Southern Miss 2017 Football Almanac Conference USA Champions n 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2011 2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Quick Facts General Table of Contents Best Time/Day to Reach: Through SID School: University of Southern Mississippi Assistant Head Coach/Safeties: Tim Billings 1..................................................Quick Facts Preferred: Southern Miss Alma Mater: Southeastern Oklahoma State, 1980 2-3 ................................... Media Information City: Hattiesburg, Miss. Offensive Coordinator/ 3......................................................... Credits Founded: 1910 Quarterbacks: Shannon Dawson Enrollment: 14,554 Alma Mater: Wingate, 2001 3..................................... Contact Information Nickname: Golden Eagles Defensive Coordinator/ 4.............................................. Media Outlets Colors: Black and Gold Inside Linebackers: Tony Pecoraro 5..............Southern Miss IMG Sports Network Stadium (Capacity): Carlisle-Faulkner Field Alma Mater: Florida State, 2003 5.............................................Radio Affiliates at M.M. Roberts Stadium (36,000) Inside Wide Receivers: Scotty Walden 6-7 ...... 2017 Numerical/Alphabetical Rosters Surface: Matrix Alma Mater: Sul Ross State, 2012 8...................................Post-spring Two-Deep Affiliation: NCAA Division I Cornerbacks: Dan Disch 9.............................. Head Coach Jay Hopson Conference: Conference USA Alma Mater: Florida State, 1981 10-15 .................................Assistant Coaches President: Dr. Rodney Bennett Tight Ends: Desmond Lindsey Alama Mater: Middle Tennessee, 1990 Alma Mater: West Alabama, 2004 16-17 .........................................Support Staff Director of Athletics: Jon Gilbert Offensive Line: Erik Losey 18-37 ............Golden Eagle Returning Players Alma Mater: Lenoir-Rhyne, 1991 Alma Mater: WKU, 2016 37-39 ....................Golden Eagle Newcomers Senior Woman Administrator: Sonya Varnell Defensive Line: Derek Nicholson 40-51 ............................. 2016 Final Statistics Alma Mater: Ole Miss, 1989 Alma Mater: Florida State, 2008 52-58 ..............................2016 Game Recaps Faculty Athletic Running Backs: Lytrel Pollard 59........................................ Conference USA Representative: Dr. Dennis Phillips Alma Mater: Southern Miss, 1998 60....... 2016 Conference USA Final Standings Alma Mater: PhD., Springfield College, 1990 Director of Player Personnel/FB Ops: Wes Turner 60............................... 2016 Conference USA Athletics Department Phone: (601) 266-5017 Alma Mater: Georgia Southern, 2006 ...................................... Composite Schedule History Support Staff 61-62 ......... Conference USA Bowl Overview First Season of Competition: 1912 Director Strength & Conditioning: SaJason Finley 63............................................. The Last Time All-Time Record: 580-415-27 (100 years) Alma Mater: Tuskegee, 2007 64-65 ............................... Individual Records All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 11-13 (24 years) Assistant AD for Athletic Training: Todd McCall 66-67 .......................................Team Records Last Postseason Appearance: 2016 Alma Mater: Alabama, 1996 68-70 ..................... 100-Yard Rushing Games Bowl: R+L Carriers Assistant AD 70................Career 100-Yard Rushing Games New Orleans Bowl for Equipment Operations: Patrick Stewart 70 ....Double & Triple 100-Yard Rushing Games Result: W, 28-21 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Alma Mater: Cincinnati, 1996 71-72 ...............................Top Passing Games Assistant Video Director/ Team Information FB Video Coordinator: Chase Bitowf 72.........................Top Total Offensive Games Overall Record: 7-6 Alma Mater: West Alabama, 2011 73.................................Top Receiving Games Home: 4-2 Executive Assistant 74-77 ............................... Player Superlatives Away: 2-4 to Head Coach: Paul Gonnella 78-82 ..................................Seasonal Leaders Neutral: 1-0 Alma Mater: Salem State, 1999 83-84 ............ M.M. Roberts Stadium Records Conference USA Record: 4-4 85....................................Opponents Records Home: 3-1 Communications 86-88 ......................................Series Records Away: 1-3 Assistant AD 89-103 ................................. All-Time Results Conference USA Finish: 3rd (West) for Communications (Primary): Jack Duggan 104-105 ............................ All-Time Rankings Final Ranking (Poll): N/A Office: (601) 266-5947 Basic Offense: Spread Cell: (601) 596-5637 106.................... Golden Eagle All-Americans Basic Defense: 4-3 E-mail: [email protected] 107-109 ...............................All-Time Honors Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 40/20 Phone: (601) 266-4503 110.................... Southern Miss Legends Club Offense: 15/9 Fax: (601) 266-4507 111-112 ........................M-Club Hall of Fame Defense: 23/9 Mailing Address: 118 College Ave. #5161 113....................................Postseason Games Specialty: 2/2 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 114-119 ..................... All-Time Letterwinners Starters Returning/Lost: 13/12 Overnight Address: 2609 West 4th St. 120................................. Year-by-Year Results Offense: 6/5 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 121.........................All-Time Coaches Record Defense: 5/6 Social Media 122-133 ....................................Bowl History Specialty: 2/1 Newcomers: 20 Official Website: www.SouthernMiss.com 134...........................................Bowl Records Facebook: Southern Miss Athletics 135...................................Players in the Draft Coaching Staff Instagram: Southern Miss Athletics 136-139 ............................Players in the Pros Head Coach: Jay Hopson Pintrest: USM Golden Eagles 140-141 ..............................2017 Opponents Alma Mater: Ole Miss, 1992 YouTube: Southern Miss Sports 142-143 .....Records against 2017 Opponents Record at School (yrs.): 7-6 (Second season) Twitter (General Athletics): @USMGoldenEagles 144.......2016 Opponent Composite Schedule Career record (yrs.): 39-23 (Sixth season) Twitter (Football): @SouthernMissFB Football Office Phone: (601) 266-4567 www.southernmiss.com | 2017 Southern Miss Football n 1 Media Information Media Credentials Credentials will not be issued to freelance Southern Miss All credential requests for Southern Miss photographers unless they are employed by a Athletic Media Relations home games should be directed to Jack Duggan, reputable publication or by the sports informa- Department Assistant Director of Athletics/Communications, tion office. Photo vests also will not be mailed IN WRITING, at least seven days prior to the and must be picked up in the north end of the game. Credentials will be screened and issued press box beginning two hours prior to kickoff. on a priority basis, with national publications, The sideline pass/vest combination also can daily newspapers, wire services, originating be used for access to the photo deck located radio and television networks, television tape immediately in front of (and access gained crews and student newspapers from Southern through) the press box. Be prepared to show Miss and the visiting school receiving top prior- identification when picking up credentials. ity. Requests from weekly newspapers and radio Sidelines will be monitored, and only stations that cover Southern Miss or the visiting working media personnel will be permitted on team on a regular basis also will be honored on the sideline. a space-available basis. Jack Duggan David Cohen Credentials for Internet sites will be granted Press Parking Assistant Director of Director of Athletics/ Communications to the official Southern Miss Athletics site, the Parking is limited and passes will be issued Communications visiting team’s official site and the Conference on the same priority basis as the working media USA’s official site, as well as internet compa- credentials. Requests for parking credentials nies that run sports-related content websites should be submitted to Jack Duggan, Assistant only if the company in question meets both of Director of Athletics/Communications. the following criteria. The website in question must be directly affiliated with a traditional Road Game Credentials news service, agency or company and employ Media members covering Southern Miss a full-time staff. Also, the individuals represent- may make road-game credential requests either ing the website in question must be a legitimate through the home school or the Southern Miss sports/news reporter and must provide written Athletic Communications Office, unless other- authorization from their respective editor to wise noted. Josie Copley Sterling Randle illustrate that they are directly affiliated with a Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant traditional news service, agency or company. The Ace Cleveland Press Box A letter from anyone other than an editor will Southern Miss’ Ace Cleveland Press Box is not be accepted. The Athletic Communications located between the lower and upper decks Office has the final authority on whether any on the west side of Roberts Stadium and is individuals from any organization will be reached via the Gate 2 ramp or the elevator to issued media credentials. Space also will be the fifth floor through Gate 4. The main work- made available to professional scouts when ing area seats approximately 60, and booths available. We do not provide complimentary are available for home and visiting radio and tickets to the media. home and visiting coaches. All