2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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.

2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2020 record	3–7 (2–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Jay Hopson (5th season; first game) Scotty Walden (next four games) Tim Billings (remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Kubik (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Scotty Walden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Pecoraro (1st season)
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)

2020 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy		4	–	1					7	–	3
Florida Atlantic		4	–	2					5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					5	–	7
Charlotte		2	–	2					2	–	4
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					3	–	6
FIU		0	–	3					0	–	5
Old Dominion†			–							–
West Division
UAB xy$		3	–	1					6	–	3
UTSA		5	–	2					7	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	2					5	–	4
North Texas		3	–	4					4	–	6
Rice		2	–	3					2	–	3
Southern Miss		2	–	4					3	–	7
UTEP		0	–	4					3	–	5
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: † Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion has suspended the 2020 football season. Rankings from AP Poll.

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*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CBSSN	L 21–32	0
September 19	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	ESPN2	L 30–31	7,140
September 26	1:30 p.m.	Tulane*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	Stadium	L 24–66	0
October 3	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	W 41–31	6,490
October 24	5:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	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	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	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 Date: September 3, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 8:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 7,500 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SW 5 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Aaron Taylor (analyst)

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 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 7,140 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 7 NE MPH Referee: Billy Wiliams TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch (play–by–play), Mike Golic Sr. (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)

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, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 1:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 44 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny Referee: Joe Lehring TV 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, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 6:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 6,490 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH Referee: Chris Bynum TV 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, 2020 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 1,000 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 5 MPH Referee: Billy Williams TV 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, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 2 MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV 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 Date: November 14, 2020 Location: Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 3,815 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SE 3 MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Dave Ryan (play–by–play) and Corey Chavous (analyst)

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, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: Chris Bynum TV 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 Date: December 10, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 5:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours & 40 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSW 2 MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) and Corey Chavous (analyst)

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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