American college football season
The 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2020 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 (CUSA). Head coach Jay Hopson , who was in his fifth year, resigned after one game and was replaced by interim head coach Scotty Walden . Walden himself resigned after four games to become the head coach at Austin Peay and was replaced by Tim Billings .
Previous season [ ]
The Golden Eagles finished the 2019 regular season 7–6, 5–3 in CUSA play to finish in third in the West Division. The team was invited to play in the Armed Forces Bowl against Tulane , where the Golden Eagles took their sixth loss of the season.[1]
Preseason [ ]
Award watch lists [ ]
Listed in the order that they were released
Award
Player
Position
Year
TBD
CUSA media days [ ]
The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[2]
Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Louisiana Tech
2
North Texas
3
Rice
4
Southern Miss
5
UAB
6
UTEP
7
UTSA
Media poll (CUSA Championship)
Rank
Team
Votes
TBD
Preseason All-CUSA teams [ ]
To be released
Schedule [ ]
Southern Miss announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[3] The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
The Golden Eagles had games scheduled against Auburn , Jackson State , Tennessee Tech and UTEP that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[4] [5] It was announced on August 6, 2020 that Auburn would be replaced by Tulane and Jackson State would be replaced by Tennessee Tech .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 8:00 p.m. South Alabama * CBSSN L 21–32 0
September 19 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech ESPN2 L 30–31 7,140
September 26 1:30 p.m. Tulane * Stadium L 24–66 0
October 3 6:30 p.m. at North Texas Stadium W 41–31 6,490
October 24 5:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPN3 L 35–56 1,000
October 31 2:00 p.m. Rice M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN3 L 6–30 0
November 7 2:00 p.m. North Alabama * M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN3 W 24–13 0
November 14 5:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky CBSSN L 7–10 3,815
November 21 2:00 p.m. UTSA M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ L 20–23 0
December 10 5:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CBSSN W 45–31 0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries [ ]
South Alabama [ ]
South Alabama at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jaguars
13
0 10 6
29
Golden Eagles
0
10 3 8
21
Scoring summary 1 13:57 USA Jalen Tolbert 73 yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Tanner McGee 2-pt. pass failed)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03) USA 6–0
01:30 USA Terrion Avery 2 yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(9 plays, 99 yards, 3:47) USA 13–0
2 10:27 USM Don Ragsdale 2 yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(8 plays, 79 yards, 3:48) USA 13–7
00:14 USM Briggs Bourgeois 26 yard field goal(13 plays, 64 yards, 5:10) USA 13–10
3 10:23 USA Jalen Tolbert 31 yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(10 plays, 56 yards, 3:37) USA 20–10
06:56 USM Briggs Bourgeois 28 yard field goal(10 plays, 55 yards, 3:27) USA 20–13
02:15 USA Diego Guajardo 21 yard field goal(12 plays, 85 yards, 4:41) USA 23–13
4 10:20 USA Kawaan Baker 52 yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick failed)(7 plays, 80 yards, 3:48) USA 29–13
05:42 USM Naricuss Driver 1 yard rush (Luke Baker 2-pt. pass good)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:38) USA 29–21
01:40 USA Diego Guajardo 34-yard field goal(8 plays, 59 yards, 4:02) USA 32–21
Pregame line
Over/under
USM −12
55[7]
Statistics
South Alabama
Southern Miss
First downs
23
20
Total yards
529
409
Rushing yards
166
95
Passing yards
363
314
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
29:08
30:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
16/27, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Carlos Davis
15 carries, 85 yards
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
6 yards, 169 yards, 2 TD
Southern Miss
Passing
Jack Abraham
22/32, 314 yards
Rushing
Frank Gore, Jr.
12 carries, 32 yards
Receiving
Tim Jones
6 receptions, 139 yards
Louisiana Tech [ ]
Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
7
3 14 7
31
Golden Eagles
0
13 14 3
30
Scoring summary 1 01:49 LT Griffin Hebert 5-yard pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick)(15 plays, 79 yards, 7:09) LT 7–0
2 12:00 USM Kevin Perkins 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:49) LT 7–6
06:08 LT Jacob Barnes 28-yard field goal(10 plays, 55 yards, 5:52) LT 10–6
05:44 USM Tim Jones 74-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(1 play, 74 yards, 0:24) USM 13–10
3 13:58 USM Tim Jones 20-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(1 play, 20 yards, 0:09) USM 20–10
07:36 USM Jason Brownlee 5-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(8 plays, 55 yards, 3:51) USM 27–10
05:31 LT Adrian Hardy 32-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 2:05) USM 27–17
00:29 LT Smoke Harris 35-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick)(4 plays, 46 yards, 1:10) USM 27–24
4 05:06 USM Briggs Bourgeois 37-yard field goal(13 plays, 57 yards, 5:51) USM 30–24
00:14 LT Griffin Hebert 4-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick)(17 plays, 74 yards, 5:51) LT 31–30
Pregame line
Over/under
USM −7
59[8]
Statistics
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
First downs
26
20
Total yards
381
377
Rushing yards
163
137
Passing yards
218
240
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
27:52
27:02
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana Tech
Passing
Luke Anthony
13/21, 149 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Justin Henderson
18 carries, 69 yards
Receiving
Adrian Hardy
5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss
Passing
Jack Abraham
23/31, 240 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Don Ragsdale
11 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
Tim Jones
8 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TDs
Tulane [ ]
Tulane at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
• Green Wave
7
24 21 14
66
Golden Eagles
14
7 3 0
24
Date: September 26, 2020Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 1:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 44 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly SunnyReferee: Joe LehringTV announcers (Stadium ): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and AJ Hawk (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 11:26 USM Kevin Perkins 2-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34) USM 0–7
10:31 USM Jason Brownlee 88-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(1 play, 88 yards, 0:14) USM 0–14
06:58 TULN Tyjae Spears 15-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(12 play, 77 yards, 5:46) USM 7–14
2 14:01 TULN Tyjae Spears 15-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(12 play, 77 yards, 5:46) TIE 14–14
12:57 USM Naricuss Driver 61-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(3 play, 75 yards, 1:04) USM 14–21
06:14 TULN Cameron Carroll 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(3 play, 35 yards, 1:00) TIE 21–21
01:41 TULN Merek Glover 41-yard field goal(10 play, 36 yards, 3:35) TULN 24–21
00:41 TULN Cameron Carroll 30-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(3 play, 52 yards, 0:25) TULN 31–21
3 14:36 TULN Cameron Carroll 52-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(2 play, 65 yards, 0:19) TULN 38–21
10:18 USM Briggs Bourgeois 49-yard field goal(10 play, 52 yards, 4:13) TULN 38–24
04:49 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 42-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(5 play, 75 yards, 1:15) TULN 45–24
01:57 TULN Stephon Huderson 47-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(2 play, 47 yards, 0:15) TULN 52–24
4 08:03 TULN Michael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(13 play, 59 yards, 6:50) TULN 59–24
03:03 TULN Cameron Carroll 19-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 play, 40 yards, 3:02) TULN 66–24
Pregame line
Over/under
TULN −3.5
54.5[9]
Statistics
Tulane
Southern Miss
First downs
27
19
Total yards
572
369
Rushing yards
430
70
Passing yards
142
299
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
29:08
30:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tulane
Passing
Michael Pratt
8/18, 142 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Cameron Carroll
15 carries, 163 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Jha'Quan Jackson
1 reception, 42 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss
Passing
Jack Abraham
23/38, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Dee Baker
6 carries, 44 yards
Receiving
Jason Brownlee
3 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
at North Texas [ ]
Southern Mississippi at North Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Golden Eagles
17
3 7 14
41
Mean Green
3
7 7 14
31
Date: October 3, 2020Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 6:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 6,490Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH Referee: Chris BynumTV announcers (Stadium ): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and AJ Hawk (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 12:36 UNT Ethan Mooney 49-yard field goal(10 plays, 24 yards, 2:24) UNT 3–0
11:30 USM Demarcus Jones 22-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06) USM 7–3
10:26 USM Frank Gore Jr. 11-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(3 plays, 24 yards, 1:04) USM 14–3
08:42 USM Briggs Bourgeois 31-yard field goal(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:26) USM 21–3
2 01:54 UNT Tre Siggers 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)(14 plays, 80 yards, 4:30) USM 17–10
00:44 USM Briggs Bourgeois 46-yard field goal(9 plays, 46 yards, 1:10) USM 20–10
3 13:37 USM Jason Brownlee 68-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23) USM 27–10
09:23 UNT Jaelon Darden 17-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)(12 plays, 70 yards, 4:14) USM 27–17
4 14:54 USM Darius Maberry 4-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(4 plays, 22 yards, 1:59) USM 34–17
13:11 UNT DeAndre Torrey 39-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)(8 plays, 74 yards, 1:43) USM 34–24
06:16 USM Darius Maberry 14-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 6:55) USM 41–24
05:16 UNT Deonte Simpson 37-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)(3 plays, 71 yards, 1:00) USM 41–31
Pregame line
Over/under
UNT –1.5
74[10]
Statistics
Southern Miss
North Texas
First downs
22
27
Total yards
437
483
Rushing yards
202
144
Passing yards
235
339
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
35:16
24:44
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southern Miss
Passing
Jack Abraham
16/30, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
23 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jason Brownlee
4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
North Texas
Passing
Austin Aune
28/47, 339 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
DeAndre Torrey
15 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Deonte Simpson
5 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD
at Liberty [ ]
Southern Mississippi at Liberty
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
7
0 21 7
35
• Flames
14
21 7 14
56
Date: October 24, 2020Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutesGame attendance: 1,000Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 5 MPH Referee: Billy WilliamsTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), Emily Austen (sideline reporter)
Scoring summary 1 12:00 USM Tate Whatley 10 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:00) USM 7–0
11:14 LIB Kevin Shaa 39 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(3 plays, 65 yards, 0:46) TIE 7–7
01:21 LIB Demario Douglas 12 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(12 plays, 88 yards, 6:15) LIB 7–14
2 08:41 LIB Kevin Shaa 11 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(13 plays, 83 yards, 6:08) LIB 7–21
05:46 LIB Chris Barrett 18 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(4 plays, 35 yards, 1:24) LIB 7–28
00:15 LIB Johnny Huntley 10 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(6 plays, 44 yards, 3:51) LIB 7–35
3 14:21 USM Tate Whatley 16 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)(1 play, 16 yards, 0:07) LIB 14–35
11:05 USM Tate Whatley 1 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)(8 plays, 35 yards, 3:16) LIB 21–35
03:27 USM Tate Whatley 4 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)(13 plays, 94 yards, 4:34) LIB 28–35
01:32 LIB CJ Daniels 42 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:55) LIB 28–42
4 07:22 LIB Malik Willis 38 Yd Run (Alex Barbir Kick)(1 play, 38 yards, 0:10) LIB 28–49
01:27 LIB Joshua Mack 1 Yd Run (Alex Barbir Kick)(7 plays, 63 yards, 4:07) LIB 28–56
00:18 USM Jason Brownlee 17 Yd pass from Tate Whatley (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)(5 plays, 67 yards, 1:09) LIB 35–56
Pregame line
Over/under
LIB −14
59.5[11]
Statistics
Southern Miss
Liberty
First downs
19
25
Total yards
416
537
Rushing yards
215
192
Passing yards
201
345
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
27:37
32:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southern Miss
Passing
Tate Whatley
15/26, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Tate Whatley
12 carries, 52 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving
Jason Brownlee
5 receptions, 114, 1 TD
Liberty
Passing
Malik Willis
24/31, 345, 6 TDs
Rushing
Malik Willis
12 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Demario Douglas
6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Rice [ ]
Rice at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
3
20 0 7
30
Eagles
0
6 0 0
6
Date: October 31, 2020Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 2 MPH Referee: Ken AnteeTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 02:03 RICE Collin Riccitelli 21-yard field goal(14 plays, 80 yards, 7:17) RICE 3–0
2 14:09 RICE Austin Trammell 72-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51) RICE 10–0
13:58 RICE Jake Bailey 25-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli PAT failed)(1 play, 25 yards, 0:11) RICE 16–0
08:05 USM Briggs Bourgeois 45-yard field goal(13 plays, 47 yards, 5:53) RICE 16–3
02:04 RICE Austin Trammell 13-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(3 plays, 17 yards, 1:34) RICE 23–3
00:00 USM Briggs Bourgeois 26-yard field goal(4 plays, 32 yards, 0:26) RICE 23–6
4 06:47 RICE Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(16 plays, 88 yards, 9:00) RICE 30–6
Pregame line
Over/under
RICE −1
59[12]
Statistics
Rice
Southern Miss
First downs
22
11
Total yards
412
269
Rushing yards
179
100
Passing yards
233
169
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
36:52
23:08
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Rice
Passing
Mike Collins
12/17, 233 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing
Juma Otoviano
25 carries, 111 yards
Receiving
Austin Trammell
7 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TDs
Southern Miss
Passing
Jack Abraham
12/17, 112 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
11 carries, 71 yards
Receiving
Antoine Robinson
3 receptions, 41 yards
North Alabama [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
7
3
3
0
13
Golden Eagles
0
7
0
17
24
at Western Kentucky [ ]
Southern Mississippi at Western Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
0
0 0 7
7
• Hilltoppers
7
3 0
10
Scoring summary 1 09:07 WKU Tyrrell Pigrome 5-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(9 plays, 91 yards, 4:20) WKU 7–0
2 12:54 WKU Brayden Narveson 24-yard field goal(18 plays, 65 yards, 9:10) WKU 10–0
4 10:30 USM Kevin Perkins 6-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(12 plays, 90 yards, 6:14) WKU 10–7
Pregame line
Over/under
WKU –7.5
45[13]
Statistics
Southern Miss
Western Kentucky
First downs
13
19
Total yards
221
304
Rushing yards
154
121
Passing yards
67
183
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
25:18
34:42
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southern Miss
Passing
Trey Lowe
6/14, 67 yards
Rushing
Kevin Perkins
8 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Antoine Robinson
2 receptions, 25 yards
Western Kentucky
Passing
Tyrrell Pigrome
19/30, 183 yards
Rushing
Jakairi Moses
12 carries, 40 yards
Receiving
Xavier Lane
5 receptions, 90 yards
UTSA [ ]
Texas–San Antonio at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
• Roadrunners
0
9 14 0
23
Golden Eagles
3
7 3 7
20
Date: November 21, 2020Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: CalmReferee: Chris BynumTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 07:27 USM Briggs Bourgeois 37-yard field goal(10 plays, 66 yards, 4:59) USM 3–0
2 12:19 UTSA Team Safety(3 plays, -29 yards, 1:19) USM 3–2
05:48 UTSA Zakhari Franklin 6-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick)(8 plays, 49 yards, 3:45) UTSA 9–3
02:18 USM Tim Jones 13-yard pass from Tate Whatley (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:30) USM 10–9
3 13:19 UTSA Sincere McCormick 69-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:41) UTSA 16–10
06:30 UTSA Sincere McCormick 1-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)(9 plays, 48 yards, 4:35) USM 23–10
00:34 USM Briggs Bourgeois 27-yard field goal(8 plays, 79 yards, 2:58) UTSA 23–13
4 10:19 USM Frank Gore Jr. 51-yard pass from Tate Whatley (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(3 plays, 57 yards, 0:53) UTSA 23–20
Pregame line
Over/under
UTSA –9
53[14]
Statistics
UTSA
Southern Miss
First downs
16
18
Total yards
304
347
Rushing yards
233
75
Passing yards
71
272
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
31:30
28:30
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTSA
Passing
Frank Harris
12/19, 71 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Sincere McCormick
32 carries, 173 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Joshua Cephus
5 receptions, 44 yards
Southern Miss
Passing
Tate Whatley
22/39, 272 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
13 carries, 70 yards
Receiving
Tim Jones
5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic [ ]
Florida Atlantic at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
7
10 14 0
31
• Golden Eagles
10
14 14 7
45
Scoring summary 1 12:31 FAU Brandon Robinson 20 yd pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)(1 plays, 20 yards, 0:06) FAU 7-0
09:09 USM Frank Gore Jr. 73 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(1 plays, 73 yards, 0:13) 7-7
01:34 USM Briggs Bourgeois 38 yard field goal(12 plays, 60 yards, 5:17) USM 10-7
2 11:18 FAU Vladimir Rivas 40 yard field goal(12 plays, 48 yards, 5:16) 10-10
08:54 USM Trey Lowe 13 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) USM 17-10
04:39 FAU James Charles 12 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(7 plays, 77 yards, 4:15) 17-17
00:08 USM Tim Jones 5 yard pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:31) USM 24-17
3 11:08 USM Jason Brownlee 43 yard pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:52) USM 31-17
03:53 FAU James Charles 1 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)(6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:28) USM 31-24
03:39 USM Camron Harrell 100 yard kickoff return (Briggs Bourgeois kick) USM 38-24
00:54 FAU Armani Adams 43 yard fumble recovery (Vladimir Rivas kick) USM 38-31
4 04:55 USM Kevin Perkins 3 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(9 plays, 90 yards, 5:23) USM 45-31
Pregame line
Over/under
FAU −8.5
41[15]
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Southern Miss
First downs
19
22
Total yards
326
514
Rushing yards
164
305
Passing yards
162
209
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
28:41
31:19
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Nick Tronti
17/33, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
James Charles
16 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Brandon Robinson
5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss
Passing
Trey Lowe
13/19, 209 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
9 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jason Brownlee
3 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
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