2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2018 record 2–2 (1–0 C-USA)
Head coach Jay Hopson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Tim Billings
Co-defensive coordinator Derek Nicholson
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 36,000)
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
FIU  2 –0     4 –2  
Middle Tennessee  2 –1     3 –3  
Marshall  2 –1     4 –2  
Charlotte  2 –1     3 –3  
Florida Atlantic  1 –1     3 –3  
Western Kentucky  0 –2     1 –5  
Old Dominion  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
UAB  3 –0     5 –1  
Louisiana Tech  2 –1     4 –2  
North Texas  2 –1     6 –1  
UTSA  2 –1     3 –4  
Southern Miss  1 –1     2 –3  
UTEP  0 –2     0 –6  
Rice  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represents the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles play their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by third-year head coach Jay Hopson.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2017 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.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Lou Groza Award[1] Parker Shaunfield K SR
Wuerffel Trophy[2] Picasso Nelson, Jr. DB SR

C-USA preseason awards

On July 16, 2018, Conference USA released their preseason awards, including the preseason all-CUSA team.[3] Kicker Paker Shaunfield was selected as the preseason special teams player of the year. He was the only player named to the all-CUSA team.

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.[4]

West Division
Predicted finish Team
1North Texas
2Louisiana Tech
3UAB
4Southern Miss
5UTSA
T–6Rice
T–6UTEP

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Jackson State*
ESPN+W 55–729,176
September 86:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN3L 20–2119,579
September 152:30 p.m.at Appalachian State*
ESPN+ Cancelled [lower-alpha 1]
September 226:00 p.m.Rice
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+W 40–2220,159
September 293:00 p.m.at No. 10 Auburn*
SECNL 13–2483,792
October 131:00 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN3
October 206:00 p.m.UTSAdagger
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+
October 271:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN3
November 32:00 p.m.Marshall
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
Stadium
November 106:30 p.m.at UAB
beIN
November 172:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
Stadium
November 242:00 p.m.at UTEP
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[5]
  1. ↑ This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

Jackson State

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2002 W 55–7
Week One: Jackson State Tigers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 0 707
Golden Eagles 14 27 7755

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 29,176
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Louisiana–Monroe

Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 2017 W 28–17
Week Two: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Warhawks 14 0 7021
Golden Eagles 10 7 3020

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 19,579
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Rice

Overall record Last meeting Result
4–4 2017 W 43–34
Week Four: Rice Owls at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Owls 8 7 0722
Golden Eagles 10 14 10640

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 20,159
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

at Auburn

Overall record Last meeting Result
17–5 2008 L 13–27
Week Five: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Auburn Tigers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 3713
No. 10 Tigers 7 7 7324

at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 83,792
  • TV: SECN
Game information

at North Texas

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–6 2017 L 28–43
Week Seven: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles - - --0
Mean Green - - --0

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

UTSA

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 W 31–29
Week Eight: UTSA Roadrunners at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Roadrunners - - --0
Golden Eagles - - --0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

at Charlotte

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 W 66–21
Week Nine: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Charlotte 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles - - --0
49ers - - --0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Marshall

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–6 2017 W 28–27
Week Ten: Marshall Thundering Herd at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd - - --0
Golden Eagles - - --0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: Stadium
Game information

at UAB

Overall record Last meeting Result
10–6 2017 L 12–30
Week Eleven: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Charlotte 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles - - --0
Blazers - - --0

at Legion Field, Birmingham, AL

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • TV: beIN
Game information

Louisiana Tech

Overall record Last meeting Result
34–15 2017 W 34–27
Week Twelve: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs - - --0
Golden Eagles - - --0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • TV: Stadium
Game information

at UTEP

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 2017 W 24–0
Week Thirteen: Southern Miss Golden Eagles at UTEP Miners – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles - - --0
Miners - - --0

at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

References

  1. ↑ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
  4. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
  5. ↑ "2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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