欧美AV is 鈥淏ack in Black and Gold鈥� for 2021 Homecoming
Sat, 10/09/2021 - 11:52pm | By: David Tisdale
After a year in which restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic limited attendance at University of Southern Mississippi (欧美AV) football games and curtailed tailgating, the Golden Eagle faithful will be 鈥淏ack in Black and Gold鈥� for homecoming 2021 Oct. 4-9.
A week of traditional homecoming activities and reunions will culminate with 欧美AV鈥檚 game with Conference USA foe the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) Miners on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at M.M. Roberts Stadium, 鈥淭he Rock at Southern Miss,鈥� and introduction of its homecoming court.
鈥淲e鈥檝e been working hard to prepare the campus and organize all the activities we have in store for homecoming week,鈥� said Student Government Association President Lucas Williams, a senior from Picayune, Mississippi. 鈥淪ome of our new students have never experienced a 欧美AV homecoming, and many of us missed out last year on all the great traditions we enjoy about this special week. So, we鈥檙e excited about being back in black and gold for this year.鈥�
欧美AV Alumni Association Executive Director Jerry DeFatta concurs with Williams and encourages the 欧美AV faithful to kick off homecoming weekend with a pep rally Friday, Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Southern Station in Spirit Park, featuring members of The Pride of Mississippi Marching Band, Dixie Darlings, the Southern Misses and Southern Miss cheerleaders and live music.
鈥淲hile Homecoming is a highlight of each fall, I鈥檓 not sure it鈥檚 ever been more important than this year,鈥� DeFatta said. 鈥淥ur homecoming week theme, 鈥楤ack in Black and Gold.鈥� perfectly illustrates the hope that alumni and fans will join us in a celebration of the Southern Miss spirit that defines this noble institution.鈥�
欧美AV鈥檚 2021 homecoming week schedule includes, but is not limited to, the following
events:
OCT. 4 | Seeking Seymour egg hunt
OCT. 5 | 鈥楤ring it On Eagle Style,鈥� 7 p.m., Reed Green Coliseum
OCT. 8 | 23rd Annual Alumni Homecoming Golf Tournament, hosted by the Southern Miss Alumni Association, 8:30 a.m., Hattiesburg Country Club
OCT. 8 | Fountain Sit, Noon 鈥� 4 p.m., in front of The Hub and next to Danforth Chapel
OCT. 8 | Friday Night @ Spirit Park, 6:30 p.m., Southern Station
OCT. 8 | Alumni Hall of Fame Banquet, 6:30 p.m., Thad Cochran Center Ballrooms
OCT. 9 | Homecoming Parade, 1 p.m., beginning at the intersection of Hardy Street and Ross Boulevard, and ending on campus in Spirit Park after traveling through the front of campus and down Eagle Walk Drive. Register your group to participate in the parade at .
OCT. 9 | Honors College Homecoming Tailgate, 3 p.m., Honors House
OCT. 9 | College of Business and Economic Development Tailgate, Free for all College of Business
and Economic Development students and alumni, 3 p.m., Scianna Hall Courtyard
OCT. 9 | Membership Appreciation Tailgate, 3:30 p.m., Southern Station
OCT. 9 | Southern Miss Football vs. UTEP, 6 p.m., 鈥淭he Rock at Southern Miss鈥�