Jackson State Tigers @ Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jackson State Tigers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
 Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Scoring
Q1 12:06USMZach Ruffin 30 Yd Punt Return (Reed Harradine Kick)0–7
USMZach Ruffin 30 Yd Punt Return (Reed Harradine Kick)0–7Q1 4:45JKSTGerardo Baeza 46 Yd Field Goal 3–7
JKSTGerardo Baeza 46 Yd Field Goal 3–7Q1 0:23USMBralon Brown 8 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)3–14
USMBralon Brown 8 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)3–14Q2 13:16JKSTEmari Matthews 21 Yd Run (Gerardo Baeza Kick)10–14
JKSTEmari Matthews 21 Yd Run (Gerardo Baeza Kick)10–14Q2 10:44USMReed Harradine 35 Yd Field Goal 10–17
USMReed Harradine 35 Yd Field Goal 10–17Q3 5:29USMMicah Davis 15 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)10–24
USMMicah Davis 15 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)10–24Q4 14:54USMKadinn Morris 10 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)10–31
USMKadinn Morris 10 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)10–31Q4 13:24JKSTGerardo Baeza 40 Yd Field Goal 13–31
JKSTGerardo Baeza 40 Yd Field Goal 13–31Q4 9:59USMRobert Briggs 15 Yd Run (Reed Harradine Kick)13–38
USMRobert Briggs 15 Yd Run (Reed Harradine Kick)13–38Q4 5:32JKSTAhmad Miller 8 Yd Run (Gerardo Baeza Kick)20–38
JKSTAhmad Miller 8 Yd Run (Gerardo Baeza Kick)20–38Passing
Jackson State Tigers
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaCobian Morgan | 14/27 | 131 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| Parker Stofa | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -- |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braylon Braxton | 20/30 | 214 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 39.2 |
| Landry Lyddy | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 82.6 |
| John White | 1/1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Rushing
Jackson State Tigers
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Terrell Jr. | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Ahmad Miller | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 1 | 11 |
| Donerio Davenport | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Emari Matthews | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 | 21 |
| JaCobian Morgan | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 0 | 16 |
| Nate Rembert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jameel Gardner Jr. | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery Pittman | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 0 | 23 |
| Robert Briggs | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 1 | 15 |
| Braylon Braxton | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Matt Jones | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaylin Carter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
Jackson State Tigers
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Rembert | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Jameel Gardner Jr. | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Kobe Paul | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Ja'Naylon Dupree | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ahmad Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bralon Brown | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 40 |
| Elijah Metcalf | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Carl Chester | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Micah Davis | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 15 |
| Kadinn Morris | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 15 |
| Jermane Hayes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Matt Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tychaun Chapman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeffery Pittman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Briggs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cace Reed | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
Defense
Jackson State Tigers
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Ivory | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B.J. Washington | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Hawkins | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Pulliam | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmello Jones | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Sallis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Taylor | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| J'Cori Hargon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Chisholm Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jace Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Cooks II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazarius Bowie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylan Ware | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tymon Wells | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brown Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Almetris Smith Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quaveon Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Smith III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernorrius Chaney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khamauri Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanye Varner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dimonyai Lacey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIchael Robinson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dazerick Patton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Wyatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bass Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Montgomery | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Battle | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Moten | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathis Haygood | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J'Mond Tapp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodarius Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Garrick Ponder | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Foster | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Gibson Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Harper | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmere Foster | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Pennix | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden McKinney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Ishmael | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Toles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Richard Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameer Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MaLik Caswell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Khalil Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Myrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Ruffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malakai Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team stats
| Jackson State Tigers | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 5-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-11 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 322 | Total Yards | 363 |
| 131 | Passing | 224 |
| 14/28 | Comp/Att | 22/32 |
| 4.7 | Yards per pass | 7.0 |
| 191 | Rushing | 139 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 36 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 3.9 |
| 12-87 | Penalties | 4-43 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:15 | Possession | 28:45 |
Drives 23
Q1
JKSTPunt Touchdown6 plays · 13 yds · 2:54JKST 25 → JKST 38JKSTPunt6 plays · 11 yds · 2:53JKST 13 → JKST 29USMMissed FG4 plays · 6 yds · 0:37JKST 33 → JKST 27JKSTField Goal8 plays · 44 yds · 3:45JKST 27 → USM 29USMTouchdown12 plays · 87 yds · 4:15USM 13 → JKST 0JKSTTouchdown5 plays · 75 yds · 2:07JKST 25 → USM 0Q2
USMField Goal7 plays · 58 yds · 2:32USM 25 → JKST 17JKSTPunt3 plays · 0 yds · 1:16JKST 35 → JKST 35USMPunt7 plays · 10 yds · 3:33USM 40 → 50JKSTInterception10 plays · 50 yds · 4:17JKST 10 → USM 40USMMissed FG5 plays · 19 yds · 0:55USM 45 → JKST 36JKSTEnd of Half2 plays · -8 yds · 0:43JKST 36 → JKST 28Q3
USMPunt5 plays · 20 yds · 2:20USM 38 → JKST 42JKSTPunt9 plays · 21 yds · 4:14JKST 5 → JKST 26USMTouchdown7 plays · 45 yds · 2:48JKST 45 → JKST 0JKSTPunt3 plays · 0 yds · 1:44JKST 25 → JKST 25USMTouchdown11 plays · 65 yds · 3:51USM 35 → JKST 0Q4
JKSTField Goal4 plays · 0 yds · 1:17USM 23 → USM 23USMTouchdown7 plays · 75 yds · 3:25USM 25 → JKST 0JKSTTouchdown11 plays · 75 yds · 4:18JKST 25 → USM 0USMPunt4 plays · 12 yds · 3:08USM 30 → USM 42JKSTInterception5 plays · 24 yds · 1:19JKST 29 → USM 47USMEnd of Game2 plays · 1 yds · 1:07JKST 40 → JKST 39Box score and scoring summary from ESPN, refreshed through the game. Team and player stats here are the official live feed — not our projections.