This year's MSU team vs Larry Fedora's 2011 USM squad that went 12-2
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When they busted Houston's BCS dream in the CUSA championship game they were hitting on all cylinders. Our last three games in 2013 against Ark, OM, and Rice we were hitting on all cylinders. I think we have way more talent, and that would be the difference maker.
We played like crap for a half against Uab and still easily won in the second. We were down that year, but usm wasn't anything special. They were good enough to beat a lot of b ad teams, but no good team was going to lose to USB that year. And it wasn't like the Marshall game where sum shot themselves in the foot. USB was just about as good as sum and outplayed tham that day. Our 2011 team could have lost to 2011 southern (where I'm not sure this team could have), but even the 2011 msu team likely would have taken care of business against them.
| Date | Time | Opponent[SUP]#[/SUP] | Rank[SUP]#[/SUP] | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | 2:30 P.M. | UCLA* | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX | FSN | W 38–34 | 31,144 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 P.M. | at North Texas* | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN3 | W 48–23 | 28,075 | |
| September 17 | 6:00 P.M. | at Louisiana Tech* | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN3 | W 35–34 | 24,628[SUP][12][/SUP] | |
| September 24 | 7:00 P.M. | Georgia State (FCS)* | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX | CSS | W 56–0 | 32,005 | |
| September 29 | 7:00 P.M. | at UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX | CBS SN | W 49–42 | 24,111 | |
| October 8 | 6:00 P.M. | East Carolina | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX | CBS SN | W 56–3 | 30,126 | |
| October 22 | 3:30 P.M. | Marshall
| #21 | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX | CSS | W 63–28 | 32,107 |
| October 27 | 7:00 P.M. | Rice | #18 | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic) | FSN | W 73–34 | 32,112 |
| November 5 | 6:00 P.M. | at UAB | #14 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | CBS SN | W 56–13 | 13,909 |
| November 10 | 7:00 P.M. | at Tulane | #11 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | CBS SN | W 73–17 | 17,657[SUP][13][/SUP] |
| November 19 | 2:30 P.M. | SMU | #11 | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX | FSN | W 37–7 | 32,207 |
| November 25 | 11:00 A.M. | at Tulsa | #8 | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | FSN | W 48–16 | 29,015 |
| December 3 | 11:00 A.M. | vs. #24 Southern Miss | #7 | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (C-USA Championship) | ABC | L 28–49 | 32,413 |
| January 2 | 11:00 A.M. | vs. #24 Penn State* | #20 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (TicketCity Bowl) | ESPNU | W 30–14 | 46,817 |
| <small>*Non-conference game. [SUP]
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Something that stands out to me is that 35-34 win at Louisiana Tech. USM beat them 19-17 at home. We beat them 26-20 in OT, at home. In our defense, we brought the D+ game that day and still won when we had to. It should be noted that USM and Houston didn't have to run a gauntlet of Auburn and LSU right before that.