Game notes: Louisiana at Southern Miss
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The matchup
- Louisiana (5–2, 2–1 in conference) at Southern Miss (1–5, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 5 p.m. ET, M. M. Roberts Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 82°F, sunny, ENE wind 10 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 30th meeting; Southern Miss leads the series 24–5.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 18, 2025: Southern Miss 22, Louisiana 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1953: Southern Miss 41, Louisiana 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Southern Miss is 13–2 at home against Louisiana.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Southern Miss 22–10 (at Louisiana); 2024: Louisiana 23–13 (at Southern Miss); 2023: Southern Miss 34–31 (at Louisiana); 2022: Southern Miss 39–24 (at Southern Miss); 2016: Southern Miss 28–21 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Louisiana
- Louisiana is 5–2 (2–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–7 vs. Lamar; L 30–49 at No. 14 USC; W 21–14 vs. UAB; W 34–7 at Charlotte; W 23–20 vs. Arkansas State; L 31–32 at Louisiana Tech; W 33–6 vs. Troy.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Louisiana is No. 57 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Michael Desormeaux is 34–27 in his sixth season at Louisiana.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Michael Desormeaux is 1–3 against Southern Miss.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- D’Wayne’ Winfield (QB): 1,158 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- J.J. Garner (RB): 252 rushing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jake St. Andre (LB): 48 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- D’Wayne’ Winfield needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Jerry Babb (19, 2003–06) for 10th on Louisiana’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 17 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2009, Louisiana lost to Florida Atlantic 51–29.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Southern Miss
- Southern Miss is 1–5 (0–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–3 vs. Alcorn State; L 8–43 at Auburn; L 20–48 vs. UConn; L 21–24 at Tulane; L 34–55 at Troy; L 13–23 vs. Arkansas State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Southern Miss has lost five straight, since beating Alcorn State 49–3 (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Southern Miss is No. 128 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Blake Anderson is 1–6 in his second season at Southern Miss and 75–60 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Blake Anderson is 2–5 against Louisiana.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Landy Lyddy (QB): 1,032 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mario Sanders II (WR): 34 catches, 492 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mathis Haygood (LB): 54 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Southern Miss lost to Liberty 56–35.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Michael Desormeaux and Blake Anderson as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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