2019 Southern Miss Football Game 3 | Southern Miss (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) at Troy (1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) Troy Ala
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2019 Southern Miss Football Game 3 | Southern Miss (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) at Troy (1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) Troy Ala. |Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000) | Sept. 14, 2019 5 p.m. CT | ESPN+ @SouthernMissFB | @CoachHopson | @USMGoldenEagles The Game at a Glance Noting the Golden Eagles Date ___________________ Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 • Southern Miss is competing in its 103rd season in football, having first fielded a team Time _______________________________ 5 p.m. (CT) in 1912. The Golden Eagles are 595-426-27, which is the 38th best among Division I FBS teams by winning percentage (.581). Location _____________________________ Troy, Ala. • Hopson, who has led the Golden Eagles to winning seasons in each of his first three years, Stadium ________________ Veterans Memorial Stadium coached under the legendary Jeff Bower twice at Southern Miss, working as an assistant Capacity ______________________________30,000 coach from 2001-03 and from 2005-07. Surface _____________________ Helix Matrix Realfill • Southern Miss has captured four-straight winning seasons and 22 over the last 25 TV ___________________________________ ESPN+ campaigns. They set a school record for victories in 2011 with 12. Play-By-Play ____________________ Matt Stewart • The Golden Eagle will play only five home games for the first time since 2013 this fall and Analyst ________________________Wayne Gandy only the third time since 2005. They opened the season with a 38-10 home victory last Sidelines _______________________________ N/A weekend over Alcorn State, giving them five-straight home victories dating back to last Radio ___________ Southern Miss IMG Sports Network season. The are currently in a three-game road swing. Play-By-Play ______________John Cox (42nd season) • Despite missing a bowl game last season, the Golden Eagles have been to 25 postseason Analyst ________________ Lee Roberts (5th season) bowls in its history - posting an 11-14 record in those games. Sidelines ____________ Dr. Bo Morgan (10th season) The Troy Series Stats/Spotter ___________ Joe Bryant (12th season) • The Golden Eagles renew their series with Troy this week, holding a 7-2 overall record in Gametracker _______________www.SouthernMiss.com the series. In the last meeting, Troy held off the Golden Eagles to take a 37-31 decision, Series Record _____________________USM leads 7-2 snapping a seven-game Southern Miss win streak in the process. Streak _________________________________ Lost 1 • In the meeting before that, which is the only bowl matchup between the two schools, Last Meeting _____ L, 37-31, 9/17/16, at Hattiesburg Southern Miss’ Michael McGee blocked a field goal in overtime to preserve a 30-27 Websites ______________________ SouthernMiss.com victory in the 2008 New Orleans Bowl. _____________________________ TroyTrojans.com • This will be the first meeting between the two schools at Troy. The schools met only one __________________________ConferenceUSA.com other time in the state of Alabama, with the Golden Eagles tallying a 19-0 triumph in ____________________________SunBeltSports.org Dothan on Oct. 1, 1938. • The two school are also slated to play in future years in Hattiesburg during the 2021 and 2029 seasons, as well as the 2024 and 2028 campaigns at Troy. 2019 Southern Miss Schedule Aug. 31 Alcorn State (ESPN+) W, 38-10 The Southern Miss-Troy On-Field Connections Sept. 7 at Mississippi State (ESPNU) L, 38-15 • Troy first-year head coach Chip Lindsey was the offensive coordinator for the Golden Sept. 14 at Troy (ESPN+) 5 p.m. Eagles from 2014-15. He helped lead the Golden Eagles to the 2015 C-USA West Division Sept. 21 at Alabama (TBA) TBA crown and a trip to Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl. Sept. 28 UTEP • (ESPN+) 6 p.m. • Troy assistant head coach/wide receivers coach John Carr served as the Southern Miss Oct. 12 North Texas • (HC/Stadium on Facebook) 6 p.m. Director of Football Operations from 2013-15. Oct. 19 at Louisiana Tech • (NFL) 2:30 p.m. • Former Golden Eagle quarterback Cole Weeks (2011-14) and graduate assistant (2015) is Oct. 26 at Rice • (ESPN+) 12 p.m. an assistant coach on the Troy staff. Nov. 9 UAB • (NFL) 2:30 p.m. • Dayne Brown, the former Southern Miss director of recruiting and player development Nov. 16 at UTSA • (ESPN+) 5 p.m. at from 2013-15, is in his first year as Director of Recruiting at Troy, while former strength Nov. 23 WKU • (ESPN+) 2:30 p.m. and conditioning coach SaJason Finley (2015-18) serves in the same role at Troy. Nov. 30 at Florida Atlantic • (NFL) 2:30 p.m. • – C-USA contest; All Times Central • Southern Miss Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain is a former Director of Athletics at Troy. 2019 Troy Schedule Aug. 31 Campbell (ESPN+) W, 43-14 Notes From the Mississippi State Contest Sept. 14 Southern Miss (ESPN+) 5 p.m. • Junior QB Jack Abraham threw for over 200 yards for the ninth time in 11 career games. Sept. 21 at Akron TBA Abraham added a pair of touchdown passes as well in the contest. Sept. 28 Arkansas State • 5 p.m. • Jordan Mitchell leads the receiving corps with 13 catches for 227 yards over his first two Oct. 5 at Missouri TBA games, including a career-long 65-yard grab for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Oct. 16 South Alabama • (ESPN2) 7 p.m. • Defensive back Ty Williams, who registered just one sack a year ago, collected two in Oct. 26 at Georgia State • 6 p.m. back-to-back plays against MSU. Nov. 2 at Coastal Carolina • TBA • Junior RB Kevin Perkins registered his Golden Eagle best of 51 yards on five carries. Nov. 9 Georgia Southern • 2:30 p.m. • The Golden Eagle defense gave up their first 100-yard rusher (Kylin Hill 14 carries, 123 Nov. 16 at Texas State • TBA yards) over the last 16 games in the MSU contest. Nov. 23 at Louisiana-Lafayette • TBA • Southern Miss was flagged for one penalty that did not come until the final quarter. The Nov. 29 Appalachian State • 5 p.m. one penalty for five yards was the fewest penalties and yards surrendered in a game • – SEC contest; All Times Central since they gave up the same thing against Rice on Oct. 27, 2012, spanning 80 games. Record Breakdown Under Hopson Jay Hopson Head Football Coach | Fourth Season - 22-17 (.564) 2019 Overall 2002. Southern Miss led C-USA and finished Record 1-1 22-17 Southern Miss football enjoys a long, storied fifth nationally in pass defense during the C-USA 0-0 15-9 history that includes 71 winning seasons over its 2003 season and each year during that stretch, Non-Conference 1-1 7-8 first 102 seasons on the gridiron. Southern Miss ranked in the Top 15 nationally in Atlantic Coast 0-0 0-1 Fourth-year coach Jay Hopson holds the scoring defense. MEAC 0-0 1-0 distinction with two other Golden Eagle coaches Hopson spent 2004 at his alma mater, the Southeastern 0-1 1-5 over that span with winning seasons over their University of Mississippi, as defensive backs Soutwestern Athletic 1-0 3-0 respective first three seasons, along with Reed coach and was the program’s recruiting Sun Belt 0-0 2-2 Green and Larry Fedora. coordinator. The Rebels’ pass defense improved Home 1-0 13-6 The 27-year coaching veteran on the collegiate from 109th nationally in 2003 to 49th during the Away 0-1 8-10 level and twice previously a member of the 2004 campaign. Neutral 0-0 1-1 Golden Eagle coaching staff, Hopson said he Hopson’s coaching experience also includes Day Games 0-1 7-10 would hit the ground running when he took over positions at Marshall (1996-2000) and Delta Night Games 1-0 15-7 the Golden Eagle program. And he has. State (1993) as defensive backs coach. He TV Games 1-1 18-15 Hopson was named the school’s 21st head was a member of the Herds’ 1996 NCAA I-AA Fox Sports 1 0-0 0-0 football coach prior to the school’s 100th season National Championship staff and coached the ASN 0-0 1-3 in football in 2016. team to four straight Mid-American Conference beIN SPORTS 0-0 0-3 In his first year directing the program, Hopson championships. Hopson also held defensive Campus Insiders 0-0 1-0 started the season by leading the Golden graduate assistant positions at the Florida CBS SN 0-0 0-1 Eagles to their first victory over an opponent (1995), LSU (1994) and Tulane (1992). He helped ESPN 0-0 1-1 in the Southeastern Conference since the 2000 the Gators to the Southeastern Conference ESPN 2 0-0 0-0 campaign, rallying for a 44-35 win at Kentucky, championship and played for the national ESPN 3 0-0 1-3 and leading the team to its second-straight bowl championship in the Fiesta Bowl. ESPN U 0-1 1-1 appearance. The Golden Eagles went on to earn He earned four-year letters and received the ESPN News 0-0 1-0 a berth in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, 1991 John Howard Vaught Award as a player ESPN+ 1-0 5-0 capturing a 28-21 victory over the Ragin’ Cajuns at Ole Miss. A CoSIDA Academic All-American, SEC 0-0 0-3 of Louisiana-Lafayette. Hopson graduated from Ole Miss with a Stadium 0-0 8-0 In his second year, Hopson led the Golden bachelor’s degree in business administration When Scoring First 1-0 20-8 Eagles to eight victories, marking the second (1992) and received a master’s of health in When Foe Scores First 0-1 2-10 time in the last three seasons that the program physical education and recreation from Delta When Leading at Half 1-0 16-4 had reached at least eight victories and the third State (1994).