Southern Miss Releases 2026 Football Schedule with Six Home Games

The University of Southern Mississippi unveiled its 2026 football schedule Friday afternoon, highlighting six home games and a matchup against last season’s Sun Belt Conference champion James Madison.

The non-conference slate opens with a game against Alcorn State on Sept. 5 in Hattiesburg. The Golden Eagles will also face UConn for the first time in football on Sept. 19. They travel to Auburn on Sept. 12 for the first time since 2018 and will finish non-conference play at Tulane on Sept. 26 in New Orleans.

Southern Miss begins Sun Belt Conference play on Oct. 6 with a nationally televised game at Troy. The team then returns home to face Arkansas State on Oct. 17 and Louisiana on Oct. 24, with the Louisiana game serving as the homecoming contest. The Golden Eagles close October with a game at ULM on Halloween.

The team’s November schedule features a home game against James Madison on Nov. 5, followed by an away game at Louisiana Tech on Nov. 14. The regular season concludes with home games versus South Alabama on Nov. 21 and an away matchup at Old Dominion on Nov. 28. The Sun Belt Championship game is scheduled for Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.

Kickoff times and television networks for early-season games will be announced in May. Season tickets for the 2026 schedule are available now through SouthernMissTickets.com, by phone, or at the Pat Ferlise Ticket Office. The deadline to renew is April 18. New ticket packages include a 4-for-$260 upper-level season ticket deal available until March 20. Additional details on parking season tickets will be released in April.

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