The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 7-5 in 2009. They fell to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, 42 to 32, in the New Orleans Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 428 | 5,413 | 903 | 6.0 | 2,358 | 512 | 4.6 | 3,055 | 391 | 7.8 | 287 | 129 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 914 | ||
Team Rank | 20th | 26th | 25th | 29th | 29th | 28th | 34th | 38th | 63rd | 29th | 17th | 19th | 39th | 39th | 112th | 117th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 336 | 5,102 | 5.4 | 1,701 | 468 | 3.6 | 3,401 | 482 | 7.1 | 293 | 106 | 165 | 165 | 86 | 767 | |||
Opponent Rank | 73rd | 92nd | 56th | 45th | 71st | 37th | 110th | 116th | 57th | 118th | 68th | 119th | 119th | 30th | 25th | ||||
Net | +92 | +311 | +903 | +0.6 | +657 | +44 | +1.0 | -346 | -91 | +0.8 | -6 | +23 | -27 | -27 | +15 | +147 | |||
Net Rank | 35th | 53rd | 23rd | 37th | 28th | 42nd | 26th | 88th | 101st | 42nd | 79th | 34th | 97th | 97th | 101st | 107th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |