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2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team will represent the University of Southern Mississippi in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth-year head coach Will Hall for the first seven games. The Golden Eagles will play home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record1–9 (0–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Long (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorClay Bignell (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall   5 – 1     7 – 3  
Georgia Southern   4 – 2     6 – 4  
James Madison   4 – 2     8 – 2  
Old Dominion   3 – 3     4 – 6  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 4     5 – 5  
Appalachian State   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Georgia State   0 – 6     2 – 8  
West Division
Louisiana   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Texas State   4 – 2     6 – 4  
Arkansas State   4 – 2     6 – 4  
South Alabama   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Troy   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Southern Miss   0 – 6     1 – 9  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

On October 20, head coach Will Hall was fired after a 1–6 start.[1] The Golden Eagles went 14–30 under Hall through four seasons, with only one winning season.[2] Assistant head coach/general manager Reed Stringer was named interim head coach.[3]

Preseason

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Media poll

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In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Golden Eagles were picked to finish sixth place in the West division.[4]

Media poll (West division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas State 92 (9)
2 Troy 68 (4)
3 Louisiana 66 (1)
4 Arkansas State 65
5 South Alabama 54
6 Southern Miss 31
7 Louisiana–Monroe 16

Schedule

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The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.[5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:45 p.m.at Kentucky*
SECNL 0–3161,627
September 76:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana*
ESPN+W 35–1022,044
September 146:00 p.m.South Florida*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+L 24–4928,146
September 212:00 p.m.at Jacksonville State*
ESPN+L 7–4421,788
October 56:00 p.m.Louisiana
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+L 13–2324,041
October 124:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN+L 21–3822,645
October 196:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+L 28–4424,542
October 262:30 p.m.at James Madison
ESPN+L 15–3225,399
November 92:00 p.m.Marshall
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+L 3–3720,502
November 166:00 p.m.at Texas State
ESPN+L 3–5822,618
November 232:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+
November 301:00 p.m.at Troy
ESPN+

Game summaries

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at Kentucky

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See also: 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Game One – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–0) at Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
Wildcats 7 17 7031

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 6:45 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 61,627
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:03) UK – Barion Brown 12-yard pass from Brock Vandagriff (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:54; UK 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (7:45) UK – Alex Raynor 41-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:01; UK 10–0)
  • (3:07) UK – Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 1-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; UK 17–0)
  • (0:31) UK – Barion Brown 12-yard pass from Brock Vandagriff (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:21; UK 24–0)
Third quarter
  • (0:00) UK – Jordan Dingle 5-yard pass from Brock Vandagriff (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 12:54; UK 31–0)
Fourth quarter

Game suspended at 11:51 pm with 9:56 remaining in 3rd quarter

Statistics USM UK
First downs 7 19
Plays–yards 31–131 42–317
Rushes–yards 12–5 24–148
Passing yards 126 169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–19–2 12–18–1
Time of possession 15:04 29:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing Tate Rodemaker 12/19, 126 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ethan Crawford 3 carries, 12 yards
Receiving Dannis Jackson 3 receptions, 42 yards
Kentucky Passing Brock Vandagriff 12/18, 169 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 8 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Barion Brown 4 receptions, 28 yards, 2 TD

Southeastern Louisiana (FCS)

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See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Game Two – Southeastern Louisiana Lions (FCS) (0–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions (FCS) 3 7 0010
Golden Eagles 7 7 71435

at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,044
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play) and Austin Davis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:14) SLU – Riley Callaghan 25-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:58; SLU 3–0)
  • (1:03) USM – Kyirin Heath 9-yard pass from Tate Rodemaker (Andrew Stein kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 2:14; USM 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:11) USM – Dalton Davis 5-yard pass from Tate Rodemaker (Andrew Stein kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:53; USM 14–3)
  • (0:14) SLU – Anthonio Martin Jr. 10-yard run (Riley Callaghan kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:03; USM 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (5:22) USM – Rodrigues Clark 1-yard run (Andrew Stein kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:55; USM 21–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:19) USM – Dylan Lawrence 63-yard interception (Andrew Stein kick) (USM 28–10)
  • (1:44) USM – Kenyon Clay 70-yard run (Andrew Stein kick) (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; USM 35–10)
Statistics SELA USM
First downs 18 17
Plays–yards 74–274 60–359
Rushes–yards 33–102 26–121
Passing yards 172 238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–41–1 19–34–0
Time of possession 34:21 25:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana Passing Eli Sawyer 21/39, 153 yards, INT
Rushing Anthonio Martin Jr. 15 carries, 93 yards, TD
Receiving Darius Lewis 7 receptions, 51 yards
Southern Miss Passing Tate Rodemaker 18/33, 179 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kenyon Clay 4 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Larry Simmons 5 receptions, 100 yards

South Florida

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See also: 2024 South Florida Bulls football team
Game Three – South Florida Bulls (1–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 14 14 14749
Golden Eagles 0 0 033

at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,537
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play), Austin Davis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:22) USM – Kyirin Heath 19 yard pass from Tate Rodemaker, Andrew Stein kick (Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:33; Southern Miss 7–0)
  • (7:05) USM – Kenyon Clay 37 yard pass from Tate Rodemaker, Andrew Stein kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:00; Southern Miss 14–0)
  • (2:55) USF – Payten Singletary 4 yard pass from Byrum Brown, John Cannon kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 4:03; Southern Miss 14–7)
  • (0:32) USF – Kelley Joiner 43 yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:13; Tied 14–14)
Second quarter
  • (10:52) USF – Josh Hardeman 3 yard pass from Byrum Brown, John Cannon kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 3:22; South Florida 21–14)
  • (4:29) USF – Byrum Brown 1 yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:08; South Florida 28–14)
  • (2:31) USM – Ethan Crawford 8 yard run, Andrew Stein kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; South Florida 28–21)
Third quarter
  • (8:12) USF – Ta'Ron Keith 3 yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:42; South Florida 35–21)
  • (1:02) USF – Nay'Quan Wright 33 yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:20; South Florida 42–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:25) USF – Kelley Joiner 50 yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:55; South Florida 49–21)
  • (7:05) USM – Connor Gibbs 31 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:21; South Florida 49–24)
Statistics USF USM
First downs 27 19
Plays–yards 81–562 61–487
Rushes–yards 51–369 28–90
Passing yards 193 397
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–30–0 19–33–1
Time of possession 33:39 26:21
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 19/29, 193 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kelley Joiner 10 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Sean Atkins 5 receptions, 87 yards
Southern Miss Passing Ethan Crawford 6/13, 183 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Rodrigues Clark 15 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Tiaquelin Mims 6 receptions, 128 yards

at Jacksonville State

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See also: 2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Game Four – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–2) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 007
Gamecocks 14 7 23044

at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,788
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Eli Gold (play-by-play) and Bill Clark (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:44) JVST – Tre Stewart 32-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:55; Jacksonville State 7–0)
  • (4:44) JVST – Anwar Lewis 7-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:25; Jacksonville State 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:39) USM – John White 2-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:02; Jacksonville State 14–7)
  • (6:58) JVST – Tyler Huff 6-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Jacksonville State 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (14:15) JVST – Brock Rechsteiner 85-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45; Jacksonville State 27–7)
  • (12:05) JVST – Anwar Lewis 2-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:23; Jacksonville State 34–7)
  • (6:44) JVST – Garrison Rippa 43-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:25; Jacksonville State 37–7)
  • (2:19) JVST – Tre Stewart 5-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:02; Jacksonville State 44–7)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics USM JVST
First downs 16 22
Plays–yards 60–246 64–509
Rushes–yards 37–114 48–273
Passing yards 132 236
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–23–4 14–16–1
Time of possession 28:51 31:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing John White 9/18, 117 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kenyon Clay 10 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Tiaquelin Mims 6 receptions, 43 yards
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 14/16, 236 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tre Stewart 16 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brock Rechsteiner 2 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Louisiana

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See also: 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Game Five – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 14 3323
Golden Eagles 0 13 0013

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,041
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play) and Austin Davis (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:47) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:08; Louisiana 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:26) ULL – Lance LeGendre 15-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:12; Louisiana 10–0)
  • (11:19) USM – Kenyon Clay 1-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:59; Louisiana 10–7)
  • (8:51) ULL – Dre'lyn Washington 21-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:19; Louisiana 17–7)
  • (1:40) USM – Kenyon Clay 5-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 2:23; Louisiana 17–13)
Third Quarter
  • (2:07) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 30-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 8:14; Louisiana 20–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (5:29) ULL – Kenneth Almendares 19-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 7:05; Louisiana 23–13)
Statistics ULL USM
First downs 22 8
Plays–yards 76–410 39–177
Rushes–yards 46–188 18–37
Passing yards 222 140
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–30–0 15–21–0
Time of possession 41:35 18:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 22/30, 222 yards, TD
Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 12 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Terrance Carter 7 receptions, 64 yards
Southern Miss Passing Tate Rodemaker 15/21, 140 yards
Rushing Rodrigues Clark 7 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Kenyon Clay 1 reception, 31 yards

at Louisiana–Monroe

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See also: 2024 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Game Six – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–4) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 3 3 8721
Warhawks 7 7 32138

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,645
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Sean Fox (play-by-play) and Desmund Lighten (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:08) USM – Connor Gibbs 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:35; Southern Miss 3–0)
  • (0:00) ULM – Ahmad Hardy 34-yard run, Max Larson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; Louisiana–Monroe 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:19) ULM – James Jones 36-yard pass from Aidan Armenta, Max Larson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:55; Louisiana–Monroe 14–3)
  • (0:02) USM – Connor Gibbs 37-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:39; Louisiana–Monroe 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (8:50) ULM – Max Larson 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 4:05; Louisiana–Monroe 17–6)
  • (2:08) USM – Braxton Myers 69-yard blocked field goal return, Tiaquelin Mims pass (Louisiana–Monroe 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:09) ULM – Julian Nixon 6-yard pass from Aidan Armenta, Max Larson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Louisiana–Monroe 24–14)
  • (9:04) ULM – Aidan Armenta 4-yard run, Max Larson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:28; Louisiana–Monroe 31–14)
  • (2:43) ULM – Ahmad Hardy 31-yard run, Luke Stagg kick (Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:55; Louisiana–Monroe 38–14)
  • (0:22) ULM – Kenyon Clay 1-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:16; Louisiana–Monroe 38–21)
Statistics USM ULM
First downs 18 17
Plays–yards 64–347 61–432
Rushes–yards 38–182 42–246
Passing yards 165 186
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–26–1 12–19–0
Time of possession 26:45 33:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing Ethan Crawford 9/26, 165 yards, INT
Rushing Ethan Crawford 17 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Dannis Jackson 1 reception, 47 yards
Louisiana–Monroe Passing Aidan Armenta 10/17, 188 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ahmad Hardy 15 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ahmad Hardy 2 receptions, 53 yards

Arkansas State

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See also: 2024 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Game Seven – Arkansas State Red Wolves (3–3) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Wolves 21 7 13344
Golden Eagles 7 14 0728

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,542
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play) and Austin Davis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:49) ARST – Adam Jones 14-yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; Arkansas State 7–0)
  • (10:11) ARST – Malik Hornsby 73-yard run, Clune Van Andel (Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:13; Arkansas State 14–0)
  • (5:26) USM – Kenyon Clay 1-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:45; Arkansas State 14–7)
  • (0:59) ARST – Ja'Quez Cross 10-yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:21; Arkansas State 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (7:24) USM – Ethan Crawford 5-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:38; Arkansas State 21–14)
  • (4:48) ARST – Corey Rucker 13-yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:38; Arkansas State 28–14)
  • (0:54) USM – Jalen Washington 4-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:54; Arkansas State 28–21)
Third quarter
  • (8:37) ARST – Ja'Quez Cross 10-yard run, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:55; Arkansas State 35–21)
  • (7:22) ARST – Clune Van Andel 25-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 5 yards, 1:04; Arkansas State 38–21)
  • (5:24) ARST – Clune Van Andel 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:28; Arkansas State 41–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:57) USM – Ethan Crawford 3-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 6:18; Arkansas State 41–28)
  • (0:50) ARST – Clune Van Andel 20-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 72 yards, 9:07; Arkansas State 44–28)
Statistics ARST USM
First downs 23 24
Total yards 467 367
Rushing yards 281 180
Passing yards 186 187
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 31:13 28:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing Jaylen Raynor 20/31, 186 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ja'Quez Cross 18 carries, 127 yards, TD
Receiving Courtney Jackson 3 receptions, 55 yards
Southern Miss Passing Ethan Crawford 15/23, 187 yards, INT
Rushing Ethan Crawford 26 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Reed Jesiolowski 4 receptions, 51 yards

at James Madison

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See also: 2024 James Madison Dukes football team
Game Eight – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–6) at James Madison Dukes (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 3 6 6015
Dukes 0 17 8732

at Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 25,399
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley (play-by-play), Delvin Joyce (analyst) and David Hulvey (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:29) USM – Connor Gibbs 44-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:12; Southern Miss 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:57) JMU – Cristiano Rosa 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:06; Tied 3–3)
  • (5:49) JMU – George Pettaway 4-yard run, Cristiano Rosa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:55; James Madison 10–3)
  • (4:50) JMU – Taylor Thompson 10-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Cristiano Rosa kick (Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:06; James Madison 17–3)
  • (1:55) USM – Connor Gibbs 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:55; James Madison 17–6)
  • (0:00) USM – Connor Gibbs 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 1:14; James Madison 17–9)
Third quarter
  • (14:47) JMU – Cam Ross 94-yard kickoff return (James Madison 23–9)
  • (10:47) USM – Kenyon Clay 15-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; James Madison 23–15)
  • (10:47) JMU – Chris Shearin 0-yard PAT return (James Madison 25–15)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:05) JMU – Cam Ross 7-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Cristiano Rosa kick (Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 5:22; James Madison 32–15)
Statistics USM JMU
First downs 19 18
Total yards 319 357
Rushing yards 141 199
Passing yards 178 158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–34–1 16–26–1
Time of possession 30:16 29:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing Ethan Crawford 11/34, 178 yards, INT
Rushing Kenyon Clay 8 carries, 69 yards, TD
Receiving Dannis Jackson 5 receptions, 94 yards
James Madison Passing Alonza Barnett III 15/25, 135 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing George Pettaway 16 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving Wayne Knight 2 receptions, 41 yards

Marshall

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See also: 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Game Nine – Marshall Thundering Herd (5–3) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 3 14 17337
Golden Eagles 0 3 003

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 20,502
  • Referee: Tim Barker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play) and Austin Davis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:40) MRSH – Nathan Totten 23 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:05; Marshall 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:43) MRSH – Braylon Braxton 2 yard run, Nathan Totten kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:39; Marshall 10–0)
  • (10:02) USM – Connor Gibbs 51 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:41; Marshall 10–3)
  • (6:42) MRSH – Ethan Payne 36 yard run, Nathan Totten kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:20; Marshall 17–3)
Third quarter
  • (13:29) MRSH – Tychaun Chapman 14 yard run, Nathan Totten kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:24; Marshall 24–3)
  • (10:45) MRSH – Toby Payne 18 yard pass from Braylon Braxton, Nathan Totten kick (Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:23; Marshall 31–3)
  • (3:19) MRSH – Nathan Totten 27 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 41 yards, 6:14; Marshall 34–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:26) MRSH – Nathan Totten 26 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:41; Marshall 37–3)
Statistics MRSH USM
First downs 21 8
Total yards 526 183
Rushing yards 267 113
Passing yards 259 70
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–25–1 5–18–3
Time of possession 33:25 26:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Braylon Braxton 14/21, 220 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ethan Payne 13 carries, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Christian Fitzpatrick 2 receptions, 78 yards
Southern Miss Passing Ethan Crawford 5/18, 70 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Rodrigues Clark 8 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Tiaquelin Mims 1 reception, 35 yards

at Texas State

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See also: 2024 Texas State Bobcats football team
Game Ten – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–8) at Texas State Bobcats (5–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 003
Bobcats 21 13 171768

at UFCU Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,618
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play-by-play) and Bill Culhane (analyst)
Game information
Statistics USM TXST
First downs 14 33
Plays–yards 69–194 66–703
Rushes–yards 49–124 32–266
Passing yards 70 437
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–20–1 27–34–1
Time of possession 34:43 25:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing Tate Rodemaker 6/15, 63 yards, INT
Rushing Rodrigues Clark 15 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Kenyon Clay 5 receptions, 43 yards
Texas State Passing Jordan McCloud 23/28, 335 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Lincoln Pare 2 carries, 74 yards, TD
Receiving Kole Wilson 6 receptions, 116 yards

South Alabama

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See also: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Game Eleven – South Alabama Jaguars (5–5) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–9)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 000
Golden Eagles 0 0 000

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
Statistics USA USM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Miss Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Troy

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See also: 2024 Troy Trojans football team
Game Twelve – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–0) at Troy Trojans (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
Trojans 0 0 000

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: TBA CDT
Game information
Statistics USM TROY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Troy Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ Zenitz, Matt (October 20, 2024). "Southern Miss makes second coaching change of 2024 season, fires Will Hall after 1-6 start". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete (October 20, 2024). "Southern Miss fires head coach Will Hall after 14-30 record". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Sklar, Sam (October 22, 2024). "Will Hall fired: What Reed Stringer said as Southern Miss interim coach". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Southern Miss Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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