American college football season
2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 3–9 (2–6 C-USA) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Sam Gregg (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Defensive coordinator | Austin Armstrong (1st season) |
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Base defense | 3–3–5 |
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Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2021 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). They were led by first-year head coach Will Hall.
On October 28, 2021, Southern Miss announced that this will be the last season for the team in the C-USA and will join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[1]
Preseason
The Golden Eagles were predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division in the Conference USA preseason poll.[2]
Media poll (West Division) |
Predicted finish | Team |
1 | UAB |
2 | UTSA |
3 | Louisiana Tech |
4 | Southern Miss |
5 | Rice |
6 | North Texas |
7 | UTEP |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Alabama* | | ESPN+ | L 7–31 | 20,156 |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Grambling State* | | ESPN3 | W 37–0 | 25,235 |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy* | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| ESPN+ | L 9–21 | 24,242 |
September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Alabama* | | SECN | L 14–63 | 100,077 |
October 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at Rice | | ESPN3 | L 19–24 | 16,031 |
October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| ESPN3 | L 13–26 | 26,049 |
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | UAB | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| Stadium | L 0–34 | 21,514 |
October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | | ESPN+ | L 10–35 | 10,721 |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | North Texas | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| ESPN+ | L 14–38 | 22,478 |
November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 23 UTSA | | ESPN+ | L 17–27 | 30,105 |
November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | | CBSSN | W 35–19 | 10,410 |
November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | FIU | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, MS
| ESPN+ | W 37–17 | 20,041 |
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Personnel
Game summaries
At South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Jaguars | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Statistics | USM | USA |
First downs | 19 | 13 |
Total yards | 258 | 300 |
Rushing yards | 125 | 31 |
Passing yards | 133 | 269 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:27 | 28:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Southern Miss | Passing | Trey Lowe | 13/29, 133 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 19 rushes, 81 yards |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 3 receptions, 38 yards |
South Alabama | Passing | Jake Bentley | 17/22, 269 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kareem Walker | 18 rushes, 26 yards |
Receiving | Jalen Tolbert | 5 receptions, 168 yards |
Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
Statistics | GRAM | USM |
First downs | 9 | 22 |
Total yards | 141 | 439 |
Rushing yards | 51 | 290 |
Passing yards | 90 | 149 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 28:00 | 32:10 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Grambling State | Passing | Aldon Clark | 8/19, 60 yards, INT |
Rushing | Darqueze Brutton | 8 rushes, 35 yards |
Receiving | Donald Johnson III | 3 receptions, 26 yards |
Southern Miss | Passing | Trey Lowe | 10/13, 99 yards, TD |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 21 rushes, 162 yards, TD |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 4 receptions, 50 yards, TD |
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Trojans | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Statistics | TROY | USM |
First downs | 17 | 14 |
Total yards | 304 | 156 |
Rushing yards | 49 | -1 |
Passing yards | 255 | 157 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 30:54 | 29:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Troy | Passing | Taylor Powell | 27/39, 255 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kimani Vidal | 17 rushes, 45 yards, TD |
Receiving | Tez Johnson | 10 receptions, 106 yards |
Southern Miss | Passing | Ty Keyes | 16/27, 157 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 15 rushes, 31 yards |
Receiving | Antoine Robinson | 3 receptions, 49 yards |
At No. 1 Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 1 Crimson Tide | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
Statistics | USM | ALA |
First downs | 11 | 22 |
Total yards | 213 | 606 |
Rushing yards | 82 | 211 |
Passing yards | 131 | 395 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:18 | 28:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Southern Miss | Passing | Ty Keyes | 11/24, 131 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ty Keyes | 12 rushes, 41 yards |
Receiving | Grayson Gunter | 3 receptions, 61 yards |
Alabama | Passing | Bryce Young | 20/22, 313 yards, 5 TD, INT |
Rushing | Roydell Williams | 11 rushes, 110 yards, TD |
Receiving | Jahleel Billingsley | 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD |
At Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
Owls | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Statistics | USM | RICE |
First downs | 21 | 15 |
Total yards | 378 | 315 |
Rushing yards | 57 | 108 |
Passing yards | 321 | 207 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Time of possession | 28:22 | 31:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jake Lange | 23/37, 304 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 17 rushes, 79 yards |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 8 receptions, 127 yards |
Rice | Passing | Jake Constantine | 16/22, 192 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Cedric Patterson III | 1 rush, 38 yards, TD |
Receiving | Jake Bailey | 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miners | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
UTEP –2 | 44.5[4] |
Statistics | UTEP | USM |
First downs | 16 | 17 |
Total yards | 392 | 254 |
Rushing yards | 265 | 15 |
Passing yards | 127 | 239 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 30:48 | 29:12 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 7/17, 127 yards, INT |
Rushing | Ronald Awatt | 18 rushes, 159 yards, TD |
Receiving | Tyrin Smith | 1 reception, 55 yards |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jake Lange | 20/31, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 16 rushes, 43 yards |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 4 receptions, 94 yards |
UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics | UAB | USM |
First downs | 20 | 9 |
Total yards | 388 | 107 |
Rushing yards | 223 | 75 |
Passing yards | 165 | 32 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:08 | 25:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 8/13, 147 yards, TD |
Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 17 rushes, 137 yards, TD |
Receiving | Jermaine Brown Jr. | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jake Lange | 3/10, 18 yards |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 13 rushes, 40 yards |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 1 reception, 14 yards |
At Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Statistics | USM | MTSU |
First downs | 22 | 15 |
Total yards | 234 | 287 |
Rushing yards | 50 | 145 |
Passing yards | 184 | 142 |
Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
Time of possession | 33:00 | 27:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jake Lange | 16/34, 166 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 20 rushes, 83 yards |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 9 receptions, 120 yards, TD |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Mike DiLiello | 8/12, 78 yards |
Rushing | Mike DiLiello | 11 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Jarrin Pierce | 3 receptions, 75 yards |
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 38 |
Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Statistics | UNT | USM |
First downs | 25 | 11 |
Total yards | 537 | 229 |
Rushing yards | 321 | 113 |
Passing yards | 216 | 116 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 34:14 | 25:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 16/30, 216 yards, INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Johnson | 17 rushes, 119 yards, TD |
Receiving | Detraveon Brown | 4 receptions, 85 yards |
Southern Miss | Passing | Jake Lange | 17/25, 116 yards, TD |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 12 rushes, 82 yards |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD |
At No. 23 UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
No. 23 Roadrunners | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Statistics | USM | UTSA |
First downs | 10 | 16 |
Total yards | 189 | 370 |
Rushing yards | 137 | 143 |
Passing yards | 52 | 227 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 37:14 | 22:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Southern Miss | Passing | Frank Gore Jr. | 2/3, 33 yards |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 20 rushes, 123 yards, TD |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 3 receptions, 51 yards |
UTSA | Passing | Frank Harris | 17/30, 227 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Sincere McCormick | 19 rushes, 90 yards, TD |
Receiving | Joshua Cephus | 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD |
At Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
Statistics | USM | LT |
First downs | 17 | 14 |
Total yards | 294 | 250 |
Rushing yards | 184 | 150 |
Passing yards | 110 | 100 |
Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
Time of possession | 35:06 | 24:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Southern Miss | Passing | Frank Gore Jr. | 4/8, 75 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Dajon Richard | 22 rushes, 120 yards |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 5 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD |
Louisiana Tech | Passing | Aaron Allen | 11/26, 100 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Marcus Williams Jr. | 17 rushes, 76 yards |
Receiving | Smoke Harris | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Golden Eagles | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
Statistics | FIU | USM |
First downs | 14 | 18 |
Total yards | 391 | 444 |
Rushing yards | 160 | 322 |
Passing yards | 231 | 122 |
Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:04 | 31:56 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
FIU | Passing | Max Bortenschlager | 13/24, 231 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 16 rushes, 105 yards, TD |
Receiving | Tyrese Chambers | 5 receptions, 155 yards, TD |
Southern Miss | Passing | Frank Gore Jr. | 4/5, 81 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Dajon Richard | 16 rushes, 107 yards, TD |
Receiving | Jason Brownlee | 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD |
References
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (March 29, 2022). "Southern Miss, Marshall, Old Dominion headed for Sun Belt in 2022 after resolution with Conference USA". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish For 2021". Conference USA. July 19, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Southern Miss Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "UTEP Miners vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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