The 2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Will Hall, who is coaching his third season with the team. The Golden Eagles played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Sam Gregg (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Dan O'Brien (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Madison* x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Troy xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
editMedia poll
editIn the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Golden Eagles were picked to finish in fourth place in the West division.[1]
Media poll (West division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Troy | 92 (10) |
2 | South Alabama | 85 (4) |
3 | Louisiana | 64 |
4 | Southern Miss | 62 |
5 | Texas State | 36 |
6 | Arkansas State | 33 |
7 | ULM | 20 |
Running back Frank Gore Jr., defensive back Jay Stanley, and all purpose back Frank Gore Jr. were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Defensive lineman Jalen Williams was named to the second team.[1]
Schedule
editThe football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Alcorn State* | ESPN+ | W 40–14 | 30,335 | |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Florida State* | ACCN | L 13–66 | 74,467 | |
September 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulane* |
| ESPNU | L 3–21 | 25,038 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | L 37–44 | 16,601 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State |
| ESPN+ | L 36–50 | 21,304 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| ESPN+ | L 13–17 | 23,011 |
October 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPN2 | L 3–55 | 23,478 | |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | ESPN+ | L 38–48 | 32,601 | |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN+ | W 24–7 | 20,193 |
November 9 | 6:30 p.m. | at Louisiana | ESPNU | W 34–31 OT | 15,137 | |
November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at Mississippi State* | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 20–41 | 53,855 | |
November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | Troy |
| ESPNU | L 17–35 | 19,766 |
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Game summaries
editAlcorn State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Braves | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Golden Eagles | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
Game information |
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Statistics | ALCN | USM |
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First downs | 8 | 25 |
Total yards | 226 | 441 |
Rushing yards | 182 | 145 |
Passing yards | 44 | 296 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 21:43 | 38:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alcorn State | Passing | Aaron Allen | 5/9, 44 yards |
Rushing | Tyler Macon | 4 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Malik Rodgers | 1 reception, 26 yards | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Billy Wiles | 21/28, 267 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rodrigues Clark | 9 carries, 54 yards | |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD |
at No. 4 Florida State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
No. 4 Seminoles | 14 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 74,467
- Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
- TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (color)
Game information |
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Statistics | USM | FSU |
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First downs | 18 | 26 |
Total yards | 258 | 554 |
Rushing yards | 104 | 306 |
Passing yards | 154 | 248 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:27 | 32:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | Billy Wiles | 11/34, 154 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rodrigues Clark | 15 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Antavious Willis | 2 receptions, 35 yards | |
Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 15/29, 175 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Trey Benson | 9 carries, 79 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Keon Coleman | 3 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD |
Tulane
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Green Wave | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NW 12 mph
- Game attendance: 25,038
- Referee: Jeremy Parker
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (color)
Game information |
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No scoring
No scoring |
Statistics | TUL | USM |
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First downs | 18 | 14 |
Total yards | 314 | 212 |
Rushing yards | 128 | 35 |
Passing yards | 186 | 177 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 28:23 | 31:37 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulane | Passing | Kai Horton | 12/19, 186 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 13 carries, 83 yards | |
Receiving | Lawrence Keys III | 4 receptions, 78 yards | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Billy Wiles | 19/33, 177 yards |
Rushing | Rodrigues Clark | 5 carries, 17 yards | |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 2 receptions, 54 yards |
at Arkansas State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
Red Wolves | 14 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
- Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 16,601
- Referee: Scott Broadway
- TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | USM | ASU |
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First downs | 20 | 18 |
Total yards | 449 | 425 |
Rushing yards | 234 | 192 |
Passing yards | 215 | 233 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:28 | 29:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | Billy Wiles | 20/36, 215 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 20 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 4 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD | |
Arkansas State | Passing | Jaylen Raynor | 11/21, 233 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Raynor | 17 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Courtney Jackson | 3 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD |
Texas State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bobcats | 28 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 50 |
Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 36 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
- Game attendance: 21,304
- Referee: Ted Pitts
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker and Larry Boyd
- Box score, Recap
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | TXST | USM |
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First downs | 22 | 28 |
Total yards | 516 | 510 |
Rushing yards | 178 | 235 |
Passing yards | 338 | 275 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 23:22 | 36:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas State | Passing | T. J. Finley | 19/24, 338 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ismail Mahdi | 14 rushes, 89 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Joey Hobert | 10 receptions, 126 yards, TD | |
Southern Miss | Passing | Billy Wiles | 21/44, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 24 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Latreal Jones | 6 receptions, 124 yards |
Old Dominion
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: 23,011
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | ODU | USM |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Southern Miss | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at South Alabama
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
South Alabama | 14 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 55 |
at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama
- Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Clear, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 23,478
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information |
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Statistics | USM | USA |
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First downs | 12 | 34 |
Total yards | 56–149 | 75–647 |
Rushing yards | 36–103 | 44–287 |
Passing yards | 46 | 360 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–20–1 | 23–31–1 |
Time of possession | 28:45 | 31:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | Holman Edwards | 5/15, 41 yards, INT |
Rushing | Kenyon Clay | 10 carries, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Frank Gore Jr. | 2 receptions, 22 yards | |
South Alabama | Passing | Carter Bradley | 21/27, 319 yards |
Rushing | La'Damian Webb | 20 carries, 102 yards, 4 TD | |
Receiving | Jamaal Pricchett | 5 receptions, 122 yards |
at Appalachian State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
- Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: 32,601
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | USM | APP |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Appalachian State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Louisiana–Monroe
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: 20,193
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | ULM | USM |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Southern Miss | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Louisiana
editPregame line | Over/under |
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LA –7.5 | 52.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
Game information |
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Statistics | USM | ULL |
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First downs | 22 | 20 |
Total yards | 390 | 390 |
Rushing yards | 229 | 130 |
Passing yards | 161 | 260 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–26–0 | 24–38–0 |
Time of possession | 33:33 | 26:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | Billy Wiles | 10/16, 105 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 33 carries, 158 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 3 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD | |
Louisiana | Passing | Chandler Fields | 24/38, 260 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Dre'lyn Washington | 12 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Harvey Broussard | 5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD |
at Mississippi State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Southern Miss | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Mississippi State | 3 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 |
Game information |
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Statistics | USM | MSST |
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First downs | 10 | 18 |
Total yards | 246 | 382 |
Rushing yards | 105 | 238 |
Passing yards | 141 | 144 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–21–1 | 12–27–0 |
Time of possession | 31:42 | 28:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Miss | Passing | Billy Wiles | 9/16, 89 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Frank Gore Jr. | 22 carries, 66 yards | |
Receiving | Jakarius Caston | 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD | |
Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 12/27, 144 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jeffery Pittman | 10 carries, 98 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Zavion Thomas | 3 receptions, 66 yards |
Troy
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Trojans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
- Game time: TBA
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (-): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | TROY | USM |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Troy | Passing | ||
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Southern Miss | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
References
edit- ^ a b "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Southern Miss Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 27, 2023.