| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Team: | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 7–6 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Darrell Wyatt |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Todd Bradford |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Bowl Result: | L 32–42 vs. Middle Tennessee |
The 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented The University of Southern Mississippi in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Larry Fedora, who was in his second year at Southern Miss. They played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the East Division of Conference USA.
The Golden Eagles finished the season with a record of 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play and lost to Middle Tennessee, 42–32, in the New Orleans Bowl.
See also: Alcorn State Braves football.
The Golden Eagles and Braves met for the first time in each schools' history. Southern Miss set an attendance record of 36,232.[1]
See also: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team.
See also: 2009 UAB Blazers football team.
See also: 2009 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2009 Memphis Tigers football team.
See also: 2009 Tulane Green Wave football team.
See also: 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2009 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
See also: 2009 East Carolina Pirates football team.
See also: 2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team and 2009 New Orleans Bowl.