Tulane 21, Southern Miss 3
Associated Press
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Kai Horton accounted for all three of Tulane's touchdowns in a 21-3 victory over Southern Mississippi.
Horton bullied into the end zone from the 1 to cap Tulane's seven-play, 75-yard drive on its opening series.
Tulane (2-1) started the second half by scoring on back-to-back drives, with Horton throwing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Jha’Quan Jackson and a 3-yard TD toss to Chris Brazzell II. Horton was 12-of-19 passing for 186 yards. Lawrence Keys III added 78 yards rushing on just four carries.
Southern Miss (1-2) went three-and-out on two of its five series in the second half. On its final series, an 11-play drive stalled at the Tulane 45 with a Keith Cooper Jr. sack on fourth-and-17. Southern Miss was held to 36 yards rushing and 213 yards of offense.
Andrew Stein kicked a 28-yard field goal for the Golden Eagles with 5:45 remaining in the third quarter.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Tulane | SouMis |
| Tulane |
TD |
12:16 |
Kai Horton 1 yd run (Valentino Ambrosio kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Third Quarter |
Tulane | SouMis |
| Tulane |
TD |
10:19 |
Jha'Quan Jackson 35 yd pass from Kai Horton (Valentino Ambrosio kick) |
14 |
0 |
| SouMis |
FG |
5:45 |
Andrew Stein 28 yd FG |
14 |
3 |
| Tulane |
TD |
2:03 |
Chris Brazzell II 3 yd pass from Kai Horton (Valentino Ambrosio kick) |
21 |
3 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Tulane |
Southern Miss |
| First downs |
19 |
15 |
| Rushing |
8 |
5 |
| Passing |
9 |
9 |
| Penalty |
2 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-11, 27% |
5-16, 31% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
1-3, 33% |
| Rushes-Yards |
37-128 |
30-25 |
| Passing Yards |
186 |
177 |
| Return Yards |
10 |
43 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
12-19-0 |
19-34-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--20 |
3--21 |
| Punts |
4 |
6 |
| Punts-Average |
40 |
36.5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-35 |
6-60 |
| Time of Possession |
28:23 |
31:37 |
| Tulane Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| K. Horton |
12 |
19 |
186 |
2 |
0 |
| Southern Miss Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Wiles |
19 |
33 |
177 |
0 |
0 |
| F. Gore Jr. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tulane Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Hughes |
14 |
83 |
5.9 |
0 |
| S. Clayton-Johnson |
12 |
66 |
5.5 |
0 |
| S. Louis |
4 |
4 |
1.0 |
0 |
| K. Horton |
4 |
-19 |
-4.8 |
1 |
| Southern Miss Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Clark |
5 |
17 |
3.4 |
0 |
| F. Gore Jr. |
13 |
16 |
1.2 |
0 |
| C. Pittman |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| T. Mims |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| B. Wiles |
9 |
-19 |
-2.1 |
0 |
| Tulane Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Keys III |
4 |
78 |
19.5 |
0 |
| J. Jackson |
2 |
41 |
20.5 |
1 |
| C. Brazzell II |
3 |
35 |
11.7 |
1 |
| S. Clayton-Johnson |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| C. Carter |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Y. Brown |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Southern Miss Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Caston |
2 |
54 |
27.0 |
0 |
| L. Jones |
7 |
46 |
6.6 |
0 |
| C. Pittman |
5 |
22 |
4.4 |
0 |
| T. Mims |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
| T. Henderson |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
| F. Gore Jr. |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| A. White |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| R. Clark |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Tulane Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Southern Miss Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Tulane Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| W. Karoll |
4 |
160 |
40.0 |
| Southern Miss Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Lofton |
6 |
219 |
36.5 |
| Tulane Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Jackson |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
| Southern Miss Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Mims |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Tulane Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Southern Miss Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Willis |
1 |
30 |
30.0 |
| Tulane Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| V. Ambrosio |
48 |
| Southern Miss Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| A. Stein |
48 |
