2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | |
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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.
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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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
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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
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Warhawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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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
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
Roadrunners | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 29 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 10 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
Owls | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
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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
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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
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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
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