28–12 | 13,020 | |
| December 21 | 7:00 pm | vs. Troy* | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) | ESPN | W 30–27 OT | 30,197 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |
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