University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Game Themes for Austin Peay Football Contest This Weekend
9/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -
It will be M-Club Hall of Fame Weekend on campus as Southern Miss entertains Austin Peay this Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2:30 p.m. CT at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium.
It will be the 50th induction class to enter the M-Club Hall of Fame as the ceremony is set to take place Friday, Sept. 11, at the Southern Oaks House and Gardens located at 1246 Richburg Road. This will be the largest class inducted since 1966. The social begins at 5:15 p.m., followed by dinner and ceremony at 6 p.m. Tickets for the event are $40 and can be purchased by contacting Jordan Burgess at 601-266-6629.
The 2015 Hall of Fame inductees include Gary Cannizarro (Baseball 1973-76), Rod Davis (Football 2000-03), Sherrod Gideon (Football 1996-99), Chris Hayden (Men's Tennis 1990-93), Jeff Kelly (Football 1998-2001), Billy Lyons (Football 1961-62), Patricia Nash Griffin (Women's Basketball 1992-96), Cedric Scott (Football 1997-2000), Shelia Sims Williams (Volleyball 1981-85), Kenny Smith (Men's Basketball 1976-79) and Wilhelmina "Kat" Smith (Women's Basketball 1982-85).
This year's inductees also will be recognized at halftime of the game this weekend.
It will also be Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day at The Rock. All faculty and staff members can buy one ticket and get one for free for this game by showing their University ID at the Pat Ferlise Ticket Center during the week and also at the Southwest Ticket Office at Roberts Stadium on game day.
There will also be a Junior High and High School cheerleading clinic this Saturday, as the participants will learn a routine and then perform it live pre-game alongside the Southern Miss cheerleaders. For more information about this event, please contact Brendan Jones at 601-266-4559.
In addition, the Austin Peay contest will serve as All South Band Day at the stadium as well. This will include high school band members from across the southeast that will perform alongside the Pride of Mississippi.
For tickets to this weekend's game, fans can go online at SouthernMissTickets.com, or can call the Southern Miss Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-844-TICK (8425) as well as visit the Pat Ferlise Center weekdays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
