University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Two Southern Miss Home Football Games Announced For Television
4/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
April 19, 2006
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Two Southern Miss home football games, October 28 against East Carolina and November 18 against UAB have been scheduled for television on CSTV. Game times for both games will be 7 p.m.
Southern Miss now have four nationally televised games in 2006, joining the Tuesday, September 26 game at UCF, which will a 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 contest and the Tuesday, October 3 game at Tulsa, also scheduled for 6:30 p.m., on ESPN2.
Other scheduled games could be scheduled for national television at a later date.
Southern Miss returns nine offensive starters, six defensive starters and two starters on special teams, for the upcoming 2006 season. In all, 49 letterwinners return from the 2005 team, which posted an overall record of 7-5, including a 31-19 win over Arkansas State in the New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette. The winning season was the 12th-straight for Southern Miss, and the bowl appearance was the team's eighth in the past nine seasons.
The Golden Eagles open their 2006 season at Florida on Sept. 2, before opening the home portion of their schedule against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 9.
