The Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program represents the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They play college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Eagles are currently members of the Sun Belt Conference and play their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
John Cody Sherritt is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former Canadian football linebacker who played in eight seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos and won one Grey Cup championship in 2015. Sherritt played his college football at Eastern Washington and was the 2010 recipient of the Buck Buchanan Award.
Jeffrey Michael Monken is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at the United States Military Academy, a position he has held since 2014. Monken previously served as the head football coach of Georgia Southern University from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, he worked under Paul Johnson as a running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Georgia Southern, the United States Naval Academy, and Georgia Tech.
Gary Joe Kinne III is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at Texas State University. He played as a quarterback and was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
James Walter Hopson is an American college football coach and former player. He was most recently the cornerbacks coach for the University of South Alabama from 2023 to 2024. He has been a head coach at Southern Miss and Alcorn State. In the latter role, he was the first white head football coach in the history of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, an organization composed of historically black colleges and universities. Hopson has also served as an assistant coach at Tulane, Delta State, LSU, Florida, Marshall, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Michigan, and Memphis.
The 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Todd Monken and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they lost to Western Kentucky. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl, where they were defeated by Washington.
Kane Wommack is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator for the University of Alabama, positions he has held since 2024. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Indiana from 2018 to 2020 and as the head coach of South Alabama from 2021 to 2023.
Charles Huff Jr. is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi, a position he has held since December 8, 2024. Prior to Southern Miss, he was the head coach at Marshall University from 2021 to 2024 and the associate head coach and running backs coach at the University of Alabama. Additionally, he had coaching stints at Mississippi State and Penn State and has gained the reputation of being one of the top recruiters in college football.
The 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level.
The 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season began on August 27 and ended on November 19. The postseason began on November 26, and ended on January 8, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. South Dakota State defeated defending champion North Dakota State, 45-21, to win the title.
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 24th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season began on August 31, 2024 and concluded with the Conference Championship Game on December 7, 2024. The season was part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference consisted of 14 football member split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on March 1, 2024.
The 2025 Lindenwood Lions football team will represent Lindenwood University as a member of the OVC–Big South Football Association in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions are expected to be led by eight-year head coach Jed Stugart and play their home games at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri. Lindenwood will be ineligible for the conference title and the FCS playoffs as part of their transition from NCAA Division II.
The 2025 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team will represent Tennessee Technological University as a member of the OVC–Big South Football Association during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are expected to be led by second-year head coach Bobby Wilder, the Golden Eagles play home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.
The 2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team will represent Louisiana Tech University in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs are expected to be led by Sonny Cumbie in his fourth year as the head coach. The Bulldogs play their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium, located in Ruston, Louisiana.
The 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represents the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals play their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They are led by third-year head coach Clint Killough.
The 2025 Washington State Cougars football team will represent Washington State University in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are expected to be led by Jimmy Rogers in his first year as head coach. They play home games at Martin Stadium located in Pullman, Washington.
The 2025 Southern Illinois Salukis football team will represent Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Salukis are expected to be led by tenth-year head coach Nick Hill, and play their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
The 2025 New Mexico Lobos football team will represent the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos are expected to be led by Jason Eck in his first year as New Mexico's head coach. They play home games at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The 2025 Fresno State Bulldogs football team will represent California State University, Fresno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs are exepcted to be led by head coach Matt Entz in his first season with the program. The Bulldogs play their home games at Valley Children's Stadium on the university's Fresno, California campus.
