1st Quarter
USA
USM
TD
7:54
Davis Dalton 7 Yd pass from Tate Rodemaker (Reed Jesiolowski Run for Two-Point Conversion)
0
8
2nd Quarter
USA
USM
TD
13:29
Kentrel Bullock 21 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan Kick)
7
8
TD
8:33
Jeremiah Webb 32 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan Kick)
14
8
FG
0:00
Connor Gibbs 59 Yd Field Goal
14
11
3rd Quarter
USA
USM
TD
13:25
Jamaal Pritchett 40 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan Kick)
21
11
TD
2:42
Wesley Miller 57 Yd Interception Return (Laith Marjan Kick)
28
11
4th Quarter
USA
USM
FG
11:34
Connor Gibbs 28 Yd Field Goal
28
14
TD
8:48
Fluff Bothwell 2 Yd Run (Laith Marjan Kick)
35
14

Lopez throws for 3 TDs and South Alabama rolls past Southern Miss 35-14

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- — Gio Lopez threw three touchdown passes, Fluff Bothwell ran for 104 yards, and South Alabama defeated Southern Miss 35-14 on Saturday.

Lopez threw two touchdown passes in the second quarter as the Jaguars (6-5, 5-2 Sun Belt) rallied from an 8-0 deficit to lead 14-11 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Lopez hit Jamaal Pritchett on a 40-yard touchdown pass and Wesley Miller returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown that made it 28-11.

Bothwell's 2-yard run midway through the fourth quarter wrapped up the scoring.

Southern Miss scored on a 7-yard pass from Tate Rodemaker to Davis Dalton, plus a two-point conversion in the first quarter and Connor Gibbs hit two field goals, one a 59-yarder on the last play of the first half.

Lopez was 15-for-24 passing for 193 yards. Pritchett caught eight passes for 102 yards.

Rodrigues Clark had 115 yards on the ground for the Golden Eagles (1-10, 0-7).

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Passing Yards

T. Rodemaker
USM
15/27, 108 YDS, 1 TD
G. Lopez
15/24, 193 YDS, 3 TD
USA

Rushing Yards

R. Clark
USM
12 CAR, 115 YDS
F. Bothwell
6 CAR, 104 YDS, 1 TD
USA

Receiving Yards

K. Clay
USM
5 REC, 39 YDS
J. Pritchett
8 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD
USA

Tackles

B. Lewis
USM
7
D. McKenzie
11
USA

Sacks

B. Lewis
USM
2
P. Shattuck
1.5
USA

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TEAM CONF OVRL
Marshall 7-1 10-3
Georgia Southern 6-2 8-5
James Madison 4-4 9-4
Old Dominion 4-4 5-7
Coastal Carolina 3-5 6-7
App State 3-5 5-6
Georgia State 1-7 3-9

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TEAM CONF OVRL
Louisiana 7-1 10-4
Texas State 5-3 8-5
Arkansas State 5-3 8-5
South Alabama 5-3 7-6
UL Monroe 3-5 5-7
Troy 3-5 4-8
Southern Miss 0-8 1-11

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