2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Division | West Division |
Record | 3–7 (2–4 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Kubik (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Scotty Walden (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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Marshall xy | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UAB xy$ | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2020 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 (CUSA). Head coach Jay Hopson, who was in his fifth year, resigned after one game and was replaced by interim head coach Scotty Walden. Walden himself resigned after four games to become the head coach at Austin Peay and was replaced by Tim Billings.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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TBD |
CUSA media days
The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]
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Preseason All-CUSA teams
To be released
Schedule
Southern Miss announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
The Golden Eagles had games scheduled against Auburn, Jackson State, Tennessee Tech and UTEP that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] It was announced on August 6, 2020 that Auburn would be replaced by Tulane and Jackson State would be replaced by Tennessee Tech.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | South Alabama* | CBSSN | L 21–32 | 0 | |||
September 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| ESPN2 | L 30–31 | 7,140 | ||
September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Tulane* |
| Stadium | L 24–66 | 0 | ||
October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas | Stadium | W 41–31 | 6,490 | |||
October 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | ESPN3 | L 35–56 | 1,000 | |||
October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice |
| ESPN3 | L 6–30 | 0 | ||
November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | North Alabama* |
| ESPN3 | W 24–13 | 0 | ||
November 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | CBSSN | L 7–10 | 3,815 | |||
November 21 | 2:00 p.m. | UTSA |
| ESPN+ | L 20–23 | 0 | ||
December 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic |
| CBSSN | W 45–31 | 0 | ||
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Game summaries
South Alabama
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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USM −12 | 55[6] |
Statistics | South Alabama | Southern Miss |
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First downs | 23 | 20 |
Total yards | 529 | 409 |
Rushing yards | 166 | 95 |
Passing yards | 363 | 314 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 29:08 | 30:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Alabama | Passing | Desmond Trotter | 16/27, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Carlos Davis | 15 carries, 85 yards | |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 6 yards, 169 yards, 2 TD | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jack Abraham | 22/32, 314 yards |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 12 carries, 32 yards | |
Receiving | Tim Jones | 6 receptions, 139 yards |
Louisiana Tech
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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USM −7 | 59[7] |
Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Southern Miss |
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First downs | 26 | 20 |
Total yards | 381 | 377 |
Rushing yards | 163 | 137 |
Passing yards | 218 | 240 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:52 | 27:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana Tech | Passing | Luke Anthony | 13/21, 149 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Justin Henderson | 18 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Adrian Hardy | 5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jack Abraham | 23/31, 240 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Don Ragsdale | 11 carries, 56 yards | |
Receiving | Tim Jones | 8 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TDs |
Tulane
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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TULN −3.5 | 54.5[8] |
Statistics | Tulane | Southern Miss |
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First downs | 27 | 19 |
Total yards | 572 | 369 |
Rushing yards | 430 | 70 |
Passing yards | 142 | 299 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 29:08 | 30:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 8/18, 142 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Cameron Carroll | 15 carries, 163 yards, 3 TDs | |
Receiving | Jha'Quan Jackson | 1 reception, 42 yards, 1 TD | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jack Abraham | 23/38, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dee Baker | 6 carries, 44 yards | |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 3 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD |
At North Texas
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UNT –1.5 | 74[9] |
Statistics | Southern Miss | North Texas |
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First downs | 22 | 27 |
Total yards | 437 | 483 |
Rushing yards | 202 | 144 |
Passing yards | 235 | 339 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 35:16 | 24:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | Jack Abraham | 16/30, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 23 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD | |
North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 28/47, 339 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | DeAndre Torrey | 15 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Deonte Simpson | 5 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD |
At Liberty
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LIB −14 | 59.5[10] |
Statistics | Southern Miss | Liberty |
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First downs | 19 | 25 |
Total yards | 416 | 537 |
Rushing yards | 215 | 192 |
Passing yards | 201 | 345 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:37 | 32:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | Tate Whatley | 15/26, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tate Whatley | 12 carries, 52 yards, 4 TDs | |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 5 receptions, 114, 1 TD | |
Liberty | Passing | Malik Willis | 24/31, 345, 6 TDs |
Rushing | Malik Willis | 12 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Demario Douglas | 6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD |
Rice
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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RICE −1 | 59[11] |
Statistics | Rice | Southern Miss |
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First downs | 22 | 11 |
Total yards | 412 | 269 |
Rushing yards | 179 | 100 |
Passing yards | 233 | 169 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 36:52 | 23:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rice | Passing | Mike Collins | 12/17, 233 yards, 4 TDs |
Rushing | Juma Otoviano | 25 carries, 111 yards | |
Receiving | Austin Trammell | 7 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TDs | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jack Abraham | 12/17, 112 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 11 carries, 71 yards | |
Receiving | Antoine Robinson | 3 receptions, 41 yards |
North Alabama
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Lions | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
At Western Kentucky
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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WKU –7.5 | 45[12] |
Statistics | Southern Miss | Western Kentucky |
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First downs | 13 | 19 |
Total yards | 221 | 304 |
Rushing yards | 154 | 121 |
Passing yards | 67 | 183 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:18 | 34:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | Trey Lowe | 6/14, 67 yards |
Rushing | Kevin Perkins | 8 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Antoine Robinson | 2 receptions, 25 yards | |
Western Kentucky | Passing | Tyrrell Pigrome | 19/30, 183 yards |
Rushing | Jakairi Moses | 12 carries, 40 yards | |
Receiving | Xavier Lane | 5 receptions, 90 yards |
UTSA
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTSA –9 | 53[13] |
Statistics | UTSA | Southern Miss |
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First downs | 16 | 18 |
Total yards | 304 | 347 |
Rushing yards | 233 | 75 |
Passing yards | 71 | 272 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:30 | 28:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 12/19, 71 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Sincere McCormick | 32 carries, 173 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Joshua Cephus | 5 receptions, 44 yards | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Tate Whatley | 22/39, 272 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 13 carries, 70 yards | |
Receiving | Tim Jones | 5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD |
Florida Atlantic
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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FAU −8.5 | 41[14] |
Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Southern Miss |
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First downs | 19 | 22 |
Total yards | 326 | 514 |
Rushing yards | 164 | 305 |
Passing yards | 162 | 209 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:41 | 31:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida Atlantic | Passing | Nick Tronti | 17/33, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | James Charles | 16 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Brandon Robinson | 5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Trey Lowe | 13/19, 209 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 9 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 3 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
References
- ^ "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19". ktsm.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "Football Announces 2020 Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Southern Miss Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "South Alabama Jaguars vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "LA Tech Bulldogs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Tulane Green Wave vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Rice Owls vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs WKU Hilltoppers". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "UTSA Roadrunners vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Florida Atlantic vs Southern Mississippi". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.