Southern Miss 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, versus Kentucky. See below for more.
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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
- The Golden Eagles are playing the 44th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year, Southern Miss will be playing the 41st-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- The Golden Eagles will have the 57th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their Sun Belt opponents’ combined win total last year (54).
- In 2024, Southern Miss’ schedule will see 10 games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
- The Golden Eagles will see 10 teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Southern Miss Stat Insights (2023)
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranked 22nd-worst in FBS (420.8 yards allowed per game) last season, the Golden Eagles played better offensively, ranking 89th in FBS by putting up 353.4 yards per game.
- Southern Miss owned the 96th-ranked scoring offense last year (23.2 points per game), and it was less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking sixth-worst with 35.8 points allowed per game.
- The Golden Eagles averaged 190.7 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 103rd in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 98th, allowing 242 passing yards per game.
- With 178.8 rushing yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 21st-worst in FBS, Southern Miss was forced to ask its 59th-ranked running game (162.8 rushing yards per contest) to keep it in games last season.
- With 17 forced turnovers (73rd in FBS) against 16 turnovers committed (48th in FBS) last season, Southern Miss’ +1 turnover margin ranked 58th in college football.
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