2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
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Independence Bowl, L 13–42 vs. Florida State | |
Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
Record | 8–5 (6–2 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Shannon Dawson (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
[edit]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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Kentucky* | CBSSN | L 17–24 | 22,761 | |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern* |
| Stadium | W 45–0 | 24,337 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe* | ESPN3 | W 28–17 | 11,061 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas |
| CUSA.TV | L 28–43 | 21,907 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTSA | Stadium | W 31–29 | 23,517 | |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP![]() |
| Stadium | W 24–0 | 21,970 |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Stadium | W 34–27 2OT | 17,815 | |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | UAB |
| CUSA.TV | L 12–30 | 19,101 |
November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | at Tennessee* | SECN | L 10–24 | 95,551 | |
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice | Stadium | W 43–34 | 18,124 | |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Charlotte |
| W 66–21 | 20,189 | |
November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Stadium | W 28–27 | 18,361 | |
December 27 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Florida State* | ESPN | L 13–42 | 33,601 | |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
[edit]Kentucky
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: September 2
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 86°F • N 4 • Sunny
- Game attendance: 22,761
- Referee: Hubert Owens
- TV: CBSSN
- Southern Miss vs Kentucky
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Southern
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagles | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
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
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@ Louisiana–Monroe
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Warhawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 88°F • SE 5 • Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 11,061
- Referee: Justin Elliot
- TV: ESPN3
- Southern Miss vs Louisiana–Monroe
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North Texas
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mean Green | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 43 |
Golden Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 85°F • NNE 4 • Mostly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 21,907
- Referee: S. LaMantia
- TV: CUSA.TV
- Southern Miss vs North Texas
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@ UTSA
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
Roadrunners | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 29 |
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 23,517
- Referee: Dan Gautreaux
- TV: STADIUM
- Southern Miss at UTSA
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UTEP
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
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@ Louisiana Tech
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 80°F · SE 15 · Cloudy
- Game attendance: 17,815
- Referee: Ken Antee
- TV: STADIUM
- Southern Miss vs Louisiana Tech
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UAB
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blazers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 30 |
Golden Eagles | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
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@ Tennessee
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Volunteers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 95,551
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@ Rice
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 10 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
Owls | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 18,124
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Charlotte
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Golden Eagles | 13 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 20,189
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@ Marshall
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 18,361
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vs Florida State–Independence Bowl
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Seminoles | 7 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 42 |
at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
- Date: December 27
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 33,601
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References
[edit]- ^ "Southern Miss Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 31, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 1, 2017.