University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Conference USA Announces Southern Miss Football Television Schedule
8/28/2020 12:00:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – At least 11 Southern Miss football games this fall will be available via tradition linear television or streaming as Conference USA released its television schedule Friday afternoon.
Southern Miss will appear three times each on CBS Sports Network and Stadium, with five other games set for either ESPN+ or ESPN3.
The CBS Sports Network games include next week's season opener against South Alabama, as well as its Nov. 14 contest at WKU (5 p.m.) and regular-season finale at UAB. The game against the Blazers, will move up a day to Friday, Nov. 27, with a 2:30 p.m. start from Legion Field in Birmingham.
Southern Miss also plays three-straight contests on Stadium, starting with the Sept. 26 home contest versus Tulane and then continuing with a trip to North Texas (Oct. 3), before finish with a home affair with Florida Atlantic (Oct. 10).
The five contests slated for either ESPN+ or ESPN3 include home tilts versus Louisiana Tech (Sept. 19), Rice (Oct. 31), North Alabama (Nov. 7) and UTSA (Nov. 21), along with a road game at UTEP (Oct. 17).
Some non-conference C-USA games will also be made available as part of other conferences television agreements. Those games will continue to be added to the schedule this fall as part of those agreements.
The 2020 C-USA Championship game, slated for Saturday, Dec. 5 will air on CBS Sports Network. Kickoff time will be announced at a later date.
Additional Conference USA football broadcast exposures will be released as soon as they are finalized. Please note that all dates and times are subject to change.
Please see the schedule below that includes times for some of the schedule this season:
2020 Southern Miss Football Schedule
* Conference USA game; All Game Times are Central and subject to change
ABOUT CONFERENCE USA
Conference USA is an NCAA Division I athletic conference based in Dallas, Texas, that services 14 institutions of higher education – Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Now in its third decade, Conference USA has adapted to the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics with an unwavering commitment to excellence, integrity and leadership in competition, academics and community.
ABOUT CBS SPORTS NETWORK
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is available through all major cable, satellite and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, DirecTV and Hulu. Additionally, a live CBS Sports Network stream is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App with select providers. For more information, including a full programming schedule, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
ABOUT STADIUM
Stadium is the original multi-platform sports network featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events, extensive highlights, classic games, original programming, and daily live studio programming. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) digital content including additional live games and events. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/
ABOUT ESPN+
ESPN+ is the industry-leading sports streaming service from Disney's Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment and ESPN. Launched in April 2018, ESPN+ has grown to 8.5 million subscribers, offering fans in the U.S. thousands of live sports events, original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks, as well as premium editorial content.
Fans subscribe to ESPN+ for just $5.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) at ESPNplus.com, ESPN.com or on the ESPN App (mobile and connected devices). It is also available as part of The Disney Bundle offer that gives subscribers access to Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu (ad-supported) — all for just $12.99/month.
Southern Miss will appear three times each on CBS Sports Network and Stadium, with five other games set for either ESPN+ or ESPN3.
The CBS Sports Network games include next week's season opener against South Alabama, as well as its Nov. 14 contest at WKU (5 p.m.) and regular-season finale at UAB. The game against the Blazers, will move up a day to Friday, Nov. 27, with a 2:30 p.m. start from Legion Field in Birmingham.
Southern Miss also plays three-straight contests on Stadium, starting with the Sept. 26 home contest versus Tulane and then continuing with a trip to North Texas (Oct. 3), before finish with a home affair with Florida Atlantic (Oct. 10).
The five contests slated for either ESPN+ or ESPN3 include home tilts versus Louisiana Tech (Sept. 19), Rice (Oct. 31), North Alabama (Nov. 7) and UTSA (Nov. 21), along with a road game at UTEP (Oct. 17).
Some non-conference C-USA games will also be made available as part of other conferences television agreements. Those games will continue to be added to the schedule this fall as part of those agreements.
The 2020 C-USA Championship game, slated for Saturday, Dec. 5 will air on CBS Sports Network. Kickoff time will be announced at a later date.
Additional Conference USA football broadcast exposures will be released as soon as they are finalized. Please note that all dates and times are subject to change.
Please see the schedule below that includes times for some of the schedule this season:
2020 Southern Miss Football Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time |
| Sept. 3 | South Alabama (CBS SN) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | 8 p.m. |
| Sept. 19 | Louisiana Tech* (ESPN3/+) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 26 | Tulane (Stadium) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | TBA |
| Oct. 3 | North Texas* (Stadium) | Denton, Texas | 6:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 10 | Florida Atlantic* (Stadium) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | TBA |
| Oct. 17 | UTEP* (ESPN3/+) | El Paso, Texas | 8 p.m. |
| Oct. 24 | Liberty | Lynchburg, Va. | 5 p.m. |
| Oct. 31 | Rice* (ESPN3/+) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | 2 p.m. |
| Nov. 7 | North Alabama (ESPN3/+) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | 2 p.m. |
| Nov. 14 | WKU* (CBS SN) | Bowling Green, Ky. | 5 p.m. |
| Nov. 21 | UTSA* (ESPN3/+) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | 2 p.m. |
| Nov. 27 | UAB (CBS SN) | Birmingham, Ala. | 2:30 p.m. |
ABOUT CONFERENCE USA
Conference USA is an NCAA Division I athletic conference based in Dallas, Texas, that services 14 institutions of higher education – Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Now in its third decade, Conference USA has adapted to the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics with an unwavering commitment to excellence, integrity and leadership in competition, academics and community.
ABOUT CBS SPORTS NETWORK
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is available through all major cable, satellite and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, DirecTV and Hulu. Additionally, a live CBS Sports Network stream is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App with select providers. For more information, including a full programming schedule, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
ABOUT STADIUM
Stadium is the original multi-platform sports network featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events, extensive highlights, classic games, original programming, and daily live studio programming. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) digital content including additional live games and events. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/
ABOUT ESPN+
ESPN+ is the industry-leading sports streaming service from Disney's Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment and ESPN. Launched in April 2018, ESPN+ has grown to 8.5 million subscribers, offering fans in the U.S. thousands of live sports events, original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks, as well as premium editorial content.
Fans subscribe to ESPN+ for just $5.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) at ESPNplus.com, ESPN.com or on the ESPN App (mobile and connected devices). It is also available as part of The Disney Bundle offer that gives subscribers access to Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu (ad-supported) — all for just $12.99/month.
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