The 2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represents the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...

. The Golden Eagles will be led by fourth year head coach Larry Fedora

Larry Fedora

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 and will play their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium

M. M. Roberts Stadium

M. M. Roberts Stadium is an American football stadium located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is the home of The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles football team....

. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA

Conference USA

Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...

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Top 25 rankings

During the pre-season, Southern Miss was ranked in several notable top 25 polls. Phil Steele

Phil Steele

Phil Steele is an American sportswriter and analyst who focuses exclusively on college and professional football. He currently writes a column for the Orlando Sentinel, and is considered a "highly respected prognosticator" within the sports media...

 ranked the team as No. 20. Outside the Top 25, Southern Miss was ranked as No. 55 by Sporting News, No. 31 in the AP Poll

AP Poll

The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...

, and No. 42 in the Coaches' Poll.

Schedule

Poll rankings