2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	1–6 (0–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Will Hall (4th season; first 7 games); Reed Stringer (interim; remainder of season);
Offensive coordinator	Chip Long (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Clay Bignell (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Old Dominion	3	–	1	4	–	4
Georgia Southern	3	–	1	5	–	3
Marshall	2	–	1	4	–	3
James Madison	1	–	2	5	–	2
Coastal Carolina	1	–	2	4	–	3
Appalachian State	0	–	3	2	–	4
Georgia State	0	–	3	2	–	4
West Division
Louisiana	3	–	0	6	–	1
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	0	5	–	1
Texas State	2	–	1	4	–	3
Arkansas State	2	–	1	4	–	3
South Alabama	2	–	1	3	–	4
Southern Miss	0	–	3	1	–	6
Troy	0	–	3	1	–	6
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of October 25, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Media poll

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West division)
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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:45 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 0–31	61,627
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 35–10	22,044
September 14	6:00 p.m.	South Florida*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 24–49	28,146
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State*	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	L 7–44	21,788
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 13–23	24,041
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 21–38	22,645
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 28–44	24,542
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+
November 9		Marshall	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS
November 16		at Texas State	UFCU Stadium San Marcos, TX
November 23		South Alabama	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS
November 30		at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Kentucky

Game One – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–0) at Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	7	17	7	0	31

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)

Game Two – Southeastern Louisiana Lions (FCS) (0–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions (FCS)	3	7	0	0	10
Golden Eagles	7	7	7	14	35

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

Game Three – South Florida Bulls (1–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	14	14	14	7	49
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	3	3

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

Game Four – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–2) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Gamecocks	14	7	23	0	44

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

Game Five – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	3	14	3	3	23
Golden Eagles	0	13	0	0	13

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

Game Six – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–4) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	3	8	7	21
Warhawks	7	7	3	21	38

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

Game Seven – Arkansas State Red Wolves (3–3) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	21	7	13	3	44
Golden Eagles	7	14	0	7	28

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

Game Eight – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–6) at James Madison Dukes (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Dukes	0	0	0	0	0

at Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley (play-by-play), Delvin Joyce (analyst) and David Hulvey (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USM	JMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
James Madison	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Marshall

Game Nine – Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: TBD CDT
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MRSH	USM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Alabama

Game Eleven – South Alabama Jaguars (0–0) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

Date: November 23
Game time: TBA CDT

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Win Probability

Line

Over/Under

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

References

^ 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.
^ Thamel, Pete (October 20, 2024). "Southern Miss fires head coach Will Hall after 14-30 record". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
^ Sklar, Sam (October 22, 2024). "Will Hall fired: What Reed Stringer said as Southern Miss interim coach". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "2024 Southern Miss Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[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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