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2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
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Southern Miss hiring Tulane assistant Hall
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Perkins rumbles through tackles for Southern Mississippi TD (0:22)
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Collins finds Trammell for a 14-yard Rice TD (0:27)
Rice's Austin Trammell jets down the field for a 72-yard TD (0:40)
Let's all pylon Penn State as it enters the Bottom 10
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So. Miss.' Walden heads to Austin Peay as coach
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Southern Miss' Walden tests positive for virus
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Southern Miss-UTEP postponed over virus issues
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FAU vs. Southern Miss postponed by COVID-19
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Gore tops 100 yards, Southern Miss beats North Texas 41-31
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Sooner or later, LSU and Oklahoma geaux into the Bottom 10
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Carroll, Tulane run for 6 TDs, beat Southern Miss 66-24
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La Tech beats Southern Miss 31-30 on Herbert's TD catch
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This bad beat had over bettors in South Alabama-Southern Miss. speechless (1:58)
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2020 C-USA Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 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 |
| Florida International | 0-3 | 0-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| UAB | 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 Mississippi | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| UTEP | 0-4 | 3-5 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards213.0Tied-77th
Rushing Yards159.070th
Points For25.5158th
Points Against32.3Tied-42nd
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Keyes | QB-DT | Signed | 80 |
| Chandler Pittman | ATH | Signed | 76 |
| Jay Jones | S | Signed | 75 |
| Xavier Franks | WR | Signed | 74 |
| Jack Tannehill | K | Signed | 72 |