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2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record3–7 (2–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Kubik (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorScotty Walden (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
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  
West Division
UAB xy$   3 – 1     6 – 3  
UTSA   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 2     5 – 5  
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 opted out of the season.
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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.

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
TBD

CUSA media days

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The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[1]

Preseason All-CUSA teams

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To be released

Schedule

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Southern Miss announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[2] 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.[3][4] It was announced on August 6, 2020 that Auburn would be replaced by Tulane and Jackson State would be replaced by Tennessee Tech.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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

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Game summaries

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South Alabama

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South Alabama at Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
• Jaguars 13 0106 29
Golden Eagles 0 1038 21
      
Scoring summary
113:57USAJalen Tolbert 73 yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Tanner McGee 2-pt. pass failed)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03)		USA 6–0
01:30USATerrion Avery 2 yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)
(9 plays, 99 yards, 3:47)		USA 13–0
210:27USMDon Ragsdale 2 yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(8 plays, 79 yards, 3:48)		USA 13–7
00:14USMBriggs Bourgeois 26 yard field goal
(13 plays, 64 yards, 5:10)		USA 13–10
310:23USAJalen Tolbert 31 yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)
(10 plays, 56 yards, 3:37)		USA 20–10
06:56USMBriggs Bourgeois 28 yard field goal
(10 plays, 55 yards, 3:27)		USA 20–13
02:15USADiego Guajardo 21 yard field goal
(12 plays, 85 yards, 4:41)		USA 23–13
410:20USAKawaan Baker 52 yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick failed)
(7 plays, 80 yards, 3:48)		USA 29–13
05:42USMNaricuss Driver 1 yard rush (Luke Baker 2-pt. pass good)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:38)		USA 29–21
01:40USADiego Guajardo 34-yard field goal
(8 plays, 59 yards, 4:02)		USA 32–21
See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Pregame line Over/under
USM −12 55[6]
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

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Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 7 3147 31
Golden Eagles 0 13143 30
      
Scoring summary
101:49LTGriffin Hebert 5-yard pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick)
(15 plays, 79 yards, 7:09)		LT 7–0
212:00USMKevin Perkins 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)
(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:49)		LT 7–6
06:08LTJacob Barnes 28-yard field goal
(10 plays, 55 yards, 5:52)		LT 10–6
05:44USMTim Jones 74-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(1 play, 74 yards, 0:24)		USM 13–10
313:58USMTim Jones 20-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(1 play, 20 yards, 0:09)		USM 20–10
07:36USMJason Brownlee 5-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(8 plays, 55 yards, 3:51)		USM 27–10
05:31LTAdrian Hardy 32-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick)
(7 plays, 65 yards, 2:05)		USM 27–17
00:29LTSmoke Harris 35-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick)
(4 plays, 46 yards, 1:10)		USM 27–24
405:06USMBriggs Bourgeois 37-yard field goal
(13 plays, 57 yards, 5:51)		USM 30–24
00:14LTGriffin Hebert 4-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick)
(17 plays, 74 yards, 5:51)		LT 31–30
See also: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and Rivalry in Dixie
Pregame line Over/under
USM −7 59[7]
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

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Tulane at Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
• Green Wave 7 242114 66
Golden Eagles 14 730 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 A. J. Hawk (analyst)
          
Scoring summary
111:26USMKevin Perkins 2-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34)		USM 0–7
10:31USMJason Brownlee 88-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(1 play, 88 yards, 0:14)		USM 0–14
06:58TULNTyjae Spears 15-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(12 play, 77 yards, 5:46)		USM 7–14
214:01TULNTyjae Spears 15-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(12 play, 77 yards, 5:46)		TIE 14–14
12:57USMNaricuss Driver 61-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(3 play, 75 yards, 1:04)		USM 14–21
06:14TULNCameron Carroll 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)
(3 play, 35 yards, 1:00)		TIE 21–21
01:41TULNMerek Glover 41-yard field goal
(10 play, 36 yards, 3:35)		TULN 24–21
00:41TULNCameron Carroll 30-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(3 play, 52 yards, 0:25)		TULN 31–21
314:36TULNCameron Carroll 52-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(2 play, 65 yards, 0:19)		TULN 38–21
10:18USMBriggs Bourgeois 49-yard field goal
(10 play, 52 yards, 4:13)		TULN 38–24
04:49TULNJha'Quan Jackson 42-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)
(5 play, 75 yards, 1:15)		TULN 45–24
01:57TULNStephon Huderson 47-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(2 play, 47 yards, 0:15)		TULN 52–24
408:03TULNMichael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(13 play, 59 yards, 6:50)		TULN 59–24
03:03TULNCameron Carroll 19-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)
(6 play, 40 yards, 3:02)		TULN 66–24
See also: 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team and Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss–Tulane)
Pregame line Over/under
TULN −3.5 54.5[8]
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

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Southern Mississippi at North Texas
1 234Total
• Golden Eagles 17 3714 41
Mean Green 3 7714 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 A. J. Hawk (analyst)
        
Scoring summary
112:36UNTEthan Mooney 49-yard field goal
(10 plays, 24 yards, 2:24)		UNT 3–0
11:30USMDemarcus Jones 22-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06)		USM 7–3
10:26USMFrank Gore Jr. 11-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(3 plays, 24 yards, 1:04)		USM 14–3
08:42USMBriggs Bourgeois 31-yard field goal
(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:26)		USM 21–3
201:54UNTTre Siggers 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(14 plays, 80 yards, 4:30)		USM 17–10
00:44USMBriggs Bourgeois 46-yard field goal
(9 plays, 46 yards, 1:10)		USM 20–10
313:37USMJason Brownlee 68-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23)		USM 27–10
09:23UNTJaelon Darden 17-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(12 plays, 70 yards, 4:14)		USM 27–17
414:54USMDarius Maberry 4-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(4 plays, 22 yards, 1:59)		USM 34–17
13:11UNTDeAndre Torrey 39-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(8 plays, 74 yards, 1:43)		USM 34–24
06:16USMDarius Maberry 14-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 6:55)		USM 41–24
05:16UNTDeonte Simpson 37-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(3 plays, 71 yards, 1:00)		USM 41–31
See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team
Pregame line Over/under
UNT –1.5 74[9]
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

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Southern Mississippi at Liberty
1 234Total
Golden Eagles 7 0217 35
• Flames 14 21714 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
112:00USMTate Whatley 10 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:00)		USM 7–0
11:14LIBKevin Shaa 39 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)
(3 plays, 65 yards, 0:46)		TIE 7–7
01:21LIBDemario Douglas 12 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)
(12 plays, 88 yards, 6:15)		LIB 7–14
208:41LIBKevin Shaa 11 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)
(13 plays, 83 yards, 6:08)		LIB 7–21
05:46LIBChris Barrett 18 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)
(4 plays, 35 yards, 1:24)		LIB 7–28
00:15LIBJohnny Huntley 10 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)
(6 plays, 44 yards, 3:51)		LIB 7–35
314:21USMTate Whatley 16 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)
(1 play, 16 yards, 0:07)		LIB 14–35
11:05USMTate Whatley 1 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)
(8 plays, 35 yards, 3:16)		LIB 21–35
03:27USMTate Whatley 4 Yd Run (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)
(13 plays, 94 yards, 4:34)		LIB 28–35
01:32LIBCJ Daniels 42 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir Kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:55)		LIB 28–42
407:22LIBMalik Willis 38 Yd Run (Alex Barbir Kick)
(1 play, 38 yards, 0:10)		LIB 28–49
01:27LIBJoshua Mack 1 Yd Run (Alex Barbir Kick)
(7 plays, 63 yards, 4:07)		LIB 28–56
00:18USMJason Brownlee 17 Yd pass from Tate Whatley (Briggs Bourgeois Kick)
(5 plays, 67 yards, 1:09)		LIB 35–56
See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team
Pregame line Over/under
LIB −14 59.5[10]
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

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Rice at Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
• Owls 3 2007 30
Eagles 0 600 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
102:03RICECollin Riccitelli 21-yard field goal
(14 plays, 80 yards, 7:17)		RICE 3–0
214:09RICEAustin Trammell 72-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)
(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51)		RICE 10–0
13:58RICEJake Bailey 25-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli PAT failed)
(1 play, 25 yards, 0:11)		RICE 16–0
08:05USMBriggs Bourgeois 45-yard field goal
(13 plays, 47 yards, 5:53)		RICE 16–3
02:04RICEAustin Trammell 13-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)
(3 plays, 17 yards, 1:34)		RICE 23–3
00:00USMBriggs Bourgeois 26-yard field goal
(4 plays, 32 yards, 0:26)		RICE 23–6
406:47RICEAustin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)
(16 plays, 88 yards, 9:00)		RICE 30–6
See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
RICE −1 59[11]
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

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North Alabama vs. Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
Lions 7 330 13
• Golden Eagles 0 7017 24
Scoring summary
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See also: 2020 North Alabama Lions football team
Pregame line Over/under
   
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Team Category Player Statistics
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At Western Kentucky

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Southern Mississippi at Western Kentucky
1 234Total
Golden Eagles 0 007 7
• Hilltoppers 7 300 10
Scoring summary
109:07WKUTyrrell Pigrome 5-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)
(9 plays, 91 yards, 4:20)		WKU 7–0
212:54WKUBrayden Narveson 24-yard field goal
(18 plays, 65 yards, 9:10)		WKU 10–0
410:30USMKevin Perkins 6-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(12 plays, 90 yards, 6:14)		WKU 10–7
See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Pregame line Over/under
WKU –7.5 45[12]
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

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Texas–San Antonio at Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
• Roadrunners 0 9140 23
Golden Eagles 3 737 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
107:27USMBriggs Bourgeois 37-yard field goal
(10 plays, 66 yards, 4:59)		USM 3–0
212:19UTSATeam Safety
(3 plays, -29 yards, 1:19)		USM 3–2
05:48UTSAZakhari Franklin 6-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(8 plays, 49 yards, 3:45)		UTSA 9–3
02:18USMTim Jones 13-yard pass from Tate Whatley (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:30)		USM 10–9
313:19UTSASincere McCormick 69-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:41)		UTSA 16–10
06:30UTSASincere McCormick 1-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(9 plays, 48 yards, 4:35)		USM 23–10
00:34USMBriggs Bourgeois 27-yard field goal
(8 plays, 79 yards, 2:58)		UTSA 23–13
410:19USMFrank Gore Jr. 51-yard pass from Tate Whatley (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(3 plays, 57 yards, 0:53)		UTSA 23–20
See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTSA –9 53[13]
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

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Florida Atlantic at Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
Owls 7 10140 31
• Golden Eagles 10 14147 45
        
Scoring summary
112:31FAUBrandon Robinson 20 yd pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(1 plays, 20 yards, 0:06)		FAU 7-0
09:09USMFrank Gore Jr. 73 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(1 plays, 73 yards, 0:13)		7-7
01:34USMBriggs Bourgeois 38 yard field goal
(12 plays, 60 yards, 5:17)		USM 10-7
211:18FAUVladimir Rivas 40 yard field goal
(12 plays, 48 yards, 5:16)		10-10
08:54USMTrey Lowe 13 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:24)		USM 17-10
04:39FAUJames Charles 12 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(7 plays, 77 yards, 4:15)		17-17
00:08USMTim Jones 5 yard pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:31)		USM 24-17
311:08USMJason Brownlee 43 yard pass from Trey Lowe (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:52)		USM 31-17
03:53FAUJames Charles 1 yard run (Vladimir Rivas kick)
(6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:28)		USM 31-24
03:39USMCamron Harrell 100 yard kickoff return (Briggs Bourgeois kick)USM 38-24
00:54FAUArmani Adams 43 yard fumble recovery (Vladimir Rivas kick)USM 38-31
404:55USMKevin Perkins 3 yard run (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(9 plays, 90 yards, 5:23)		USM 45-31
See also: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
FAU −8.5 41[14]
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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