Venue & Kickoff
Location: M.M. Roberts Stadium (Carlisle–Faulkner Field), Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM CT
Broadcast: ESPN+
Capacity: 36,000
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Hot, mostly sunny
Temperature: ~93°F at kickoff
Wind: Light, 4–6 mph
Precipitation: 0%
Impact: Heat could test depth and conditioning, especially for JSU
Injury Report
Southern Miss
No major injuries reported after Week 1 loss to Mississippi State
Jackson State
No significant injuries reported after Week 1 win over Hampton
Team Records & Recent Form
Southern Miss: Offense averaged 4.0 yards/play in opener; defense allowed 465 total yards and 64.7% 3rd-down conversions.
Jackson State: Rushed for 283 yards vs. Hampton; defense allowed just 14 points.
Key Player Matchups
QB Braylon Braxton (USM) vs. QB JaCobian Morgan (JSU)
Braxton: 26/39, 199 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT; 58 rush yds
Morgan: 15/30, 143 yds; 42 rush yds
RB Ahmad Miller (JSU) vs. LB Hayes Maples (USM)
Miller: 172 yds, 2 TD on 10 carries (17.2 YPC)
Maples: Defensive leader, key in run fits
WR Carl Chester (USM) vs. CB JSU Secondary
Chester: 5 rec, 52 yds
JSU allowed 201 pass yds in opener
WR Joanes Fortilien (JSU) vs. CB Jay Stanley (USM)
Fortilien: 5 rec, 43 yds
Stanley: Veteran DB, ballhawk
Series History
All-Time: Southern Miss leads 3–0
Last Meeting: Southern Miss 55–7 (2018, Hattiesburg)
Largest Margin: Southern Miss +48 (2002, 2018)
Average Score: USM 42.3 – JSU 7.0
Betting Trends
Southern Miss: 0–1 ATS in 2025; 1–4 ATS in last 5 overall
Jackson State: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 7–3 ATS in last 10 overall
Totals: UNDER in 4 of last 5 USM games; UNDER in 3 of last 4 JSU games
Head-to-Head: USM 3–0 ATS vs. JSU historically
Game Odds
Jackson State Tigers 52.5
Southern Miss Golden Eagles – 14
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
