Devin's 2025 schedule breakdown for Southern Miss Football.

For Southern Miss, going anything but 1-11 or 0-12 can seem like an improvement following the 2025 season. Under new head coach Charles Huff with a goal to “Flip the Script,” the sky is the limit for the Golden Eagles ahead of the 2025 season.

Here is my game by game predictions for the 2025 season.

Game 1 – Mississippi State

Without a doubt the biggest and first game of the season for the Golden Eagles is against Mississippi State. In a game slated to start off at 12pm on ESPN, more eyes than ever will be on Southern Miss taking on a State team looking to bounce back from struggles of their own in 2024. While it will be a competitive game throughout, State just may have the extra edge to be victorious at the Rock.

Pick: Mississippi State 34, Southern Miss 24

0-1, 0-0

Game 2 – Jackson State

A few months ago, some would say that this game could be a surprise victory for TC Taylor and the Tigers, but with a completely revamped Southern Miss team, Jackson State may be in for a rude awakening on September 6th.

Pick: Southern Miss 35, Jackson State 7

1-1, 0-0

3 – App State

The Golden Eagles will host App State in the SBC opener for both schools. App State is looking to bounce back in their own right following a 5-6 season in 2024, so it’s sure to be a tight affair between the two in the “Battle for The Rock”.

Pick: Southern Miss 28, App State 20

1-2, 0-1

Game 4 – Louisiana Tech

A longtime rival and soon to be conference mate, Louisiana Tech and USM will go at it once more. Tech hasn’t had the best of seasons as of late. Southern Miss could possibly add on to the struggles of the Bulldogs.

Pick: Southern Miss 38, Louisiana Tech 10,

3–1,1-0

Game 5 – Jax State

Last year in Jacksonville, the Gamecocks ran roughshod over the Golden Eagles 35-3. Southern Miss had a good opportunity to get a bit of revenge. With a Jacksonville State team that could be in a questionable year of their own after losing Rich Rodriguez as he returned back to West Virginia, the Golden Eagles could win this one and get some revenge.

Pick: Southern Miss 24, Jax State 7

4-1,1-0

Game 6 – Georgia Southern

On a rare Thursday night game for Southern Miss, it seems like the best time and place for the Golden Eagles to pick up a win against Georgia Southern.

Pick: Southern Miss 21, Georgia Southern 10

5-1, 2-0

Game 7 – Louisiana

After losing to Louisiana for the first time since 1993, it’s sure to be a thing to remember for Southern Miss. With the Ragin Cajuns making the Sun Belt championship game last season against Coach Huff, there’s sure to be more intensity from each side ahead of this matchup that is sure to go down to the wire.

Pick: Southern Miss 31, Louisiana 28

6-1, 3-0

Game 8 – UL Monroe

UL Monroe have been on somewhat of an upward trend after a 5-7 season, a rarity for the Warhawks in the past few years. Against a new look Southern Miss, the Warhawks may not have the best of times against the Golden Eagles.

Pick: Southern Miss 38, UL Monroe 14

7-1, 4-0

Game 9 – Arkansas State

In recent years, Arkansas State has been hard to deal with for Southern Miss. The man that’s been at the cause of them all? Jaylen Raynor. It could be another long game for the Golden Eagles if they aren’t able to contain him.

Pick: Arkansas State 17, Southern Miss 10

7-2, 4-1

Game 10 – Texas State

Anything would be seen as an improvement against Texas State for Southern Miss. After a 48-3 loss to the Bobcats last year, the Golden Eagles will hope that they can pick up one more victory over Texas State before they join the Pac-12.

Pick Texas State 30, Southern Miss 21

7-3, 4-2

Game 11 – South Alabama

In five meetings between South Alabama and Southern Miss, it has been massively one sided in favor of the Jaguars. With a revamped team, the Golden Eagles could have a chance to finally come out victorious. Southern Alabama is very good at home, however.

Pick: Southern Miss 14, South Alabama 17

7-4, 4-3

Game 12 – Troy

Southern Miss and Troy is a game that should be a win for USM if they aren’t looking ahead to postseason play. Both teams are looking to bounce back after a poor 2024 season. This is a game that can be marked as a good end of season clash as the Golden Eagles look to improve their bowl situation.

Pick: Southern Miss 35, Troy 21

8-4, 5-3

There it is. What are your predictions? We would like to hear from you in the replies or comment section below.

By: Devin Witson