2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
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Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (2nd season)
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$  8 0   11 3  
FIU  5 3   8 5  
Marshall  4 4   8 5  
Western Kentucky  4 4   6 7  
Middle Tennessee  4 4   7 6  
Old Dominion  3 5   5 7  
Charlotte  1 7   1 11  
West Division
North Texas x  7 1   9 5  
UAB  6 2   8 5  
Southern Miss  6 2   8 5  
Louisiana Tech  4 4   7 6  
UTSA  3 5   6 5  
Rice  1 7   1 11  
UTEP  0 8   0 12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Jay Hopson. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they lost to Florida State.

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Schedule

Southern Miss announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Eagles will host C–USA foes North Texas, UTEP, UAB, and Charlotte, and will travel to UTSA, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and Marshall. [1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Kentucky from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Southern from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and two road games against ULM from the Sun Belt Conference and Tennessee who is also from the Southeastern Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:00 p.m. Kentucky * CBSSN L 17–2422,761
September 96:00 p.m. Southern *
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
Stadium W 45–024,337
September 166:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe * ESPN3 W 28–1711,061
September 306:00 p.m. North Texas
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CUSA.TV L 28–4321,907
October 76:00 p.m.at UTSA StadiumW 31–2923,517
October 146:00 p.m. UTEP Dagger-14-plain.png
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
StadiumW 24–021,970
October 216:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech StadiumW 34–27 2OT17,815
October 286:00 p.m. UAB
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
CUSA.TVL 12–3019,101
November 46:30 p.m.at Tennessee * SECN L 10–2495,551
November 112:30 p.m.at Rice StadiumW 43–3418,124
November 182:00 p.m. Charlotte
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 66–2120,189
November 251:30 p.m.at Marshall StadiumW 28–2718,361
December 2712:30 p.m.vs. Florida State *ESPNL 13–4233,601
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [2]

Game summaries

Kentucky

Week One: Kentucky Wildcats at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
Wildcats01410024
Golden Eagles037717

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

Game information

Southern

Week Two: Southern Jaguars at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars00000
Golden Eagles28710045

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 79°F • NNE 7 • Sunny, 51% Humidity
  • Game attendance: 24,337
  • Referee: Will Williams
  • TV: STADIUM
  • Southern Miss vs Southern
Game information

@ Louisiana–Monroe

Week Three: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Golden Eagles7147028
Warhawks0107017

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

Game information

North Texas

Week Five: North Texas Mean Green at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
Mean Green710161043
Golden Eagles1477028

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

Game information

@ UTSA

Week Six: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary
Period1234Total
Golden Eagles70141031
Roadrunners31001629

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Game information

UTEP

Week Seven: UTEP Miners at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
Miners00000
Golden Eagles7701024

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game information

@ Louisiana Tech

Week Eight: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary
Period1234OT2OTTotal
Golden Eagles376110734
Bulldogs3140100027

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

Game information

UAB

Week Nine: UAB Blazers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
Blazers7061730
Golden Eagles930012

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game information

@ Tennessee

Week Ten: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Golden Eagles030710
Volunteers7314024

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 95,551
Game information

@ Rice

Week Eleven: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Rice Owls – Game summary
Period1234Total
Golden Eagles101214743
Owls01413734

at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 18,124
Game information

Charlotte

Week Twelve: Charlotte 49ers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers077721
Golden Eagles1325141466

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 20,189
Game information

@ Marshall

Week Thirteen: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Marshall Thundering Herd – Game summary
Period1234Total
Golden Eagles0147728
Thundering Herd0147627

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 18,361
Game information

vs Florida State–Independence Bowl

Southern Miss vs Florida State (Independence Bowl) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Golden Eagles607013
Seminoles71610942

at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 33,601
Game information

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References

  1. "Southern Miss Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 31, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. "2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 1, 2017.