Southern Miss 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles will play Kentucky in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. 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
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (75), the Golden Eagles have the 44th-ranked schedule in college football.
- In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Southern Miss will be facing the 41st-ranked schedule this year.
- According to their Sun Belt opponents’ combined win total last year (54), the Golden Eagles have the 57th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- In 2024, Southern Miss’ schedule will include 10 games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
- 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)
- The Golden Eagles sported the 89th-ranked offense last year (353.4 yards per game), and they were less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 22nd-worst with 420.8 yards allowed per game.
- Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked sixth-worst in FBS last season (35.8 points allowed per game), Southern Miss put up better results offensively, ranking 96th in FBS by averaging 23.2 points per game.
- The Golden Eagles totaled 190.7 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 103rd in FBS. On defense, they ranked 98th, giving up 242 passing yards per contest.
- Southern Miss had the 59th-ranked rushing offense last season (162.8 rushing yards per game), and it was less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 21st-worst with 178.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
- Southern Miss ranked 58th in college football with a +1 turnover margin last season after forcing 17 turnovers (73rd in FBS) and committing 16 (48th in FBS).
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