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Southern Miss 3-5
2026 season · Golden Eagles
No. 121 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Southern Miss is 3-5 under head coach Blake Anderson. Its eight opponents were a combined 14-17 before playing the Golden Eagles and are 12-14 since. The best win was over Alcorn State, which was 1-0 going in.
Next game: vs. James Madison,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Southern Miss, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Southern Miss.
Wk 1·
Alcorn State
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W 49-3
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 4-3
- Total
- 5-4
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Wk 1
Alcorn State
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W 49-3
1-0
4-3
5-4
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Alcorn State
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W 49-3
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 4-3
- Total
- 5-4
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Wk 1
Alcorn State
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W 49-3
1-0
4-3
5-4
L 13-23
- Before
- 2-4
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 7
11 days rest
L 13-23
2-4
1-0
4-4
L 13-23
- Before
- 2-4
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 7
11 days rest
L 13-23
2-4
1-0
4-4
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- Before
- 7-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 7-2
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Wk 10
Short week
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7-2
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7-2
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- Before
- 7-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 7-2
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Wk 10
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7-2
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7-2
Wk 11·
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- Before
- 6-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 11
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6-2
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6-2
Wk 11·
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- Before
- 6-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 11
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6-2
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6-2
Wk 12·
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- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 12
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4-4
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4-4
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- Before
- 4-4
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- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 12
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4-4
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4-4
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- Before
- 2-7
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- —
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 13
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2-7
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2-7
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Away · Sun Belt
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- 2-7
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- 2-7
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2-7
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2-7
- Conference
- Sun Belt
- Head coach
- Blake Anderson
- Stadium
- M. M. Roberts Stadium, seats 36,000, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Next up, James Madison. Against the 1 common opponent both have played, Southern Miss' average margin is −21.0 points; James Madison's is −3.0.
- Southern Miss' next 3 opponents (James Madison, Louisiana Tech, South Alabama) are a combined 17-8 (.680).
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
Before playing Southern Miss
14-17
45.2%
vs. Southern Miss
5-3
62.5%
After playing Southern Miss
12-14
46.2%
Total (including vs. Southern Miss)
31-34
47.7%
Teams we beat11-14total (44.0%)
Before playing Southern Miss 7-8 · after 4-3
Teams that beat us20-20total (50.0%)
Before playing Southern Miss 7-9 · after 8-11
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Southern Miss uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Southern Miss is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Southern Miss uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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