HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss completed its 2025 football schedule on Tuesday by announcing a match-up with in-state opponent Jackson State.

The Golden Eagles and Tigers will play Sept. 6, at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg. The contest will give Southern Miss seven home games for first-year coach Charles Huff.

The meeting will be the fourth between the two schools. Southern Miss has won the previous three, including a 55-7 triumph in 2018.

The rest of Southern Miss’ non-conference schedule includes home games against Mississippi State on Aug. 30 and Jacksonville State on Sept. 27, and a road trip to Louisiana Tech on Sept. 20.

The Sun Belt Conference has not released its league schedule yet, but USM’s opponents will be Appalachian State, Louisiana-Monroe, Troy and Texas State at home; and Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana and South Alabama on the road.

Jackson State will open the 2025 season at home vs. Hampton. Its Southwestern Athletic Conference schedule and other non-conference games have not yet been announced.