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	1–2 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Will Hall (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chip Long (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Clay Bignell (1st season)
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
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	3	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	2	–	0
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	2	–	1
Georgia State	0	–	0	1	–	1
Marshall	0	–	0	1	–	1
Old Dominion	0	–	0	0	–	3
Appalachian State	0	–	1	2	–	2
West Division
South Alabama	1	–	0	2	–	2
Louisiana	0	–	0	2	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	2	–	0
Arkansas State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Texas State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Southern Miss	0	–	0	1	–	2
Troy	0	–	0	0	–	3
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of September 20, 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 are led by Will Hall in his fourth year as the head coach. The Golden Eagles will play home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Golden Eagles were picked to finish sixth place in the West division.^[1]

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.^[2]

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+
October 5		Louisiana	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS
October 12		at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA
October 19		Arkansas State	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS
October 26		at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA
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: ESPN+

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	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, Alabama

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	USM	JVST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jacksonville State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "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] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[2] "2024 Southern Miss Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[1]

[2]

v t e Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Venues	Kamper Park (1912–1931) M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present) Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1950–1974) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1952–1988)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell
Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold