Trivia )n Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football

Southern Miss played football in Conference USA during the 2008 season.

Larry Fedora was coaching football at Oklahoma State before becoming the head coach at Southern Miss in 2007.

Damion Fletcher led Southern Miss in the rushing department with 1,313 yards in 2008.

In 2008, Austin Davis played as a quarterback for Southern Miss. This is evident from the fact that he averaged 240.6 yards per game, which is a statistic commonly associated with quarterbacks who throw the ball. Punters, wide receivers, and running backs typically do not have such high yardage averages, making quarterback the most logical position for Davis in this scenario.

In 2008, the Southern Miss football team lost to Texas-El Paso in a game that ended with a score of 40-37 in double overtime.

Southern Miss ended the 2008 season with the New Orleans Bowl.

In 2008, Eddie Hicks and Justin Wilson were tied with four interceptions each.

Larry Fedora was hired as Southern Miss' 18th head football coach in December 2007.

Larry Fedora's overall record in his first year at Southern Miss in 2008 was 6 wins and 7 losses.

Art Kaufman was the defensive line coach for Southern Miss in 2008. This can be inferred from the given options, where the other three individuals are not mentioned as being the defensive line coach during that year.

In 2008, Damion Fletcher gained 1,313 yards playing for Southern Miss. This indicates that he was the primary player in the running back position, as running backs are responsible for carrying the ball and gaining yards on the ground. Wide receivers are primarily responsible for catching passes, quarterbacks for throwing the ball, and tight ends for blocking and catching passes. Therefore, the correct answer is Running Back.

In 2008, Southern Miss ranked last in the Conference USA (C-USA) in the category of Yards Per Punt. This means that, on average, their punts only traveled a distance of 30.7 yards. This low average indicates that their punting game was not very effective compared to other teams in the conference.

In 2008, Southern Miss' Austin Davis had nine rushing touchdowns out of the team's 32.

DeAndre Brown, a freshman in 2008, led Southern Miss in receptions with 67.

In 2008, Southern Miss beat Southern Methodist (SMU) with a score of 28-12 to become bowl eligible. This means that Southern Miss won the game against SMU and reached the required number of wins in their season to qualify for a bowl game.

In the 2008 New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss' opponent was Troy.

Shawn Nelson became the 68th Southern Miss player to participate in the Senior Bowl in 2009.

Britt Barefoot kicked the game-winning field goal for Southern Miss in the 2008 New Orleans Bowl.