2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

American college football season

2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

Conference| Conference USA
Division| West Division
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)
Offensive scheme| Pro spread
Defensive coordinator| Tony Pecoraro (1st season)
Base defense| Multiple
Home stadium| M. M. Roberts Stadium

Seasons

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2021 ->

2020 Conference USA football standings

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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

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TBD

### CUSA media days

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

| 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

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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.

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

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### South Alabama

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South Alabama at Southern Mississippi  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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USM −12 | 55[6]
Statistics | South Alabama | Southern Miss

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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
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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 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

See also: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and Rivalry in Dixie

Pregame line | Over/under

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USM −7 | 59[7]
Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Southern Miss

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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
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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 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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 A. J. 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

See also: 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team and Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss–Tulane)

Pregame line | Over/under

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TULN −3.5 | 54.5[8]
Statistics | Tulane | Southern Miss

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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
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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 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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 A. J. 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

See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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UNT –1.5 | 74[9]
Statistics | Southern Miss | North Texas

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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
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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 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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LIB −14 | 59.5[10]
Statistics | Southern Miss | Liberty

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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
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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 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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RICE −1 | 59[11]
Statistics | Rice | Southern Miss

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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
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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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Lions | 7 | 3| 3| 0 | 13
• Golden Eagles | 0 | 7| 0| 17 | 24

* Date: November 7, 2020
* Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
Hattiesburg, MS
* Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
* Elapsed time:
* Game attendance:
* Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
* Referee:
* Television network: ESPN+

| Scoring summary

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See also: 2020 North Alabama Lions football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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### At Western Kentucky

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Southern Mississippi at Western Kentucky  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Golden Eagles | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Hilltoppers | 7 | 3| 0| 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

See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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WKU –7.5 | 45[12]
Statistics | Southern Miss | Western Kentucky

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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

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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 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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UTSA –9 | 53[13]
Statistics | UTSA | Southern Miss

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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

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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 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

See also: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Pregame line | Over/under

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FAU −8.5 | 41[14]
Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Southern Miss

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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

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19". ktsm.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
2. ^ "Football Announces 2020 Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
3. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. ^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
5. ^ "2020 Southern Miss Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
6. ^ "South Alabama Jaguars vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
7. ^ "LA Tech Bulldogs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
8. ^ "Tulane Green Wave vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
9. ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
10. ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
11. ^ "Rice Owls vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
12. ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs WKU Hilltoppers". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
13. ^ "UTSA Roadrunners vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
14. ^ "Florida Atlantic vs Southern Mississippi". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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