Southern Miss 39, Louisiana-Lafayette 24
Associated Press
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Running back Frank Gore Jr. rushed for 87 yards and he threw for a touchdown as Southern Miss beat Louisiana-Lafayette 39-24 for its 10th straight win in the series.
The Southern Miss defense intercepted Ben Wooldridge three times, including Natrone Brooks' 52-yard pick-6 with 1:14 left in the fourth quarter.
Zach Wilcke was 8 of 17 for 137 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Southern Miss (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt Conference). Jason Brownlee had three grabs for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and Tiaquelin Mims added 69 receiving yards and a score.
Southern Miss had a touchdown pass on two straight offensive plays to take a 20-2 lead late in the first quarter. Gore took a direct snap and lofted it to Mims over the middle for a 52-yard touchdown for a 13-2 lead. After ULL went three-and-out, Brownlee caught a short pass from Wilcke and raced for a 76-yard touchdown.
Wooldridge threw for 336 yards with two touchdowns for Louisiana-Lafayette (4-4, 2-3). Michael Jefferson had six catches for 179 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown to pull within 29-11 late in the first half.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
UL-Laf | SouMis |
| SouMis |
TD |
7:29 |
Janari Dean 1 yd run (missed kick) |
0 |
6 |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
7:29 |
Trey Amos returned XP |
2 |
6 |
| SouMis |
TD |
4:34 |
Tiaquelin Mims 52 yd pass from Frank Gore Jr. (Briggs Bourgeois kick) |
2 |
13 |
| SouMis |
TD |
2:36 |
Jason Brownlee 76 yd pass from Zach Wilcke (Briggs Bourgeois kick) |
2 |
20 |
| UL-Laf |
FG |
0:00 |
Kenneth Almendares 50 yd FG |
5 |
20 |
| Second Quarter |
UL-Laf | SouMis |
| SouMis |
SF |
10:21 |
Team safety |
5 |
22 |
| SouMis |
TD |
5:29 |
Jason Brownlee 12 yd pass from Zach Wilcke (Briggs Bourgeois kick) |
5 |
29 |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
3:39 |
Michael Jefferson 63 yd pass from Ben Wooldridge (missed kick) |
11 |
29 |
| Third Quarter |
UL-Laf | SouMis |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
2:34 |
John Stephens, Jr. 9 yd pass from Ben Wooldridge (failed 2pt pass) |
17 |
29 |
| Fourth Quarter |
UL-Laf | SouMis |
| SouMis |
FG |
10:30 |
Briggs Bourgeois 25 yd FG |
17 |
32 |
| UL-Laf |
TD |
3:12 |
Terrence Williams 1 yd run (Kenneth Almendares kick) |
24 |
32 |
| SouMis |
TD |
1:14 |
Natrone Brooks 52 yd interception return (Briggs Bourgeois kick) |
24 |
39 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Louisiana |
Southern Miss |
| First downs |
18 |
15 |
| Rushing |
4 |
8 |
| Passing |
12 |
6 |
| Penalty |
2 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-15, 33% |
7-16, 44% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-5, 0% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
30-103 |
48-150 |
| Passing Yards |
336 |
189 |
| Return Yards |
71 |
152 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
21-46-3 |
9-18-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--16 |
1--1 |
| Punts |
2 |
8 |
| Punts-Average |
48.5 |
40.3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
2-1 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-55 |
8-50 |
| Time of Possession |
26:47 |
33:13 |
| Louisiana Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Wooldridge |
21 |
46 |
336 |
2 |
3 |
| Southern Miss Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| Z. Wilcke |
8 |
17 |
137 |
2 |
1 |
| F. Gore Jr. |
1 |
1 |
52 |
1 |
0 |
| Louisiana Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Smith |
11 |
47 |
4.3 |
0 |
| D. Fleming |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
0 |
| T. Williams |
11 |
28 |
2.5 |
1 |
| B. Wooldridge |
7 |
-6 |
-0.9 |
0 |
| Southern Miss Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| F. Gore Jr. |
23 |
87 |
3.8 |
0 |
| C. Pittman |
8 |
27 |
3.4 |
0 |
| J. Dean |
9 |
18 |
2.0 |
1 |
| A. Willis |
3 |
18 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Z. Wilcke |
3 |
9 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Jefferson |
6 |
179 |
29.8 |
1 |
| N. Johnson |
3 |
57 |
19.0 |
0 |
| E. Rogers, Jr. |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
0 |
| J. Stephens, Jr. |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
1 |
| J. Bernard |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
0 |
| T. Williams |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
| D. Fleming |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| P. Migl |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| P. LeBlanc |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Southern Miss Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Brownlee |
3 |
102 |
34.0 |
2 |
| T. Mims |
3 |
69 |
23.0 |
1 |
| C. Pittman |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| F. Gore Jr. |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| L. Jones |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Louisiana Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| K. Moncrief |
1 |
0 |
| Southern Miss Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| N. Brooks |
1 |
52 |
| M. Shorts |
1 |
30 |
| T. Newsome |
1 |
2 |
| Louisiana Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Byrns |
2 |
97 |
48.5 |
| Southern Miss Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Hunt |
8 |
322 |
40.3 |
| Louisiana Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| E. Garror |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Southern Miss Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Brooks |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
| Louisiana Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Fleming |
2 |
54 |
27.0 |
| J. Kibodi |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Southern Miss Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Mims |
3 |
64 |
21.3 |
| Louisiana Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| K. Almendares |
40 |
| Southern Miss Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
