Southern Miss 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

In their 2024 season opener, on August 31, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles will meet Kentucky. For the full Southern Miss schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 Southern Miss Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
@ Kentucky August 31 | 7:45 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Southeastern Louisiana (FCS) September 7 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
South Florida September 14 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Jacksonville State September 21 | 3:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Louisiana October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Louisiana-Monroe October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Arkansas State October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ James Madison October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Marshall November 9 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Texas State November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
South Alabama November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Troy November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Southern Miss 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Eagles will be facing the 44th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (71), Southern Miss has the 41st-ranked schedule in college football.
  • According to their Sun Belt opponents’ combined win total last year (54), the Golden Eagles have the 57th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • Southern Miss will play 10 games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that had nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last season.
  • The Golden Eagles have 10 teams that made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Southern Miss Stat Insights (2023)

  • Despite having a bottom-25 defense that ranked 22nd-worst in FBS (420.8 yards allowed per game) last season, the Golden Eagles put up better results on the other side of the ball, ranking 89th in FBS by putting up 353.4 yards per game.
  • Southern Miss sported the 96th-ranked scoring offense last year (23.2 points per game), and it was worse defensively, ranking sixth-worst with 35.8 points allowed per game.
  • The Golden Eagles averaged 190.7 passing yards per game on offense last season (103rd in FBS), and they ranked 98th on defense with 242 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Southern Miss had the 59th-ranked rushing offense last year (162.8 rushing yards per game), and it was worse on the other side of the ball, ranking 21st-worst with 178.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • With 17 forced turnovers (73rd in FBS) against 16 turnovers committed (48th in FBS), Southern Miss (+1) had the 58th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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