American college football season
The 2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi as a new member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by head coach Will Hall , who was coaching his second season with the team. The Golden Eagles played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi .
Preseason
Recruiting class
Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish fifth in the West Division.[1]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
Louisiana
95 (12)
2
South Alabama
79 (2)
3
Troy
76
4
Texas State
41
5
Southern Miss
40
6
Arkansas State
37
7
Louisiana–Monroe
24
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
Appalachian State
94 (10)
2
Coastal Carolina
77 (2)
3
Georgia State
68
4
Marshall
62
5
Georgia Southern
35 (1)
6
James Madison
31
7
Old Dominion
25
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Special teams
2nd team
Camron harrell – Right Safety, SR
Schedule
Southern Miss and the Sun Belt Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on March 1, 2022.[2] [3] [4]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. Liberty * ESPN+ L 27–29 4OT 24,051
September 10 11:00 a.m. at No. 15 Miami (FL) * ACCN L 7–3046,422
September 17 6:00 p.m. Northwestern State * M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN3 W 64–1026,202
September 24 6:00 p.m. at Tulane * ESPN+ W 27–2420,422
October 8 6:00 p.m. at Troy ESPN+ L 10–2726,017
October 15 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ W 20–1927,042
October 22 4:00 p.m. at Texas State ESPN+ W 20–1416,318
6:30 p.m. Louisiana M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN2 W 39–2427,332
November 5 2:00 p.m. Georgia State M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ L 14–4222,128
November 12 6:30 p.m. at Coastal Carolina ESPNU L 23–2616,203
November 19 2:30 p.m. South Alabama M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS NFLN L 20–2724,032
November 26 4:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN+ W 20–104,465
December 17 4:45 p.m. vs. Rice * ESPN W 38–2420,512
Game summaries
Liberty
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT
Total
Flames
0
10
0
14 0 3 0 2
29
Golden Eagles
0
3
7
14 0 3 0 0
27
Statistics
Statistics
LIB
USM
First downs
23
19
Total yards
447
389
Rushing yards
244
252
Passing yards
203
137
Turnovers
3
5
Time of possession
29:06
30:54
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Liberty
Passing
Kaidon Salter
8/13, 148 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Kaidon Salter
9 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving
Demario Douglas
5 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
Southern Miss
Passing
Ty Keyes
4/8, 89 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
32 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jakarius Caston
2 receptions, 54 yards
At No. 15 Miami (FL)
Game Two – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–1) at #15 Miami Hurricanes (1–0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
0
7
0 0 7
No. 15 Hurricanes
3
7
14 6 30
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : Saturday, September 10, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C)TV announcers (ACCN ) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), & Lericia Harris (sideline)Pregame line : Miami −27.5
Game information
First quarter
(1:39) MIA – Andres Borregales 30-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 6:14; Miami 3–0 )
Second quarter
(14:30) USM – Jason Brownlee 32-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Briggs Bourgeois kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:09; Southern Miss 7–3 )
(0:20) MIA – Henry Parrish Jr. 1-yard run, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 2:52; Miami 10–7 )
Third quarter
(7:10) MIA – Thaddius Franklin Jr. 7-yard run, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:11; Miami 17–7 )
(4:56) MIA – Key'Shawn Smith 35-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:06; Miami 24–7 )
Fourth quarter
(9:11) MIA – Andres Borregales 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:30; Miami 27–7 )
(3:34) MIA – Andres Borregales 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:50; Miami 30–7 )
Statistics
USM
MIA
First downs
12
23
Plays–yards
50–240
78–451
Rushes–yards
24–33
49–173
Passing yards
207
278
Passing: comp–att–int
16–27–1
23–32–1
Time of possession
23:00
37:00
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southern Miss
Passing
Zach Wilcke
16/27, 207 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Zach Wilcke
12 carries, 29 yards
Receiving
Jason Brownlee
5 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Miami
Passing
Tyler Van Dyke
21/30, 263 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Henry Parrish Jr.
24 carries, 116 yards, TD
Receiving
Xavier Restrepo
6 receptions, 72 yards
Northwestern State
1
2
3
4
Total
Demons
0
0
10
0
10
Golden Eagles
13
28
16
7
64
At Tulane
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2–1) vs Tulane Green Wave (3–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
0
10
7 10 27
Green Wave
7
10
0 7 24
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : September 24, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 20,422Referee : Kevin RandallTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(10:14) TUL – Tyjae Spears 8-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:43; Tulane 7–0 )
Second quarter
(11:57) TUL – Tyjae Spears 34-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:03; Tulane 14–0 )
(6:01) USM – Jason Brownlee 23-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Briggs Bourgeois kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:45; Tulane 14–7 )
(2:31) USM – Briggs Bourgeois 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:03; Tulane 14–10 )
(0:03) TUL – Kriston Esnard 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:28; Tulane 17–10 )
Third quarter
(1:53) USM – Jakarius Caston 37-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Briggs Bourgeois kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:06; Tied 17–17 )
Fourth quarter
(8:26) USM – Briggs Bourgeois 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:50; Southern Miss 20–17 )
(7:07) USM – Eric Scott Jr. 35-yard interception return, Briggs Bourgeois kick (Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:19; Southern Miss 27–17 )
(0:19) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 25-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 0:37; Southern Miss 27–24 )
Statistics
USM
TUL
First downs
13
26
Total yards
253
451
Rushes/yards
27–59
47–204
Passing yards
194
247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
17–25–0
19–29–1
Time of possession
23:59
36:01
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southern Miss
Passing
Zach Wilcke
17/25, 194 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
16 carries, 44 yards
Receiving
Jakarius Caston
8 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Tulane
Passing
Michael Pratt
19/29, 247 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Tyjae Spears
22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Tyjae Spears
5 receptions, 74 yards
At Troy
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
7
3
0
10
Trojans
3
7
7
10
27
Arkansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
7
3
9
0
19
Golden Eagles
0
7
0
13
20
At Texas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
3
10
0
7
20
Bobcats
0
7
0
7
14
Louisiana
Louisiana at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns
5
6 6 7
24
• Golden Eagles
20
9 0 10
39
Date: October 27, 2022Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 46 minutesGame attendance: 27,332Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
1 07:29 USM Janari Dean 1-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois PAT blocked)(5 plays, 19 yards, 2:29) USM 6–0
07:28 LA Trey Amos Defensive PAT conversion(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) USM 6–2
04:34 USM Tiaquelin Mims 52-yard pass from Frank Gore, Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(3 plays, 59 yards, 1:44) USM 13–2
02:36 USM Jason Brownlee 76-yard pass from Zach Wilcke (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(1 play, 76 yards, 0:12) USM 20–2
00:00 LA Kenneth Almendares 50-yard field goal(9 plays, 42 yards, 2:36) USM 20–5
2 10:21 USM Camron Harrell safety(2 plays, -1 yards, 0:45) USM 22–5
05:29 USM Jason Brownlee 12-yard pass from Frank Gore, Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(11 plays, 69 yards, 4:43) USM 29–5
03:39 LA Michael Jefferson 63-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares PAT blocked)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:50) USM 29–11
3 02:34 LA John Stephens Jr. 9-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Two-Point pass conversion attempt failed)(6 plays, 85 yards, 2:14) USM 29–17
4 10:30 USM Briggs Bourgeois 25-yard field goal(8 plays, 28 yards, 4:03) USM 32–17
03:12 LA Terrence Williams 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(3 plays, 7 yards, 0:51) USM 32–24
01:14 USM Natrone Brooks 52-yard interception returned (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(5 plays, 16 yards, 0:51) USM 39–24
Pregame line
Over/under
LA –2.5
43.0
Statistics
Louisiana
Southern Miss
First downs
17
15
Total yards
439
339
Rushing yards
103
150
Passing yards
336
189
Turnovers
4
2
Time of possession
26:47
33:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Ben Wooldridge
21/46, 336 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Chris Smith
11 carries, 47 yards
Receiving
Michael Jefferson
6 receptions, 179 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss
Passing
Zach Wilcke
8/17, 137 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
23 carries, 87 yards
Receiving
Jason Brownlee
3 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
Georgia State
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
14
14
7
7
42
Golden Eagles
0
0
14
0
14
At Coastal Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
17
3
3
23
Chanticleers
17
0
3
6
26
South Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
3
10
0
14
27
Golden Eagles
7
3
7
3
20
At Louisiana-Monroe
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
10
0
0
10
20
Warhawks
0
7
3
0
10
Vs. Rice (LendingTree Bowl)
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
3
21
0
24
Golden Eagles
7
10
7
14
38
References
^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll" . sunbeltsports.org . Retrieved July 25, 2022 .
^ Chris Vannini (March 1, 2022). "Sun Belt releases 2022 football schedule with Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss included" . The Athletic . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ Renaldo Hopkins (March 1, 2022). "USM makes Sun Belt Conference move official with 2022 football schedule" . WDAM-TV . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ Khari Thompson (March 1, 2022). "Southern Miss releases football schedule with Sun Belt conference games, not Conference USA" . Mississippi Clarion Ledger . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
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