| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Jay Hopson |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Shannon Dawson |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Tony Pecoraro |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | M. M. Roberts Stadium |
| Bowl: | Independence Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–42 vs. Florida State |
The 2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Eagles played their home games at the M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Jay Hopson. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they lost to Florida State.
Southern Miss announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Golden Eagles will host C–USA foes North Texas, UTEP, UAB, and Charlotte, and will travel to UTSA, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and Marshall.[1]
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Kentucky from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Southern from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and two road games against ULM from the Sun Belt Conference and Tennessee who is also from the Southeastern Conference.
Schedule Source:[2]
See also: 2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team.
See also: 2017 Southern Jaguars football team.
See also: 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.
See also: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team.
See also: 2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
See also: 2017 UTEP Miners football team.
See also: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and Rivalry in Dixie.
See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team.
See also: 2017 Tennessee Volunteers football team.
See also: 2017 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2017 Charlotte 49ers football team.
See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team and 2017 Independence Bowl.