Southern Mississippi announced Sunday that it has fired coach Will Hall after a terrible start to the season.
The Golden Eagles lost 44-28 at home to Arkansas State on Saturday, falling to 1-6 after a fifth straight loss. Southern Miss has lost all three of its Sun Belt games this season, with the closest game being a 23-13 loss to Louisiana.
“We are grateful to Will and his family for their dedication to Southern Miss over the past four years,” Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain said in a statement. “Will has put his heart and soul into this program to shape these young men. Unfortunately, the results on the field did not match our shared goals and expectations.”
USM is yet to record a victory over an FBS opponent this season. The team’s only win is a 35-10 victory over Southeastern Louisiana.
Southern Miss was 14-30 during Hall’s time at the school. He was hired ahead of the 2021 season after serving as the offensive coordinator at Tulane in 2019 and 2020. Before coaching at Tulane, Hall was an assistant at Memphis and Louisiana and the head coach at both West Georgia and West Alabama.
The Golden Eagles have struggled to compete since moving to the Sun Belt in 2022. USM went 7-6 in 2022 and won the LendingTree Bowl in their first year in the conference. Since then, Hall’s team went 4-15.
Hall took over after Southern Miss went 3-7 in 2020 with three different coaches. Jay Hopson resigned after the first game of the season and interim coach Scotty Walden resigned after four games. Tim Billings coached the final five games of the season for the school that season.
