| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | |
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| University | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Conference | Sun Belt (primary) CUSA (beach volleyball) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Jeremy McClain |
| Location | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Football stadium | M.M. Roberts Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Reed Green Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Pete Taylor Park |
| Other venues | Southern Miss Softball Complex Marshall Bell Track & Field and Soccer Complex |
| Mascot | Seymour d'Campus |
| Nickname | Golden Eagles |
| Fight song | Southern to the Top |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| Website | www |
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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles (also known as Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles) are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Golden Eagles (Lady Eagles for women's basketball) compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level mainly as a member of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). USM's newest sport of women's beach volleyball, a sport not currently sponsored by the Sun Belt, [2] was added in the 2018–19 school year and competes in Conference USA. The school's earliest nickname was Tigers. Thereafter came such nicknames as Normalites (from Mississippi Normal College, the early name of the university), Yellow Jackets, Confederates, and Southerners. Golden Eagles was selected in a student/alumni vote in the early 1972. Seymour d'Campus is the name of the modern-day mascot eagle.
Southern Miss has a long history in the NCAA, and its intercollegiate sports teams operate under the auspices of the university's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors. Bowl games, conference championships, and All-American athletes have all been frequent occurrences at Southern Miss. Among notable alumni are former NFL quarterback Brett Favre and former NFL punter Ray Guy.
- ^ "University Colors". The University of Southern Mississippi Graphic Standards (PDF). July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Sun Belt Presidents/Chancellors add two sports, look into adding third" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.