James Madison vs Southern Miss Live Score (6 Nov, 2026)
Game Information
StageWeek 10
Season2026
KickoffThu, Nov 5, 8:00 pm
VenueM. M. Roberts Stadium
LocationHattiesburg, MS
SurfaceArtificial Turf
BroadcastESPN2
Temperature65°F
High / Low65°F / 65°F
Wind Gust5 mph
Precipitation7%
Game Leaders
James MadisonSouthern Miss
C. Coleman QBPassing Yards
L. Lyddy QB
G. Pettaway RBRushing Yards
S. Robinson RB
C. Scott WRReceiving Yards
M. Sanders WR
A. Thomas EDGESacks
J. Lewis DL
N. Jackson LBTackles
M. Haygood LBInjury Report
No current injury report is available for this matchup.
Head-to-Head
James MadisonLast 1 Game
Southern Miss
32◂
College Football Wk 9
FINAL
10/26/24
15
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James Madison
3rd in Sun Belt
VS
Southern Miss
12th in Sun Belt
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#84
Andrew Bennett
#7
Camden Coleman
#47
Mitchell Dietzel
#1
JC Evans
#5
Arrington Maiden
#11
Patrick Rea
#37
Hayden Ross
#14
Tanner Vibabul
Offensive Line
#56
Tyler Brown
#73
Evan Bushong
#55
JaKobe Campbell
#65
Parker Cunningham
#77
DJ Fox
#60
Zach Greenberg
#52
Jack Harris
#58
Griffin Hart
#75
Wyatt Maines
#78
Josh Manecke
#72
Kaedin Massey
#53
Daniel Michel
#70
Noel Portnjagin
#71
Deacon Rawls
#74
Sani Reed
#50
Jesse Sears
#54
Jonah Smith
#76
Frankie Tinilau
Receivers & Backs
#9
Davi Belfort
#18
Kylan Billiot
#30
Trace Burney
#12
Za'Ron Collins
#16
Arrion Concepcion
#34
Seth Cromwell
#27
Phoenix Donghia
#33
Trashon Dye
#20
Malachi Fannin-Render
#11
Noah Grevious
#89
Thomas Guillemette
#86
Ethan Gurela
#43
Miles Halbert
#8
Jeremiah Harrison
#23
Nick Herman
#84
Brian Hnat
#40
Zion Hudson
Cole Keller
#28
Micah Matthews
#21
Jackson McCarter
#83
Xavier McDonald
#82
Thatcher Miller
#2
Jayden Mines
#13
KD Mosley
#15
Elijah Moss
#81
Chase Pensyl
#6
George Pettaway
#85
Ryder Post
#44
Max Roche
#3
Corey Scott
#17
Michael Scott
#24
Kaleb Smith
#88
Dylan Williams
#10
Braeden Wisloski
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#51
Chris Bispham
#88
Kells Bush
#12
Lathan Croley
#15
JT Hooten
#2
Nakian Jackson
#45
Lee Johnson
#42
JT Kouame-Yao
#55
Rasheed Lovelace
#93
Mychal McMullin
#10
Chukwunedu Okeke
#40
Josiah Perry
#5
Kevin Roberts
#26
Jayden Studio
#3
Gannon Weathersby
#99
Cole Webster
#91
Jakolbi Wilson
Defensive Backs
#11
LaRon Dues
#14
KJ Flowe
#31
Seth Gathers
#33
Trey Gibson
#24
Jayon Harvey
#28
Kamden Jennings
#25
Terrence Jones
#47
Kevin Kabasele
#6
DJ Kelly
#41
George Lovelace
#16
TJ McGill
#7
Roddrey McWilliams
#32
Chase Miller
#1
Damier Minkah
#7
Javis Mynatt
#27
Jamal Olford
#35
Joshua Prince
#22
Chase Regan
#18
Jase Rhodes
#30
D'Kwan Thomas
#23
Ken Willis
#29
KJ Wright
Other
#44
Kacey Gilliam
#92
Grayson Gilmore
Mason Purham
#17
Danny Royster
#98
Turner Schmidt
#90
Cory Simon
#9
Kei'Trone Simpson
#5
Morgan Suarez
#8
Amar Thomas
#13
Ernest Willor Jr.
#95
Baylen Woodman
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#46
Luke Beard
#5
Ethan Hampton
#48
Colin Kapilovic
#18
Landry Lyddy
#16
Maddox McCrory
#15
Hugh Price
#30
Andrew Tate
#12
John White
#36
Dusty Zimmer
Offensive Line
#73
Hayden Breal
#72
Will Burgess
#70
Braden Cain
#79
Liam Cassidy
#71
Jahmir Davis
#54
Dante Devine
#76
Larry Edwards
#55
Zerian Hudson
#75
Casey Jean-Baptiste
#68
Grant Kitchens
#77
Chase Malamala
#62
Aloali'i Maui
#53
Toby Mealer
#64
Camden Myers
#58
Greg Nunnery
#74
Luke Rogers
#50
Joe Rounds
#56
Brayden Warner
#61
Kendrick Watkins
#78
Christian Young
Receivers & Backs
#80
King David Aboya
#25
Josiah Basten
#88
Jeremiah Beck Jr.
#89
Drew Bilderback
#2
Robert Briggs
#87
Caston Brown
#11
Davis Dalton
#27
John Ford
#22
Jaylen Foster
#82
Connor Gooding
#21
Robert Henderson
#9
Jaylen Himes
#26
Brandon Hood
#23
Trey Horne
#3
MJ Johnson
#81
Preston Kilgore
#86
Israel Leamon
#8
AJ Little
#85
Javery Mayberry
#13
Grant Page
#84
Broderick Peters
#19
Cace Reed
#14
Steven Robinson
#83
Dillon Rowley
#1
Mario Sanders
#7
Kaden Saunders
Eelijah Singleton
#38
Nehemiah Taylor
#6
Jamarice Wilder
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#93
Travis Bendolph
#5
Nasim Cairo
#7
Kameron Cyprien
#35
Wesley Edison
#92
David Griffin
#88
Darrell Gross
#51
Ricky Harding
#13
Mathis Haygood
#99
Cam'ron Hoyte
#95
Josh Johnson
#31
Zachariah Keith
#2
Tyler Lassiter
#9
Jameer Lewis
#6
Andrew Martin
#98
Kei'shaun Mashburn
#52
Xavier McIver
#49
BJ Mitchell
#94
Talik Parkman
#17
Ramon Pernas
#57
Jeramie Posey
#15
Jeffery Rush Jr.
#33
Avery Sledge
#97
Ari Slocum
#41
Will Smith
#42
Melvin Spriggs
#90
JR Stegall
Caleb Triplett
#43
KJ Washington
#34
Marrio Williams Jr.
#11
A'mari Wilson
Defensive Backs
#22
Kobi Albert
#21
Sammy Anderson Jr.
#3
Jyaire Brown
#23
Hiroshi Carr
#18
MaLik Caswell
#27
Chauncey Davis Jr.
#29
Jeremiah Dillon
#39
Johnnie Evans
#28
Kelby Hampton
#37
Aidan Horne
#8
Ishmael Ibraheem
#1
Champ Lewis
#16
Jonah Martinez
#47
Cannon McClain
#19
Malakai Murphy
#20
Kolby Peavy
#14
Jordan Pride
#12
Laquan Robinson
#24
Michael Robinson III
#25
Landon Sylvie
#26
Baron Taylor
#30
Trevor Winton
Other
#96
Reed Harradine
#40
Creighton Wilbanks
James Madison
1st in Sun Belt - East
VS
Southern Miss
6th in Sun Belt - West
Passing
63.5
Completion Percentage
59.4
179
Completions
149
1.80
Interception Percentage
3.60
5
Interceptions
9
70
Longest Pass
75
2,239
Net Passing Yards
1,729
248.8
Net Passing Yards Per Game
247.0
282
Passing Attempts
251
8.20
Passing Touchdown %
4.00
23
Passing Touchdowns
10
153.2
Passer Rating
123.3
11
Total Sacks
14
66
Sack Yards Lost
87
7.9
Yards Per Pass Attempt
6.9
2,239
Passing Yards
1,729
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
9
Team Games Played
7
450.9
Yards Per Game
402.4
39.1
Total Points Per Game
25.7
352
Total Points
180
45
Total Touchdowns
25
248.8
Passing Yards Per Game
247.0
179-282
Comp-Att
149-251
11-66
Sacks-Yards Lost
14-87
Rushing
347
Rushing Attempts
238
1,819
Rushing Yards
1,088
5.2
Yards Per Rush Attempt
4.6
77
Long Rushing
44
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
19
Rushing Touchdowns
14
202.1
Rushing Yards Per Game
155.4
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
81
Rushing 1st downs
57
9
Team Games Played
7
4,058
Total Yards
2,817
640
Total Offensive Plays
503
39.1
Total Points Per Game
25.7
352
Total Points
180
45
Total Touchdowns
25
Receiving
179
Receptions
149
0
Receiving Targets
0
2,239
Receiving Yards
1,729
2,239
Receiving Yards
1,729
23
Receiving Touchdowns
10
70
Long Reception
75
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
248.8
Receiving Yards Per Game
247.0
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
984
Receiving Yards After Catch
859
93
Receiving First Downs
73
9
Team Games Played
7
12.5
Yards Per Reception
11.6
39.1
Total Points Per Game
25.7
352
Total Points
180
45
Total Touchdowns
25
Miscellaneous
191
Total 1st downs
151
81
Rushing 1st downs
57
93
Passing 1st downs
75
17
1st downs by penalty
19
45
Third Down Conversions
29
122
Third Down Attempts
92
36.89
3rd down %
31.52
12
Fourth Down Conversions
8
16
First Downs Attempts
21
75.00
4th down %
38.10
70
Total Penalties
45
676
Total Penalty Yards
405
15117
Possession Time Seconds
10834
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
12
Total Takeaways
11
11
Total Giveaways
11
1
Turnover Ratio
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
45-122
3rd down efficiency
29-92
12-16
4th down efficiency
8-21
70-676
Total-Yards
45-405
Defense
322
Solo Tackles
257
304
Assist Tackles
336
626
Total Tackles
593
24
Sacks
17
141
Sack Yards
98
74
Stuffs
66
37
Passes Defended
16
3.7
Average Interception Yards
5.5
14
Long Interception
30
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
2
Kicks Blocked
0
45
Tackles For Loss
31
9
Team Games Played
7
Defensive Interceptions
7
Interceptions
6
26
Interception Yards
33
0
Interception Touchdowns
1
7-26
INT: Total
6-33
General
9
Fumbles
6
7
Forced Fumbles
3
7
Fumbles Recovered
2
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
9
Games Played
7
9-0
Fumbles-Lost
6-0
Returning
14
Kick Returns
8
496
Kick Return Yards
155
35.4
Yards Per Kick Return
19.4
92
Long Kick Return
35
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
19
Punt Returns
8
296
Punt Return Yards
55
15.6
Yards Per Punt Return
6.9
76
Long Punt Return
26
3
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
9
Team Games Played
7
19-296
Punt: Total
8-55
Kicking
13
Field Goal Made
2
18
Field Goal Attempts
7
72.2
Field Goal Percentage
28.6
47
Long Field Goal Made
47
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
5
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
1
4
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
3
9
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
3
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
0
43
Extra Points Made
22
43
Extra Point Attempts
22
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
5
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
4
Field Goals Made 30-39
1
4
Field Goals Made 40-49
1
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
82
Total Kicking Points
28
9
Team Games Played
7
63
Touchback Percentage
26
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
13-18
FG: Good-Attempts
2-7
Punting
38
Punts
32
1,600
Punt Yards
1,253
59
Long Punt
57
42.1
Gross Average Punt Yards
39.2
42.1
Net Average Punt Yards
39.2
0
Punts Blocked
0
15
Punts Inside 20
10
2
Touchbacks
0
11
Fair Catches
15
13
Punt Returns
8
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
9
Team Games Played
7
38-1,600
Punt: Total Yards
32-1,253
Scoring
19
Rushing Touchdowns
14
23
Receiving Touchdowns
10
3
Return Touchdowns
0
45
Total Touchdowns
24
13
Field Goals
2
43
Kick Extra Points
22
0
Total Two Point Conversions
1
352
Total Points
180
39.1
Total Points Per Game
25.7
FAQs: James Madison vs Southern Miss
How can I watch James Madison vs. Southern Miss?
You can watch James Madison vs. Southern Miss on ESPN or ESPN2, with the specific channel not yet resolved. The game is also available to stream on Surprise Stream (surprisestream.com), which offers a free preview before you subscribe.
When does the game start?
Kickoff is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. ET, which is 7 p.m. Central. That’s the local kickoff time in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Where is James Madison vs. Southern Miss being played?
Southern Miss hosts the game at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg. James Madison is the road team, so this is a home date for the Golden Eagles.
What does this game mean in the Sun Belt schedule?
It’s a Sun Belt conference game during the regular season, scheduled for Week 10. The conference’s 2026 format gives each team eight league games, so the result counts toward conference play as well as the overall record.
What is the game-day theme at Southern Miss?
Southern Miss is promoting the Nov. 5 matchup as “Thursday Night Under the Lights / Blackout” and encourages fans to wear black. The school’s promotion describes James Madison as the 2025 Sun Belt champion and a College Football Playoff participant.