2015 Football Game Notes

The Game at a Glance Noting the Golden Eagles Date ______Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 • Southern Miss starts its 99th football season this week, having played its fi rst year of football in 1912. The Golden Eagles have posted a 564-404-27 overall record in their Time ______9 p.m. (CT) history. Location ______Hattiesburg, Miss. • The program looks to snap a three-season losing season streak after previously compiling Stadium _____ Carlisle-Faulkner Field at Roberts Stadium a school-best 18 consecutive winning seasons and appearing in 14 bowl games in 15 Capacity ______36,000 years. Surface ______Matrix Turf • After fi nishing the 2012 campaign winless, the Golden Eagles have improved on their TV ______Fox Sports 1 victory total in each season under Todd Monken, capturing one win in 2013 and three in Play-By-Play ______Tim Brando 2014. Analyst ______Spencer Tillman • Southern Miss will play in its 20th season of Conference USA since the league’s debut Sidelines ______N/A in 1996, having won fi ve league championships (1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2011) which is Radio ______Southern Miss IMG Sports Network more than any other school to participate in the league for the sport of football. Play-By-Play ______John Cox (38th season) • This will be the fi rst Southeastern Conference opponent to visit Hattiesburg since Mississippi State came to The Rock during the 1989 campaign. Analyst ______Lee Roberts (1st season) Sidelines ______Dr. Bo Morgan (6th season) Season Openers Stats/Spotter ______Joe Bryant (8th season) • Southern Miss opens its season at home for the second time in the last three seasons and Gametracker ______www.SouthernMiss.com for the 49th time in its history, having compiled a 21-27 record in those games. Series Record ______USM leads 14-13-1 • The Golden Eagles fi rst played football in 1912 and has fi elded a team each year since, Streak ______Loss 3 with the exception of the 1917-18 seasons for World War I and 1943-45 for World War II. Last Meeting ______L, 49-0, Aug. 30, 2014, at Starkville • Southern Miss is 63-34 in season openers (no score reported for the 1916 opener against Websites ______SouthernMiss.com Poplarville HS). ______HailState.com • This will be just the fourth time since 1946 that the Golden Eagles have began a campaign ______SECSports.com against an in-state foe and 26th time to open the season with an in-state foe. ______ConferenceUSA.com • This will be the second-straight year Southern Miss has opened the season against Mississippi State. 2015 Southern Miss Schedule The Mississippi State Series Sept. 5 Mississippi State (FS1) 9 pm • Southern Miss and Mississippi State have met 28 times in football with the Golden Eagles Sept. 12 Austin Peay (ASN) 2:30 pm holding a 14-13-1 advantage in the series. Two of the Golden Eagle victories, in 1975 and Sept. 19 at Texas State (ESPN 3) 6 pm 1976 were awarded as forfeit victories. (For a complete breakdown of the series, please Sept. 26 at Nebraska 11 am go to page four of the notes) Oct. 3 North Texas • (FCS) 6 pm • The series, which dates back to the 1935 season, returned after a 24-year hiatus last Oct. 9 at Marshall • (CBS SN) 6 pm season as MSU captured a 49-0 decision in Starkville. Oct. 17 UTSA (Homecoming) • (ASN) 6 pm • This will be the Bulldogs fi rst trip to Southern Miss in 26 years since last playing at Roberts Oct. 24 at Charlotte • (ASN) 11 am Stadium on Sept. 9, 1989, in which the visitors captured a 26-23 triumph. Oct. 31 UTEP • (Fox Networks) TBA • Southern Miss looks to snap a three-game losing streak to MSU in this contest. Nov. 14 at Rice • (ASN) 2:30 pm • The Golden Eagles are 2-2 in games played in Hattiesburg. Nov. 21 Old Dominion • (ASN) 2:30 pm • The two teams were a fi xture on each other schedules from 1964 through 1990, only Nov. 28 at Louisiana Tech • (Fox Networks) 2:30 pm • – C-USA contest; All Times Central missing 1971 and 1974 on each other’s respective schedules.

2015 Mississippi State Schedule The Southern Miss-Mississippi State Connections Sept. 5 at Southern Miss (FS1) 9 pm • Southern Miss senior linebacker David Bertucci’s older brother, T.J. Mawhinney, was a Sept. 12 LSU • (ESPN) 8:15 pm three-year letterwinner at Mississippi State from 2001-2003. Sept. 19 Northwestern State (SECN) 3 pm • The team’s director of video operations, Chase Bitowf, worked for Mississippi State last Sept. 26 at Auburn • TBA season. Oct. 3 at Texas A&M • TBA • Mississippi State assistant head coach Tony Hughes worked for the Golden Eagles as an Oct. 10 Troy TBA assistant coach during the 2008 season. Oct. 17 Louisiana Tech (Homecoming) TBA • Two current Bulldogs listed on their preseason roster come from the Hattiesburg area Oct. 24 Kentucky • TBA including redshirt freshman defensive lineman Cory Thomas (Forrest County AHS) and Nov. 5 at Missouri • (ESPN) 8 pm redshirt freshman wide receiver Jesse Jackson (Petal HS). Nov. 14 Alabama • TBA • There are no Southern Miss players on the roster from the Starkville area. Nov. 21 at Arkansas • TBA Nov. 28 Ole Miss • TBA • – SEC contest; All Times Central Record Breakdown Under Monken Todd Monken Head Football Coach | Third Season - 4-20 (.167) 2015 Overall Record 0-0 4-20 In two years in charge of the Southern Miss football and the 80-point plateau once in just two years with C-USA 0-0 2-14 program, Todd Monken has spearheaded an approach Monken calling the plays. that has produced continual improvement for the Also during that span, the Cowboys set single-season Non-Conference 0-0 2-6 Golden Eagles, forging the team on a path in leading records for points scored, touchdowns scored, first Big Ten 0-0 0-1 them back to a familiar setting – winning seasons and downs, pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, Ohio Valley 0-0 0-0 bowl games. completion percentage, touchdown passes, yards per Southeastern 0-0 0-3 When Monken was announced as the 20th head play and third-down conversions in 2011, in addition to Sun Belt 0-0 1-1 coach in Southern Miss history in December of 2012, his posting six of the top seven single-game passing marks mission was charged to turn around a Golden Eagles’ in school history. Home 0-0 2-9 team that went winless the year before he took over the In 2011, Monken served as Brandon Weeden’s Away 0-0 2-11 reins. position coach, who set single-season school records Neutral 0-0 0-0 In his first season at the helm of the Golden Eagles, for passes completed, passes attempted, passing yards, Day Games 0-0 1-9 Monken battled injuries and a tough schedule as he touchdown passes, completion percentage and total Night Games 0-0 3-11 began the rebuilding process for the Southern Miss offense in 2011. Weeden, who was drafted as the 22nd football team. During his first year, Monken directed overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cleveland TV Games 0-0 2-18 the injury-prone team to a 1-11 mark. After dropping Browns, also set single-game school records for passing Fox Sports 1 0-0 0-0 the first 11 contests of the year, the Monken led Golden yards and total offense under Monken’s watch in 2011. ASN 0-0 2-4 Eagles trailed rival UAB 21-13 at halftime. Southern On the national level, Weeden finished the 2011 season CBS SN 0-0 0-3 Miss rallied for a 62-27 victory over the Blazers. In the second in passing yards, third in total offense, fourth in ESPN 3 0-0 0-0 game, the Golden Eagles scored 49 second-half points, touchdown passes and ninth in pass efficiency. including a season-best 28 points in the third quarter to Monken’s offense produced the 2011 Biletnikoff Fox College Sports 0-0 0-3 take control of the game and earn the victory. Award winner in Justin Blackmon – a 2012 first round When Scoring First 3-3 4-4 Despite the results on the scoreboard, Monken’s first draft pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars (fifth overall) – When Foe Scores First 0-6 0-16 season saw several highlights from his first season. in addition to a pair of All-Americans in Blackmon and When Leading at Half 2-1 2-1 Southern Miss’ senior Khyri Thornton was named offensive lineman Levy Adcock and the Big 12 Offensive When Trailing at Half 0-8 1-19 second team All-Conference USA, while true freshman Lineman of the Year, Grant Garner. Tyre’oune Holmes and junior Emmanuel Johnson were Prior to returning to OSU for his second time, When Tied at Half 1-0 1-0 both honorable mention selections. In addition, a trio Monken spent four years as wide receivers coach for the In Overtime Games 0-0 0-0 of Golden Eagles appeared on the C-USA 2013 All- Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He Scoring Less than 20 points 0-5 0-14 Freshman team – Holmes, Nick Mullens and Cameron had been promoted to the role of Jaguars’ quarterback Scoring 20+ points 3-4 4-6 Tom. coach immediately before taking the offensive Scoring 30+ points 0-1 1-1 Thornton culminated his Golden Eagle career by coordinator job at Oklahoma State. In his final year in being selected in the third round (85th overall) of the Jacksonville, the Jaguar trio of Mike Thomas, Marcedes Foe Scoring Less than 20 points 0-1 0-1 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, becoming the first Lewis and Mike Sims-Walker combined to make 167 Foe Scoring 20+ points 3-8 4-19 player selected in the NFL Draft in the Monken era. catches for 2,082 yards and 21 touchdowns with Lewis Foe Scoring 30+ points 0-8 0-16 Off the field, Corey Acosta was named to the 2013 earning a spot in the Pro Bowl. Rushing for less than 100 yards 1-7 1-15 Conference USA Football All-Academic team for his Monken also worked at LSU from 2005-06, where he Rushing for more than 100 yards 2-2 3-5 efforts on the field and in the classroom as announced developed several receivers including Skyler Green, by the conference office. Dwayne Bowe and Buster Davis. Bowe and Davis were Rushing for more than 200 yards 2-0 2-0 In addition, football had 27 players recognized for selected in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Bowe Rushing for more than 300 yards 0-0 0-0 their achievements in the classroom, including five combined with Davis and Early Doucet to form one of Passing for less than 100 yards 0-0 0-0 student-athletes who earned Dean’s List honors. The the nation’s premier receiving corps in 2006. The trio Passing for more than 100 yards 3-9 4-20 Southern Miss football program was also recognized combined for 180 receptions, 2,598 yards and 24 TDs. Passing for more than 200 yards 3-7 4-14 by the American Football Coaches Association for its Bowe finished his career with 154 catches for 2,403 academic achievement on the Division I Football Bowl yards, and his school-record 26 touchdowns ranked Passing for more than 300 yards 1-3 2-5 Subdivision level as having a graduation rate of 75 eighth in SEC history. Less than 300 Yards Total off . 0-2 0-8 percent or better. In his first stay at OSU, Monken spent three seasons More than 300 Yards Total off 3-7 4-12 In his second season, Monken improved the squad’s (2002-04) as pass game coordinator/wide receivers Allowing -100 yards rush 0-1 0-2 win total to three and the number could have been coach. The Cowboys averaged more than 32 points per Allowing 100+ yards rush 3-8 4-18 pushed higher had Mullens, the team’s starting game during that time. In 2004, Monken tutored first- quarterback, not gotten hurt in the first series of the round pick Rashaun Woods, who was selected 31st Allowing 200+ yards passing 2-4 3-8 Louisiana Tech game in late October. overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Woods was a two- Allowing 300+ yards passing 0-3 0-7 Still, the Golden Eagles showed improvement as time All-America honoree and concluded his career Allowing -300 yards total off . 0-1 0-2 two players were honored as first-team All-Conference with 293 receptions for 4,414 yards and 42 touchdowns. Allowing 300+ yards total off . 3-8 4-18 USA selections, including placekicker Corey Acosta He also helped engineer one of the nation’s best Having a 100-yard rusher 1-1 2-1 and defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Wide passing attacks in his two seasons (2000-01) at Louisiana receivers Casey Martin and Michael Thomas, along Tech – one year as the running backs coach and the Foe Has a 100-yard rusher 2-5 2-13 with offensive lineman Cameron Tom were honorable other as wide receivers coach. In 2001, Louisiana Tech Having no turnovers 1-1 1-1 mention selections on the offensive side of the ball, ranked eighth in the nation in passing, averaging 313 Having 3 or more turnovers 0-4 0-11 while defensive lineman Dasman McCullum joined yards through the air per game. A year earlier, Tech Forcing no turnovers 1-1 1-3 defensive backs Jacorius Cotton and Emmanuel Johnson ranked seventh in the nation averaging 313 yards Forcing 3 or more turnovers 2-0 3-1 represented the defense. In addition, true freshman passing per game. defensive back Cornell Armstrong was named to the In addition, Monken spent seven seasons at Eastern C-USA All-Freshman team. Michigan (1993-99) including the last two as offensive Nunez-Roches also became the second Golden Eagle coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He also spent time taken in the NFL Draft as he was chosen in the sixth at Grand Valley State (1989-90) and Notre Dame (1991- round by the Kansas City Chiefs. Acosta and McCullum 92). also signed free-agent contracts with the San Francisco A native of Wheaton, Ill., Monken was a three-year Giants and Washington Redskins, respectively, heading letterwinner at quarterback for Knox College. He earned into each organization’s training camp. a bachelor’s degree in economics (1989) and followed In addition, Acosta excelled off the playing field, with a master’s degree in education leadership from earning a Wuerffel Trophy finalist spot and was named a Grand Valley State. He is a member of the Knox College Lou Groza Award semifinalist. In the classroom, he was Athletic Hall of Fame. Monken and his wife, Terri, have named second team Academic All-American after also one son, Travis. being tabbed Academic All-District and Academic All- Conference USA for the third time. Bowl Games Monken came to Southern Miss after serving the 2012 Fiesta Bowl previous two seasons as offensive coordinator and 2007 Sugar Bowl quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma State. It was his second 2005 Peach Bowl stint at OSU, after serving as pass game coordinator and 2002 Houston Bowl wide receivers coach there from 2002-04. 2004 Cotton Bowl Under Monken during the 2012 season, the Cowboys 2004 Alamo Bowl – which had a true freshman starting quarterback to 2001 Humanitarian Bowl start the season and a redshirt freshman as the primary 1993 Cotton Bowl backup – ranked among the nation’s top 10 nationally in 1992 Sugar Bowl scoring offense (4th/44.7 ppg), total offense (5th/548.9 ypg) and passing offense (7th/333.4 ypg). OSU will play in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Jan. 1. OSU scored more than 50 points 10 times, broke the 60-point mark in five contests, the 70-point mark twice - Page 2 - Coaching Matchup Last Time Versus Mississippi State Mississippi State Coach Dan Mullen Record at Mississippi State ______46-31 (7th) Mississippi State 49, Southern Miss 0 Overall Record ______Same Aug. 30, 2014 Mullen vs. Southern Miss ______1-0 Mullen vs. Monken ______1-0 STARVKILLE, Miss. (AP) – Dak Prescott threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Southern Miss De’Runnya Wilson, and Mississippi State collected a 49-0 victory over Southern Miss in the season-opener Coach Todd Monken for both teams at Davis-Wade Stadium Record at Southern Miss ______4-20 (3rd) Overall Record ______Same The Bulldogs needed nine plays on the opening drive to cruise 87 yards downfi eld. Prescott ended the Monken vs. Mississippi State ______0-1 drive by fi nding Wilson for a wide open 25-yard touchdown pass -- the fi rst of many off ensive highlights. Monken vs. Mullen ______0-1 A few Mississippi State hiccups kept the game close Scoring Summary early, but the Bulldogs scored three touchdowns in 1 2 3 4 Final Comparing the Two the second quarter and gained 387 yards in the fi rst Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0 half for a 28-0 lead. Mississippi St. 7 21 14 7 49 2014 Off ense (National Ranking in Parentheses) Southern Miss struggled in every facet, gaining Southern Miss Mississippi State 1st (12 games) (13 games) just 283 total yards and giving up 550. The Golden MSU – D. Wilson 25 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick), 12:35 First Downs 249 334 Eagles’ best chance to score was a 30-yard fi eld goal 2nd Net Rushing 1149 3030 attempt that was blocked and then returned by MSU’s MSU - Griffi n 1 run (Sobiesk kick), 12:22 Average 95.8 (121) 233.1 (21) Jay Hughes for a touchdown. MSU - Ross 35 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick), 4:15 Net Passing 3231 3649 MSU - M. Johnson 23 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick), 0:35 Average 269.2 (33) 280.7 (22) Mississippi State and Southern Miss played for the 3rd Pass Attempts 482 423 fi rst time since 1990. MSU - D. Wilson 24 pass from Prescott (Graves kick), 10:52 Complete 277 261 Sophomore Nick Mullens had a rough night, MSU - Hughes 68 blocked fi eld goal return (Sobiesk kick), 5:02 Interceptions 15 12 completing just 20 of 42 passes for 212 yards and 4th Total Off ense 4380 6679 MSU - Ross 21 pass from Williams (Graves kick), 7:51 Average 365.0 (97) 513.8 (8) two interceptions. He rarely had a chance to get Fumbles/Lost 27/11 21/11 comfortable in the pocket, with Mississippi State USM MSU 3rd Down 63/182 (103) 91/196 (22) defensive linemen like Preston Smith and Nelson First Downs 15 29 FG/Att. 19/25 12/16 Adams in his face the entire game. Rushes-Yards 33-71 44-201 Points 228 480 Passing Yards 212 349 Average 19.0 (114) 36.9 (T-16) Mississippi State was able to use its backups by Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-20-2 34-23-1 Avg. TOP 29:25 (73) 29:37 (68) midway through the third quarter after building a Offensive Yards 75-283 78-550 Penalties 77/731 67/513 42-0 lead. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Average 60.9 (99) 39.5 (17) Prescott recovered from a sluggish start to Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-116 1-13 2014 Defense (National Ranking in Parentheses) complete 18 of 26 passes. Josh Robinson rushed for Southern Miss Mississippi State Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-14 (12 games) (13 games) 87 yards and also caught three passes for 49 yards. The Punts (Number-Avg) 11-37.5 4-39.8 First Downs 279 268 6-foot-5 Wilson, who is expected to be the Bulldogs’ Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Net Rushing 2596 1970 main deep ball threat this season, caught four passes Penalties-Yards 6-37 3-30 Possession Time 31:51 28:09 Average 216.3 (110) 151.5 (44) for 65 yards and the two touchdowns. Net Passing 2821 3547 3rd-Down Conversions 4 of 18 7 of 15 Average 235.1 (81) 272.8 (114) Fred Ross also caught two touchdown passes. 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Pass Attempts 363 505 It was an especially good night for Hughes, who Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 1-4 Complete 231 264 hauled in an interception late in the fi rst half before Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-28 3-18 Interceptions 7 16 his 68-yard touchdown on the blocked fi eld goal in Avg. per return 7.6 11.6 Individual Statistics Total Defense 5417 5517 the third quarter. The MSU senior captain missed RUSHING: USM - I. Smith 13-43; Payne 7-15; Parks 3-11; Average 451.4 (104) 424.4 (84) almost all of last season after rupturing his Achilles Richard 1-3; Mullens 9-(-1). MSU - Robinson 14-87; Griffi n 8-45, Fumble/Rec. 14/9 17/7 tendon in the fi rst quarter of the fi rst game. TD; Holloway 6-24; Prescott 8-23; Williams 2-17; Braswell 4-9; 3rd Down 72/162 (107) 72/205 (21) Team 2-(-4). Sacks/Yds. 14/109 37/225 Points 425 282 PASSING: USM - Mullens 20-42-2-212 yards. MSU - Prescott Average 35.4 (109) 21.7 (23) 18-26-1-284 yards, 4 TDs; Williams 5-8-0-65 yards, TD.

2015 Opponents Records (This Week) RECEIVING: USM - Triplett 4-39; Martin 4-39; Foster 2-32; Richard 2-20; Cox 1-28; Thomas 1-18; Thompson 1-8; I. Smith Mississippi State ______0-0 (at Southern Miss) 1-6; Mikell 1-5; D. Davis 1-4. MSU - Wilson 4-65, 2 TD; Ross Austin Peay ______0-0 (vs. Mercer) 3-61, 2 TDs; Brown 3-50; Robinson 3-49; Lewis 3-25; Morrow Texas State ______0-0 (at Florida State) 2-50; M. Johnson 2-29, TD; Hill 1-9; Myles 1-0. Nebraska ______0-0 (BYU) North Texas ______0-0 (at SMU) TACKLES: USM - E. Johnson 6-3-9; Cotton 5-2-7; Nunez-Rochez Marshall ______0-0 (Purdue) 1-6-7. MSU - Market 3-3-6; Holmes 2-4-6; B. Brown 2-3-5. UTSA ______0-0 (at Arizona) Charlotte ______0-0 (at Georgia State) UTEP ______0-0 (at Arkansas) Rice ______0-0 (Wagner) Old Dominion ______0-0 (at Eastern Michigan) Louisiana Tech ______0-0 (Southern) Opponent’s Overall Record ______0-0 (.000)

- Page 3 - A Proud History Mississippi State Despite three-straight losing seasons, the Southern Miss football program has captured 67 winning (14-13-1, includes two forfeits, 1935-1990) campaigns including a school-record 18 straight from 1994 to 2011. When the most recent streak was broken, the Golden Eagles had the fourth-longest season winning streak behind Florida State, Florida 0-27 (HC) L 11-15-35 Hattiesburg, Miss. and Virginia Tech. Since 1935, the Golden Eagles have fi nished below .500 only 11 times. Since 1997, 7-14 L 11-22-47 Starkville, Miss. the Golden Eagles have been to 14 bowl games and had a string of 10 straight bowl contests from the 7-48 L 10-17-64 Starkville, Miss. 2002 to 2011 seasons. 9-27 L 10-9-65 Starkville, Miss. Five Time C-USA Champions 9-10 L 10-8-66 Starkville, Miss. The Golden Eagles collected their fi rst C-USA championship game win and the school’s fi fth league 21-14 W 10-14-67 Starkville, Miss. title - more than any other school in the conference - when they defeated Houston 49-28 for the 47-14 W 10-12-68 Starkville, Miss. 2011 league crown. It was the school’s second C-USA East Division crown, as the other four league 20-34 L 10-11-69 Starkville, Miss. crowns came during the inaugural season of 1996 as well as the 1997, 1999 and 2003 campaigns. The 15-51 L 10-24-70 Starkville, Miss. league divisional setup began during the 2005 campaign and also marked the fi rst year for a league 7-26 L 10-21-72 Starkville, Miss. championship game of which the Golden Eagles have now appeared in both 2006 and 2011. Since 10-10 T 10-27-73 Starkville, Miss. Conference USA went to a divisional format for the 2005 campaign, the Golden Eagles had been in 3-7 # W 10-4-75 Starkville, Miss. the East Division. That changed in 2014 as Southern Miss moved to the West with current league foes 6-14 # W 10-23-76 Hattiesburg, Miss. Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, UTEP and UTSA. 14-7 W 10-22-77 Starkville, Miss. Bower Academic Excellence Center Announced 22-17 W 10-7-78 Hattiesburg, Miss. Earlier this summer, the Department of Athletics, in conjunction with the Southern Miss Athletic 21-7 W 10-27-79 Starkville, Miss. Foundation, announced the launch of the Bower Academic Excellence Center Campaign. The $2 42-14 W 10-11-80 Starkville, Miss. million capital campaign, of which $1.15 million had already been privately raised when announced, 7-6 W 11-7-81 Jackson, Miss. will fund a new student-athlete academic center named in honor of longtime Golden Eagle football 20-14 W 10-9-82 Jackson, Miss. coach Jeff Bower. As the second-winningest coach in the program’s history with 119 victories over 31-6 W 10-8-83 Jackson, Miss. 17 seasons and Conference USA’s fi rst Coach of the Decade, Bower established a very strong record 18-27 L 10-6-84 Jackson, Miss. of success on the fi eld while placing an even greater emphasis on his student-athletes’ success in 20-23 L 9-21-85 Jackson, Miss. the classroom. In addition to the program’s graduation rate, numerous former Golden Eagles earned Academic All-Conference and Academic All-American honors. Also, the Bower family’s emphasis on 28-24 W 9-20-86 Jackson, Miss. academics has been demonstrated by their scholarship endowment, which currently ranks as the 18-14 W 10-17-87 Jackson, Miss. Southern Miss Athletic Foundation’s largest endowment. 38-21 W 10-15-88 Jackson, Miss. 23-26 L 9-9-89 Hattiesburg, Miss. Overtime Anyone? 10-13 L 9-22-90 Starkville, Miss. Southern Miss has been involved in 10 overtime games since the rule went into eff ect prior to the 0-49 L 8-30-14 Starkville, Miss. 1996 season and the Golden Eagles are 4-6 overall, after losing a 38-31 double OT game at UCF in # Game was forfeited to Southern Miss 2012. Nine of the 10 games that have taken OT to complete have been in C-USA contests. Here is a look of all the overtime games Southern Miss has played in since the 1996 season: Record in Hattiesburg: 2-2 Date Opponent Score Record in Starkville: 6-9-1 11/09/96 at Houston • L, 49-56 Neutral Site Games: 6-2 11/11/00 at UAB • W, 33-30 (2 OT) Most Points Scored: 47 (10-12-68) 11/15/02 Louisville • L, 17-20 (2 OT) Fewest Points Scored: 0 (twice) 10/07/04 Houston • W, 39-35 Largest Margin of Victory: 33 (10-12-68) 11/13/05 at Marshall • W, 27-24 Largest Loss Margin: 49 (8-30-14) 10/28/06 East Carolina • L, 17-20 Longest Winning Streak: 9 (1975-1983, includes both forfeits) 10/04/08 UTEP • L, 37-40 (2 OT) Longest Losing Streak: 5 (1935-1966) 12/21/08 Troy (New Orleans Bowl) W, 30-27 Current Streak: Lost 3 10/30/10 UAB • L, 49-50 (2 OT) 10/13/12 at UCF • L, 31-38 (2 OT) Shutouts: 0 • – Conference USA game Games Decided By 7 or fewer points: 8-5-1, includes one forfeit Pro Traditions All-Time vs. Conference USA Southern Miss, which has a reputation in training and producing professional talent over the years, Southern Miss holds an all-time mark of 85-56 has a long list of former players that have reached the National Football League including the likes of in Conference USA contests, including a 43- Ray Guy, Brett Favre, Sammy Winder, Michael Boley and Jamie Collins. Southern Miss has had at least 27 mark at home, while compiling a 42-29 one player drafted in 11 of the last 15 NFL drafts, including Rakeem Nunez-Roches, a sixth-round ledger on the road. The Golden Eagles have selection by Kansas City last April, while many others, including Tampa Bay off ensive lineman Demar fi nished under .500 in the C-USA standings just Dotson, realized their dream by signing as a free agent. Since 1942, 118 players have been drafted by three times in their history since the league’s the NFL, AFL or AAFC, which including a school-best four on nine diff erent occasions. Guy became the inception in 1996. fi rst Golden Eagle to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

Top Crowds Here are a look at the top fi ve crowds in the history of Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium since the start of the 1976 season: 1. Alcorn State 36,232 Sept. 5, 2009 W, 52-0 2. Nebraska 36,152 Sept. 25, 2003 L, 38-14 3. Jackson State 35,169 Aug. 31, 2002 W, 55-7 4. Mississippi State 34,189 Sept. 9, 1989 L, 26-23 5. East Carolina 34,140 Sept. 15, 2012 L, 24-14 - Page 4 - Richard Gearing Up For Senior Year 2014 Final Conference USA Standings Senior running back Jalen Richard is gearing up for a strong senior season. After suff ering a hand injury East Division last season in the opening against Mississippi State in which he missed fi ve games, the Alexandria, Team C-USA Pct. All Pct. La., native still went on to 236 rushing yards on 40 carries despite the injury. Richard needs 16 yards x-Marshall 7-1 .875 13-1 .929 to reach 1,000 yards rushing in his career. He has posted 984 yards on the ground and has fi ve total Middle Tennessee 5-3 .625 6-6 .500 WKU 4-4 .500 8-5 .615 rushing scores including a career-long 60-yard core against UAB in last season’s fi nale. UAB 4-4 .500 6-6 .500 Old Dominion 4-4 .500 6-6 .500 Top Rusher from a Year Ago Returns FIU 3-5 .375 4-8 .333 Sophomore Ito Smith, who led the team in rushing last season with 536 yards on 136 carries during his Florida Atlantic 2-6 .250 3-9 .250 true freshman season, compiling a pair of 100-yard rushing games including a season-best 141 yards West Division Team C-USA Pct. All Pct. against No. 23 Marshall and 118 yards against Alcorn State. He started his fi rst game for the Golden Louisiana Tech 7-1 .875 9-5 .643 Eagles at Mississippi State last season, rushing for 43 yards on 13 carries.\ Rice 5-3 .625 8-5 .615 UTEP 5-3 .625 7-6 .538 All Four Running Backs Return in 2015 UTSA 3-5 .375 4-8 .333 All four running backs that received carries during the 2014 return for this season. Along with Richard North Texas 2-6 .250 4-8 .333 Southern Miss 1-7 .125 3-9 .250 and Ito Smith, sophomore Tez Parks returns as does junior George Payne (who is not expected to play x - C-USA Champion against the Bulldogs due to a knee injury). The Golden Eagles also welcome senior transfer Justice This Week’s Schedule Hayes, who transferred from Michigan, will also see action in the backfi eld. Thursday, Sept. 3 FIU at UCF (CBS SN) ______5 pm Quarterback Position Strong Heading into Season WKU at Vanderbilt (SECN) ______7 pm UTSA at Arizona (PAC12) ______9 pm The Golden Eagles have had two players battling for the quarterback position since last season, between Friday, Sept. 4 incumbent Nick Mullens and transfer Tyler Matthews. Mullens has been the starting quarterback over the Charlotte at Georgia State (ESPN U) ______2:30 pm last year and a half making 16 career starts (4-12), while Matthews sat out last season after transferring Saturday, Sept. 5 from TCU. He played in four games during his redshirt freshman season with the Horned Frogs. Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan (ESPN3) ____ 2 pm Florida Atlantic at Tulsa (CBS SN) ______2:30 pm Wagner at Rice (ASN) ______2:30 pm Mullens Over His First Two Years UTEP at Arkansas (ESPN U) ______2:30 pm After starting the fi nal six games of the 2013 season, Nick Mullens returned as the team’s starting signal Southern at Louisiana Tech (ASN) ______6 pm caller last year by starting the fi rst eight contests before missing the next two with a foot injury on the Jackson State at Middle Tennessee ______6 pm fi rst drive against Louisiana Tech. Mullens collected 200-yard passing Top 200-Yard Passing Games Mississippi State at Southern Miss (FS1) ______9 pm games in nine of 10 starts. He now has 14 200-plus throwing contest in 16 Sunday, Sept. 6 1. Austin Davis 32 2. Jeff Kelly 22 Purdue at Marshall (FS1) ______2 pm career starts. His best performance last season was a 426-yard performance on 36-of-54 passing with three touchdowns and just one interception 3. Dustin Almond 17 2014 Scoring Drives 4. Lee Roberts 16 Game Plays Yds TOP Scoring Play in the Golden Eagles’ contest at Middle Tennessee. It was only the third 5. Brett Favre 15 ASU 8 59 2:54 Acosta 50 fi eld goal 400-yard passing game in Southern Miss history and the second-highest 6. Nick Mullens 13 ASU 8 66 3:36 Cox 7 pass from Mullens ASU 1 38 0:09 Ricard 38 pass from Mullens total behind only Austin Davis’ 461-yard performance against Rice in ASU 8 51 4:08 Acosta 39 fi eld goal 2008. Mullens’ completions set a school mark, while his attempts and ASU 6 20 2:13 Acosta 23 fi eld goal Top 5 USM Passing Games total off ensive yards (439) ranked second on the Golden Eagle school ASU 10 61 4:04 Acosta 41 fi eld goal 1. Austin Davis (Rice/2008) 461 UA 10 59 3:25 Acosta 33 fi eld goal 2. Nick Mullens (MT/2014) 426 game ledgers. In addition, he led the team to 19 fourth-quarter points. UA 4 3 1:25 Acosta 43 fi eld goal 3. Jeff Kelly (Tulane/2001) 400 Mullens was the fi fth true freshman ever to get a start at quarterback UA 8 59 3:51 Acosta 37 fi eld goal 4. Lee Roberts (Houston/1996) 398 two seasons ago. He has thrown for 4,246 yards over his two seasons UA 11 62 3:58 Acosta 30 fi eld goal 5. Austin Davis (UAB/2010) 388 APP 7 60 1:46 Payne 15 run for the Golden Eagles and has posted 25 career touchdowns. APP 6 65 2:07 Payne 5 run APP 6 65 2:46 Payne 31 pass from Mullens Touchdown Thomas RICE 7 10 3:20 Acosta 52 fi eld goal RICE 7 75 3:09 Thomas 30 pass from Mullens Mike Thomas fi nished his fi rst season with the Golden Eagles last season with the team’s top receiving RICE 4 54 1:31 Payne 1 run yards of 592 and touchdowns with fi ve. He caught at least one pass in all 12 games, including a season- RICE 8 75 2:11 Cox 10 pass from Mullens MT 6 16 1:48 Acosta 25 fi eld goal bests for catches (nine), yards (114) and touchdowns (two) against Middle Tennessee. He caught at MT 10 72 3:21 Payne 1 run least one touchdown in four consecutive games at one stretch during the year. He added 104 yards MT 10 45 2:49 Acosta 26 fi eld goal on seven catches against Louisiana Tech. Thomas also added a 100-yard kickoff return in the season MT 7 92 2:19 Thomas 17 pass from Mullens MT 5 74 1:32 Thomas 17 pass from Mullens fi nale against UAB. MT 13 66 2:13 Ricard 8 pass from Mullens NT 6 80 1:52 Thomas 40 pass from Mullens Martin Mania NT 12 58 5:12 Acosta 38 fi eld goal NT 10 69 1:37 Acosta 27 fi eld goal Casey Martin leads USM in receptions with 55 (4.6 per game) last season to fi nish tied for fi fth on the NT 13 77 5:49 Payne 5 run school’s single season chart for receptions with Shawn Mills (2000). Martin’s best day came at UTEP NT 8 96 4:16 Martin 19 pass from Mullens with six catches for a season-best 129 yards. It was his fi rst 100-yard receiving game for the Golden NT 8 28 3:30 Acosta 38 fi eld goal LT 4 41 1:24 Payne 18 run Eagles. His total included a 55-yard TD grab, which was the second longest off ensive play of the season. LT 11 47 5:07 Acosta 44 fi eld goal LT 12 68 6:24 Acosta 26 fi eld goal Working Up Front LT 7 75 1:13 Thomas 16 pass from Weeks UTEP 6 75 3:06 Martin 55 pass from Weeks The Golden Eagles return fi ve players on the off ensive line that started at least one game a year ago and MAR 13 75 6:20 I. Smith 2 run Southern Miss added to its depth in this area by signing seven off ensive lineman since last season. The MAR 6 56 2:56 I. Smith 2 run trio of Rashod Hill (RSr./LT), Brandon Farmer (RJr./LG) and Cameron Tom (Jr./C) started in all 12 games a MAR 7 57 2:55 Acosta 35 fi eld goal UTSA 9 68 2:21 Acosta 36 fi eld goal season ago, while Devin Farrior (RSo./RG) started the fi nal six games and Norman Price (Sr.) and Oliver UTSA 5 87 1:21 Triplett 22 pass from Mullens Bates (RJr.) started six and two games at right tackle, respectively. UAB 6 55 2:06 Acosta 45 fi eld goal UAB 8 75 3:10 Richard 3 pass from Mullens UAB 4 88 1:15 Richard 60 run Transfers Set to Help Defensive Side of the Football Longest Drive – 96 yards, vs. North Texas Despite having just fi ve starters return on defense for the Golden Eagles, Southern Miss added some Most Plays – 13, three times Fewest Plays on TD Drive – 1 vs. Alcorn State strong defensive four-year transfers to help solidify the losses from last season. The Golden Eagles have Most Time Used on Scoring Drive – 6:20 vs. Marshall added linebacker Anthony Swain (Auburn), Naim Mustafaa (Miami) and Quincy Russell (Oklahoma). Shortest Time Used on TD Drive – 0:09 vs. Alcorn State No. of TD Drives Less than 2:00 – 8 - Page 5 - Career Starts Bradley Looking to Stop Folks in Backfi eld Again Games Games Current Injuries limited Dylan Bradley to just eight game a year ago, but the junior defensive lineman returns Played Starts Streak as the top defensive player in terms of tackles for loss (4.5) and sacks (3.0), including one against Defensive Backs Mississippi State. Bradley totaled 29 total tackles on the year of which 12 were solos. Bradley tallied a Applewhite 12 5 - season-high eight stops at UTEP last season. Armstrong 12 5 4 Douglas 17 6 - Jeter 12 2 - Smith Returns as the Dean of the Defensive Front Nelson, Jr. 12 10 1 Senior Michael Smith returns with the most game action for the Golden Eagles on the defensive front. Reed 34 22 15 Smith has played in 34 career games, including 30 starts and has posted 91 career tackles, including 31 a year ago. He was the only Golden Eagle to start and play in all 12 games in 2013. The Birmingham, Linebackers Ala., native collected 33 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a blocked kick that season and had a string of Anderson 8 7 - 29 straight starts snapped last season after missing the North Texas game with an injury. Bertucci 32 1 - Parker 10 3 1 Freeman Moving Inside in the Defensive Line Perry 24 5 - Wright 36 13 - Senior Will Freeman is looking to step in on the defensive line as a starter for his senior campaign. He has appeared in 34 career games and has made starts and looking to move from an outside spot that Defensive Line he has played his fi rst three seasons to the nose position. Bradley 19 5 - Freeman 34 5 - Anderson Returns as Top Tackler McCorvey 16 1 - Senior Brian Anderson returns as the top tackler from a season ago. Anderson tallied 65 stops (38 solos) M. Smith 34 30 1 with 3.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery despite playing in just eight games. Anderson missed four games with a back injury during the season, but fi nished fourth on the total tackles list behind Quarterbacks Mullens 19 16 2 Jacorius Cotton, Emmanuel Johnson and Alan Howze.

Running Back Reed Headlines Young Secondary D. Davis 11 5 1 Senior Kalan Reed returns with the most experience in the defensive backfi eld for the Golden Eagles, J. Goudy 8 1 - having played in 34 games and made 22 career starts, including 15 consecutive heading into the Parks 10 1 - Mississippi State game. Reed needs four tackles to reach 100 for his career and returns with the most Payne 15 2 - passes broken up of any returning defensive back with 16 as well as interceptions with four. He tallied Richard 28 18 - 34 stops a year ago with a team-tying best two interceptions. I. Smith 12 6 1

Wide Receivers Youngsters in the Secondary Getting Older Holmes 11 7 - The Golden Eagles had three freshman a year ago that saw action in all 12 games and made at least Martin 11 3 - one start, including Picasso Nelson, Jr., who collected 10 starts as a true freshman, while true freshmen Ricard 24 20 10 Cornell Armstong and Jomez Applewhite made fi ve starts each as redshirt freshmen. Applewhite led Thomas 12 9 7 the trio in tackles with 37, while Nelson, Jr., added 36 and Armstrong added 30. Armstrong also returned Thompson 20 2 - a blocked fi eld goal 78 yards at UTEP. Off ensive Line Agee 4 2 - Snap to It Bates 19 2 - Redshirt senior Lance Schuff ert has handled the primary deep napping responsibilities since his redshirt Farmer 12 12 12 freshman season in 2012. In his time at Southern Miss, Schuff ert, who was signed out of high school Farrior 14 7 7 from Prattville, Ala., has snapped the ball 206 times during punts without a single punt being blocked Harris 10 4 - over his career. In addition, he is accomplished at “trick shot snaps” and those feats have gone viral on Hill 31 23 16 social media over the last month. Price 9 6 4 Tom 23 21 21 Das Boot Junior Tyler Sarrazin returns for the 2015 as the incumbent in the punting duties for the Golden Eagles. Former Golden Eagles Currently in the NFL Sarrazin, a two-year starter, averaged 39.5 yards per punt last season, booming a long punt of 57 yards. Corey Acosta^ (K, San Francisco 49ers) He dropped 17 of his 66 punts on the season inside the 20 yard line and had 19 punts fair caught with Chris Clark (OT, Denver Broncos) four touchbacks. Jamie Collins (LB, New England Patriots) Austin Davis (QB, St. Louis Rams) Kickin’ It Demar Dotson (OT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) After four years of Corey Acosta handling the kicking duties for the Golden Eagles, Southern Miss will Lamar Holmes (OT, Atlanta Falcons)* Tom Johnson (DT, Minnesota Vikings) have to fi nd a new placekicker for the 2015 season. Leading candidates in the kicking battle are redshirt Cordarro Law (OLB, San Diego Chargers) junior Stephen Brauchle and redshirt freshman Parker Shaunfi eld. Brauchle, who transferred to Southern Dasman McCullum^ (LB, Philadelphia Eagles) Miss from Louisiana-Lafayette, is the only kicker on the roster with Division I kicking experience. He Rakeem Nunez-Roches (DT, Kansas City Chiefs) appeared in 13 games for the Cajuns, scoring 76 points (52 PAT, 8 FG). Shaunfi eld joined the Golden Khyri Thornton^ (DT, Green Bay Packers) Eagles from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas as a highly touted recruit. He helped AHS to three State Jason Weaver% (OT, Chicago Bears) Championship, while earning All-District and All-State accolades. % Injured Reserved * Physically Unable to Perform List ^ – Rookie (As of Aug. 29)

- Page 6 - WEEK 1 DEPTH CHART (as of Aug. 31, 2015) Offense Defense WR (X) 88 MIKE THOMAS 6-1, 200, Sr. DE 91 MICHAEL SMITH 6-4, 285, RSr. 80 Jordan Mitchell 6-3, 202, Fr. 22 Darian Yancey 6-1, 250, RFr. WR (H) 83 CASEY MARTIN 5-10, 180, RSr. DT 95 ANDREW BOLTON 6-3, 304, RSr. 1 Tyre’oune Holmes 5-11, 170, RSo. 99 Quincy Russell 6-4, 330, RSr. LT 73 RASHOD HILL 6-6, 309, RSr. Nose 46 WIL FREEMAN 6-6, 275, Sr. 52 Tyler Stutzman 6-4, 275, Jr. 90 Rod Crayton -or- 6-1, 287, RSo. LG 75 OLIVER BATES 6-2, 295, RJr. 9 Draper Riley 6-4, 289, RSo. 77 Jacob Fleming 6-4, 302, Jr. Bandit 94 DYLAN BRADLEY 6-1, 265, Jr. C 70 CAMERON TOM 6-4, 287, Jr. 92 Naim Mustafaa 6-4, 250, So. 68 Brandon Farmer 6-3, 308, RJr. WLB 16 ELIJAH PARKER 6-2, 220, Jr. RG 78 DEVIN FARRIOR -or- 6-4, 304, RSo. 14 Terrick Wright 6-2, 225, RSr. 74 Jerry Harris 6-3, 302, RSo. MLB 18 BRIAN ANDERSON 5-10, 240, Sr. RT 72 NORMAN PRICE 6-4, 311, Sr. 31 Anthony Swain 6-2, 250, RSr. 66 Andrew Peterson 6-6, 300, RSr. Spur 37 SHERROD RUFF 5-10, 215, So. WR (Z) 5 D.J. THOMPSON 6-3, 198, RJr. 34 Evan Osborne 6-3, 210, Jr. 6 Marquise Ricard 6-2, 192, Jr. CB 3 CORNELL ARMSTRONG 5-11, 180, So. TE 42 TAYLOR MARINI 6-4, 237, RSo. 19 Curtis Mikell 5-8, 170, So. 11 Julian Allen 6-3, 234, Jr. Safety 12 D’NERIUS ANTOINE 6-0, 215, Jr. QB 9 NICK MULLENS -or- 6-1, 196, Jr. 13 Picasso Nelson Jr. 5-10, 195, So. 16 TYLER MATTHEWS 6-4, 215, RJr. Safety 15 DEVONTA FOSTER 6-0, 190, Jr. RB 30 JALEN RICHARD -or- 5-8, 210, Sr. 1 Xavier Marion 6-0, 205, RFr. 7 JUSTICE HAYES -or- 5-10, 194, RSr. CB 11 KALAN REED 5-11, 195, Sr. 25 ITO SMITH -or- 5-9, 195, So. 2 Trae Collins 5-11, 184, RSo.

Special Teams K 21 PARKER SHAUNFIELD -or- 6-0, 170, RFr. 28 STEPHEN BRAUCHLE 6-1, 205, RJr. P 82 TYLER SARRAZIN 6-3, 204, Jr. 33 Matthew Moseley 5-10, 163, RSr. DS 41 LANCE SCHUFFERT 6-0, 231, RSr. 47 Cody Block 6-0, 215, RSo. H 82 TYLER SARRAZIN 6-3, 204, Jr. 80 Jordan Mitchell 6-3, 202, Fr. KR 88 MIKE THOMAS 6-1, 186, Sr. 19 CURTIS MIKELL 5-8, 170, So. PR 83 CASEY MARTIN 5-10, 180, RSr. 30 Jalen Richard 5-8, 210, Sr.

Pronunciation Guide Players Kalan Reed Kay-lun Jarrell Aaron Juh-rell Reed Rials Riles D’Nerius Antoine Dee-nair-ee-us An-twon Marquise Ricard Mar-kee-eese Ree-card Jomez Applewhite Joe-mezz Jalen Richard Jay-lyn Ree-shard David Bertucci Burr-too-cee Tyler Sarrazin Sare-ruh-zen Stephen Brauchle Broccoli Paxton Schrimsher Skrim-sher Jauan Collins Juh-juan Lance Schuffert shoe-fir-t Devin Farrior Dev-on Fare-ee-or Dakota Siniard Sin-yer-d Devonta Foster Duh-Von-tay Ito Smith E-toe Johntre’ Goudy John-trey Gowdy Tyler Stutzman Stoots-man Ladarius Harris Luh-dare-ee-us Deshadrick Truly Dee-shad-rick Rashod Hill Ruh-shod Kenadaria Watts Ken-dare-ee-uh Tyre’oune Holmes Tie-ree-on Terrick Wright tear-ick Taylor Marini Ma-ree-knee Hayden McMahan Mac-muh-han Coaches Curtis Mikell Michael David Duggan Dug-gan D’Saveon Patrick Da-save-ee-yon Lytrel Pollard Luh-trell Adaarrius Perkins A-Dare-ee-us John Wozniak Wozz-knee-ack Ja’Boree Poole Juh-Bore-e - Page 7 - 2015 SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT CL.-EXP HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 48 Isaiah Spencer LB 6-0 220 Fr.-HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS 1 Tyre’oune Holmes WR 5-11 170 RSo.-1L Tylertown, Miss. / Tylertown HS 49 B.J. Bailey TE 6-2 225 Fr.-HS Tuscumbia, Ala. / Deshler HS 1 Xavier Marion DB 6-0 205 RFr.-RS Ridgeland, Miss. / Ridgeland HS 51 Cade Anderson DS 6-1 215 Fr.-HS Athens, Ala. / Athens HS 2 Parker Adamson QB 6-4 214 RSo.-SQ Oxford, Miss. / Oxford HS 52 Tyler Stutzman OL 6-4 275 Jr.-TR Smithdale, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi CC 2 Trae Collins DB 5-11 184 RSo.-1L Columbus, Miss. / New Hope HS 55 Thomas Collins OL 6-3 318 RSr.-1L Jackson, Miss. / Hinds CC 3 Cornell Armstrong DB 5-11 180 So.-1L Bassfi eld, Miss. / Bassfi eld HS 56 Jon Michael Edwards DL 6-4 250 RFr.-RS Montgomery, Ala. / Carver HS 3 Daythan Davis FB 6-1 225 So.-1L Cresson, Texas / Aledo HS 57 Jauan Collins DL 6-0 295 Fr.-HS Pascagoula, Miss. / Pascagoula HS 5 Walden Davis DB 5-10 192 RFr.-RS Decatur, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge HS 58 Illiad Kelly DL 6-2 275 RJr.-RS Terry, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi CC 5 D.J. Thompson WR 6-3 200 RJr.-2L Pearl, Miss. / Pearl HS 60 Hayden McMahan OL 6-4 271 RFr.-RS Wilmer, Ala. / Faith Academy 6 Kelsey Douglas DB 5-11 192 Jr.-2L Missouri City, Texas / Hightower HS 61 Bradley Nugent OL 5-11 280 RSr.-SQ Pell Lake, Wis. / Badger HS 6 Marquise Ricard WR 6-2 192 Jr.-2L Baton Rouge, La. / Southern Lab 62 Michael Ritter OL 6-3 240 Fr.-HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS 7 Jomez Applewhite DB 6-1 180 RSo.-1L Bassfi eld, Miss. / Bassfi eld HS 64 Willie Swift OL 6-3 310 RSo.-TR West Point, Miss. / East Mississippi CC 7 Justice Hayes RB 5-10 194 RSr.-TR Flint, Mich. / Michigan 65 Brian Long OL 6-3 311 RFr.-RS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS 8 Tez Parks RB 6-1 210 So.-1L LaGrange, Ga. / Callaway HS 66 Andrew Peterson OL 6-6 300 RSr.-TR Seagoville, Texas / Kilgore College 8 Deshadrick Truly DB 6-0 195 Jr.-TR Charleston, Miss. / East Mississippi CC 67 Dakota Siniard OL 6-5 305 Fr.-HS Athens, Ala. / West Limestone HS 9 Nick Mullens QB 6-1 196 Jr.-2L Hoover, Ala. / Spain Park HS 68 Brandon Farmer OL 6-2 308 RJr.-2L Gulfport, Miss. / Harrison Central HS 9 Draper Riley DL 6-4 289 RSo.-1L Harvey, La. / West Jefferson HS 70 Cameron Tom OL 6-4 287 Jr.-2L Baton Rouge, La. / Catholic HS 11 Julian Allen TE 6-3 234 Jr.-TR Sewell, N.J. / Lackawanna College 71 Randal Agee OL 6-0 292 RSr.-2L Terrytown, La. / Jesuit HS 11 Kalan Reed DB 5-11 195 Sr.-3L Birmingham, Ala. / Briarwood Christian HS 72 Norman Price OL 6-4 311 Sr.-1L Vicksburg, Miss. / Hinds CC 12 Jarell Aaron WR 6-5 203 RJr.-1L Poplarville, Miss. / Poplarville HS 73 Rashod Hill OL 6-6 309 RSr.-3L Jacksonville, Fla. / Ed White HS 12 D’Nerius Antoine DB 6-0 215 Jr.-TR New Iberia, La. / Trinity Valley (Texas) CC 74 Jerry Harris OL 6-3 302 RSo.-1L Hueytown, Ala. / Hueytown HS 13 Gabe Green QB 6-1 210 Fr.-HS Springfi eld, Ill. / Sacred Heart Griffi n HS 75 Oliver Bates OL 6-2 295 RJr.-2L Tylertown, Miss. / Tylertown HS 13 Picasso Nelson Jr. DB 5-10 195 So.-1L Mendenhall, Miss. / Oak Grove HS 76 Ty Pollard OL 6-6 315 Fr.-HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS 14 Terrick Wright LB 6-2 225 RSr.-3L Gadsden, Ala. / Gadsden City HS 77 Jacob Fleming OL 6-4 302 Jr.-TR McComb, Miss. / Copiah-Lincoln CC 15 Devonta Foster DB 6-0 190 Jr.-TR Chester, S.C. / Coffeyville (Kan.) CC 78 Devin Farrior OL 6-4 304 RSo.-1L Waynesboro, Miss. / Wayne County HS 16 Tyler Matthews QB 6-4 215 RJr.-TR Wichita, Kan. / TCU 79 Drake Dorbeck OL 6-6 320 Fr.-HS Vicksburg, Miss. / Saint Aloysius HS 16 Elijah Parker LB 6-2 220 Jr.-1L Brandon, Miss. / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 80 Jordan Mitchell WR 6-3 202 Fr.-HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS 17 David Bertucci DB 5-11 198 RSr.-3L Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS 81 Reid Rials WR 6-1 185 Fr.-HS Satsuma, Ala. / Satsuma HS 18 Brian Anderson LB 5-10 240 Sr.-1L Little Rock, Ark. / Butte College 82 Tyler Sarrazin P 6-3 204 Jr.-2L Geismar, La. / Dutchtown HS 18 Korey Robertson WR 6-1 210 RFr.-RS Greenwood, Miss. / Greenwood HS 83 Casey Martin WR 5-10 180 RSr.-1L Huffman, Texas / Houston 19 Curtis Mikell DB 5-8 170 So.-1L Bassfi eld, Miss. / Bassfi eld HS 84 Juan Smith WR 6-0 175 RSo.-SQ Baker, La. / Southern Lab 20 Patrick Brooks RB 5-10 185 Fr.-HS Tampa, Fla. / Plant HS 85 Ben Olinger WR 5-9 175 RSo.-TR Hoover, Ala. / Jacksonville State 20 Garry Lawrence Jr. DB 5-11 181 Fr.-HS Pensacola, Fla. / Washington HS 85 Ja’Boree Poole DL 6-2 250 Jr.-2L Brookhaven, Miss. / Brookhaven HS 21 Johntre’ Goudy FB 5-9 247 RJr.-2L Meridian, Miss. / Southeast Lauderdale HS 86 Derrell Lovelady WR 5-7 167 RJr.-TR Coldwater, Miss. / Northwest Mississippi CC 21 Parker Shaunfi eld PK 6-0 170 RFr.-RS Aledo, Texas / Aledo HS 87 Shawn Brickley WR 5-9 162 RJr.-1L Slidell, La. / Salem HS 22 Jay’Shawn Washington TE 6-1 240 RFr.-RS Marrero, La. / John Ehret HS 88 Mike Thomas WR 6-1 200 Sr.-1L Chicago, Ill. / Dodge City CC 22 Darian Yancey DL 6-1 250 RFr.-RS Auburn, Ala. / Auburn HS 89 Ricky Parks DL 6-3 270 RJr.-TR LaGrange, Ga. / Coffeyville CC 23 Collin Kilcrease LB 6-1 199 RFr.-RS Whitesboro, Texas / Whitesboro HS 89 William Potosky III TE 6-5 225 Fr.-HS Hudson, Fla. / Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS 24 George Payne RB 6-0 207 Jr.-2L Mobile, Ala. / St. Luke’s Episcopal HS 90 Rod Crayton DL 6-1 287 RSo.-1L Dadeville, Ala. / Dadeville HS 24 Kenadaria Watts DB 5-11 178 RSo.-TR Newton, Miss. / East Central CC 91 Michael Smith DL 6-4 285 RSr.-3L Birmingham, Ala. / Wenonah HS 25 Justin Abston DB 5-11 182 Jr.-2L Mobile, Ala. / Davidson HS 92 Naim Mustafaa DL 6-4 250 RSo.-TR College Park, Ga. / Miami 25 Ito Smith RB 5-9 195 So.-1L Semmes, Ala. / McGill-Toolen Catholic HS 94 Dylan Bradley DL 6-1 265 Jr.-2L Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County HS 26 Zack Everhart WR 5-8 180 RFr.-RS Bay St. Louis, Miss. / Madison Ridgeland Academy 95 Andrew Bolton DL 6-3 304 RSr.-TR Bolton, Miss. / Kansas 26 Jeremy Sangster LB 6-0 233 RFr.-RS Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS 96 Cody Gottberg P 6-1 210 RFr.-RS Cumming, Ga. / North Forsyth HS 27 Kevin Williams Jr. DB 5-11 194 RSo.-1L Frisco, Texas / Wakeland HS 97 Christopher Robinson DL 6-2 291 RSo.-1L Shreveport, La. / Woodlawn HS 28 Stephen Brauchle PK 6-1 205 RJr.-RS Gulfport, Miss. / Louisiana-Lafayette 99 Quincy Russell DL 6-4 330 RSr.-TR San Antonio, Texas / Oklahoma 29 Ernest Gunn DB 6-1 180 Fr.-HS Selma, Ala. / Selma HS 29 Jack Simpson WR 5-10 180 Fr.-HS Booneville, Miss. / Booneville HS 30 Jalen Richard RB 5-8 210 Sr.-3L Alexandria, La. / Peabody Magnet HS 30 Paxton Schrimsher LB 6-3 225 Fr.-HS Athens, Ala. / Athens HS 31 Anthony Swain LB 6-2 250 RSr.-TR Gadsden, Ala. / Auburn 32 Xavier Thigpen DL 6-5 240 RSo.-SQ Hebron, Miss. / West Jones HS 33 Matthew Moseley P 5-10 163 RSr.-1L Franklin, Tenn. / Tennessee State 34 Evan Osborne LB 6-3 210 Jr.-2L Pearl, Miss. / Pearl HS 35 Delaunte’ Thornton RB 5-8 205 RFr.-RS Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie HS 36 D’Saveon Patrick LB 6-3 215 Fr.-HS Forest, Miss. / Scott Central HS 37 Sherrod Ruff LB 5-10 215 So.-TR Cordele, Ga. / Coffeyville CC 38 Jerry McCorvey DL 6-3 250 RJr.-2L Vancleave, Miss. / Vancleave HS 39 Adarrius Perkins LB 6-2 218 RJr.-RS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Jones County JC 40 C.J. Perry LB 6-0 233 Jr.-2L Bessemer, Ala. / Bessemer Academy 41 Lance Schuffert DS 6-0 231 RSr.-3L Prattville, Ala. / Prattville HS 42 Taylor Marini TE 6-4 237 RSo.-TR Chuluota, Fla. / Copiah-Lincoln CC 43 LaDarius Harris DL 6-1 280 Fr.-HS Pinson, Ala. / Clay-Chalkville HS 45 Derrick Dixon DL 6-3 240 Jr.-TR Lancaster, Pa. / Lackawanna College 46 Wil Freeman DL 6-6 275 Sr.-3L Flowood, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS 47 Cody Block LS 6-0 215 RSo.-TR Glendale, Ariz. / Glendale CC

- Page 8 - TThehe LLastast TimeTime yards, 8/30/03 Southern Miss Individual Southern Miss Miscellaneous Recovered a Blocked Field Goal for a Touchdown: Rushed for 100 or More Yards: 141 yards on 27 carries Scored Four or More Touchdowns: Austin Davis Jay Hughes of Mississippi State returned a blocked by Ito Smith vs. Marshall, 11/8/14 scored four touchdowns vs. Houston, 11/20/10 fi eld goal 68 yards, 8/30/14 Rushed for 200 or More Yards: 205 Yards on 26 carries Punt of More Than 50 Yards: Tyler Sarrazin had a punt Returned an Interception for a Touchdown: Trey by Kendrick Hardy vs. Houston, 11/20/10 of 54 yards vs. UAB, 11/29/14 Brown of UTEP returned a a 51-yard pass for UTEP, Rushed for 300 or More Yards: 304 Yards by Sam Kicked a 50 or More Yard Field Goal: Corey Acosta 11/1/14 Dejarnette on 43 carries against Florida State, kicked a 52-yard fi eld goal vs. Rice, 9/27/14 Two Interceptions: Adairius Barnes of Louisiana Tech 9/25/82 Had a Safety: Team registered vs. FIU, 10/5/13 fi nished with two interceptions, 11/9/13 Rushed 50 or More Yards for a Touchdown: Jalen Blocked a Field Goal: Rakeem Nunez-Roches blocked Three Interceptions: DeAngelo Smith of Cincinnati Richard scored on a 60-yard touchdown vs. UAB, Jay Mattox’s 34-yard fi eld goal vs. UTEP, 11/1/14 fi nished with three interceptions, 12/22/07 11/29/14 Blocked a Punt: Nic Bekkers at Louisiana Tech, 11/9/13 Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown: Nick Gathrite Two Rushers With 100 or More Yards: 205 yards on Blocked an Extra Point: Dasman McCullum vs, returned a 59-yard fumble for UTEP, 11/1/14 26 carries by Kendrick Hardy and 111 yards on 17 Appalachian State, 9/20/14 Had a Score by Safety: Louisiana Tech scores as carries by Austin Davis vs. Houston, 11/20/10 DeAngelo Brooks tackles George Payne, 11/9/13 Three Rushing Touchdowns: Austin Davis rushed for Returned two Fumbles for Touchdowns: Michael four touchdowns against Houston, 11/20/10 Kutzler returned a 17-yard fumble and Xavier Webb Four Rushing Touchdowns: Austin Davis rushed for Southern Miss Team returned a 96-yard fumble for Rice, 10/1/11 four touchdowns against Houston, 11/20/10 Rushed for 300 or More Yards: 370 vs. Rice, 10/1/11 Five Rushing Touchdowns: Austin Davis rushed for Rushed for 400 or More Yards: 463 vs. UAB, 11/1/08 fi ve touchdowns against UAB, 11/1/08 Passed for 300 or More Yards: 309 at UTEP, 11/1/14 Opponent Miscellaneous 20 Pass Completions: 21 by Nick Mullens at UTSA, Passed for 400 or More Yards: 426 at MT, 10/4/14 11/13/14 Scored Five or More Touchdowns: 6 by Antowain Total Off . Surpassed 400 Yards: 402 at UTEP, 11/1/14 Passed for 300 or More Yards: Cole Weeks had 309 Smith of Houston, 11/9/96 Total Off . Surpassed 500 Yards: 506 at North Texas, yards on 20-of-46 passing at UTEP, 10/25/14 Kicked a Field Goal 50 Yards or More: 54 yards by 10/18/14 Completed a Pass of 50 Yards or More for a Warren Harvey of East Carolina, 9/15/12 Scored 50 or More Points: 62 at UAB, 11/30/13 Touchdown: Cole Weeks completed a 55-yard pass Three or More Field Goals: Sean Ianno of UTSA kicked Shut out an Opponent: 52-0 vs. Alcorn State, 9/5/09 to Casey Martin at UTEP, 11/1/14 four fi eld goals, 11/13/14 Held an Opp Under 50 Yds Rushing: 7, vs Memphis, Completed a Pass 75 Yards or More for a Blocked a Field Goal: MSU’s Preston Smith blocked a 11/26/11 Touchdown: Nick Mullens completed a 81-yard 30-yard Corey Acosta attempt, 8/30/14 Held Opp Under 100 Yds Rushing: 30 vs. LA Tech, pass to Markese Triplett at Marshall, 11/2/13 Blocked a Punt: Marshall’s Jermaine Kelson, 9/10/11 10/25/14 Caught 10 or More Passes: Tyre’oune Holmes caught Blocked an Extra Point: SMU’s Aaron Davis blocked Held an Opp. Under 50 Yards Passing: 35 by Florida 12 passes for 96 Yards vs. Texas State, 8/31/13 Corey Acosta’s extra point, 11/10/12 Atlantic, 11/16/13 Caught Passes for 100 Yards or More: Casey Martin Scored a Defensive Extra Point: C.J. Wilson of Held an Opp. Under 100 Yards Passing: 98 by Alcorn caught 6 passes for 129 yards vs. UTEP, 11/1/14 East Carolina returned a blocked extra point try, State, 9/6/14 Caught Passes for 200 Yards or More: DeAndre 11/28/09 Held an Opp. Under 100 Yards of Total Off ense: 85 Brown caught 12 passes for 221 yards at Rice, by Tulane, 11/11/06 10/18/08 Two Receivers with 100 or More Yards: Markese Triplett caught 6 passes for 114 yards and Michael Thomas caught 7 passes for 104 yards vs. LA Tech, Opponent Team 10/25/14 Opponent Individual Held USM To Less Than 100 Yards of Total Off ense: Two Receivers with Two Receiving Touchdowns: Rushed for 100 or More Yards: 262 by Jordan Howard 54 at Alabama, 9/12/92 Antwon Courington and Chris Johnson both had of UAB, 11/29/14 Recorded a Shutout: Mississippi State, 49-0, 8/30/14 two touchdowns against UCF, 10/15/05 Rushed for 200 or More Yards: 262 by Jordan Howard Rushed for 300 Yards or more: 371 yards by UAB, Caught Three Touchdown Passes: Gerald Baptiste of UAB, 11/29/14 11/29/14 had three touchdowns against Houston, 10/31/09 Rushed for 50 or More Yards for a Touchdown: 82 by Rushed for 400 Yards or more: 421 yards by Navy, Returned a Punt for a Touchdown: Tracy Lampley Steward Butler of Marshall, 11/8/14 10/8/11 returned a punt 60 yards at East Carolina, 11/5/11 Scored on Pass play of 50 or More Yards: 84 by Held USM to Fewer Than 100 Yards Rushing: 97 by Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown: Mike Thomas Kenneth Dixon of LA Tech, 10/25/14 UAB, 11/29/14 returned a kickoff 100 yards vs. UAB, 11/29/14 Five Rushing Touchdowns: 5 by Antowain Smith of Passed for 400 or More Yards: 423 by LA Tech, Returned a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown: 0 yards Houston, 11/9/96 10/25/14 by Tray Becton-Martin vs. Nevada, 12/24/11 20 Pass Completions: 27 by Austin Robinson of UTSA, Gained Over 500 Yards of Total Off .: 521 by Marshall, Returned a Blocked Field Goal for a Touchdown: 11/13/14 11/8/14 Cornell Armstrong returned a blocked fi eld goal 78 30 Pass Completions: 30 by Shane Carden of ECU, Passed for over 500 Yards: 559 yards by Houston, yards at UTEP, 11/1/14 10/19/13 10/31/09 Returned an Interception for a Touchdown: Kalan Passed for 300 or More Yards: 423 by Cody Sokol of Gained Over 600 Yards of Total Off ense: 636 by Reed (19 yards) vs. Marshall, 10/20/12 LA Tech, 10/4/14 Marshall, 11/2/13 Two Interceptions in a Game: Marquese Wheaton Passed for 400 or More Yards: 423 by Cody Sokol of Scored 50 or More Points: 63 by Marshall, 11/18/14 fi nished with two interceptions vs. SMU, 10/22/11 LA Tech, 10/4/14 Returned a fumble for a Touchdown: Marquese Completed a Pass of 50 or More Yards for a Wheaton returned a fumble 75 yards vs. Rice, Touchdown: 84 by Cody Sokol of LA Tech, 10/25/14 10/1/11 Completed a Pass of 75 or More Yards for a Scored a Defensive Extra Point: 85 yards by Rod Touchdown: 84 by Cody Sokol of LA Tech, 10/25/14 Davis at Alabama, 11/29/01 Caught 10 or More Passes: 15 by Carlos Harris of North Texas, 10/18/14 Caught Passes for 100 Yards or More: 124 yards by Kenneth Dixon of LA Tech, 10/25/14 Returned a Punt for a Touchdown: Eugene Wilson of Illinois returned a punt 70 yards, 9/7/02 Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown: J.J. Nelson of UAB returned a kickoff 99 yards, 11/29/14 Recovered a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown: James Bethra of California returned a blocked punt 20

- Page 9 - 2015 Starting Assignments Offense Opponent X H LT LG C RG RT Y Z QB FB RB Mississippi State Austin Peay Texas State Nebraska North Texas Marshall UTSA Charlotte UTEP Rice Old Dominion Louisiana Tech Defense Opponent End DT Nose Bandit WLB MLB Spur FC FS BS BC Mississippi State Austin Peay Texas State Nebraska North Texas Marshall UTSA Charlotte UTEP Rice Old Dominion Louisiana Tech How the 2015 Golden Eagles Were Built 2011 2013 2014 2015 Transfers Freshmen Signees Freshmen Signees Freshmen Signees Freshmen Signees Andrew Bolton (Kansas) Randal Agee (RS-2011) Parker Adamson (RS-2013) Cornell Armstrong Patrick Brooks Justice Hayes (Michigan) David Bertucci (RS-2011) Jomez Applewhite (RS-2013) Daythan Davis Jauan Collins Naim Mustafaa (Miami) Rashod Hill (RS-2011) Dylan Bradley Walden Davis (RS-2014) Drake Dorbeck Quincy Russell (Oklahoma) Lance Schuff ert (RS-2011) Trae Collins (RS-2013) Jon Michael Edwards (RS-2014) Gabe Green Anthony Swain (Auburn) Michael Smith (RS-2011) Rod Crayton (RS-2013) Brian Long (RS-2014) Ernest Gunn Transfer Walk-Ons Terrick Wright (RS-2011) Kelsey Douglas Xavier Marion (RS-2014) LaDarius Harris Maurice Crumpton (Stillman) Walk-On Devin Farrior (RS-2013, medical) Hayden McMahan (RS-2014) Jordan Mitchell Ben Olinger (Jacksonville St. Bradley Nugent (RS-2011) Jerry Harris (RS-2013) Curtis Mikell D’Saveon Patrick JC Walk-Ons Tyre’oune Holmes (RS-2014) Picasso Nelson, Jr. Ty Pollard Willie Swift 2012 Nick Mullens Tez Parks Reid Rials Kenadaria Watts Freshmen Signees Evan Osborne Korey Robertson (RS-2014) Paxton Schrimsher Walk-Ons Jarell Aaron (RS-2012) Elijah Parker Jeremy Sangster (RS-2014) Dakota Siniard Cade Anderson Oliver Bates (RS-2012) George Payne Parker Shaunfi eld (RS-2014) Isaiah Spencer B.J. Bailey Brandon Farmer (RS-2012) C.J. Perry Ito Smith JC Signees Garry Lawrence, Jr. Wil Freeman Ja’Boree Poole Jay’Shawn Washington (RS-2014) D’Nerius Antoine William Potosky III Jerry McCorvey (RS-2012) Marquise Ricard Darian Yancey (RS-2014) Cody Block Michael Ritter Kalan Reed Draper Riley (RS-2013) JC Signees Derrick Dixon Jake Simpson Jalen Richard Christopher Robinson (RS-2013) Brian Anderson Jacob Fleming D.J. Thompson (RS-2013) Tyler Sarrazin Thomas Collins (Medical) Devonta Foster Walk-Ons Xavier Thigpen (RS-2013) Norman Price Taylor Marini Shawn Brickley (RS-2012) Cameron Tom Mike Thomas Ricky Parks Jontre’ Goudy (RS-2012) Walk-Ons JC Walk-On Andrew Peterson Transfer Justin Abston (RS-2014) Derrell Lovelady Sherrod Ruff Matthew Moseley (walk-on) Juan Smith (RS-2014) Transfer Tyler Stutzman Kevin Williams, Jr. (RS-2013) Stephen Brauchle (walk-on) Deshadrick Truly Casey Martin Tyler Matthews (NCAA transfer)

- Page 10 - Game Recaps

Game 1: at Mississippi State 49, Southern Miss 0 (Aug. 30, 2014) Game 2: at Southern Miss 26, Alcorn State 20 (Sept. 6, 2014)

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Dak Prescott threw for a Scoring Summary HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – Southern Miss had to sweat Scoring Summary career-high 284 yards and four touchdowns, including 1 2 3 4 F out a 26-20 victory over intrastate rival Alcorn State. But 1 2 3 4 F two to De’Runnya Wilson, and Mississippi State collected Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0 when a program has celebrated just one win over its last Alcorn State 0 7 0 13 20 a 49-0 victory over Southern Miss in the season-opener Mississippi State 7 21 14 7 49 25 games, any win is a good win. Southern Miss 3 17 3 3 26 for both teams. Corey Acosta kicked a career-best four fi eld goals and 1st 1st The Bulldogs needed nine plays on the opening drive to MSU – D. Wilson 25 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick), 12:35 quarterback Nick Mullen threw for two touchdowns for the USM – Acosta 50 fi eld goal, 4:24 cruise 87 yards downfi eld. Prescott ended the drive by fi nding 2nd Golden Eagles, who scored their fi rst points of the season 2nd Wilson for a wide open 25-yard touchdown pass – the fi rst MSU - Griffi n 1 run (Sobiesk kick), 12:22 after being shut out by Mississippi State in the season opener. USM - Cox 7 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 7:23 of many off ensive highlights. MSU - Ross 35 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick), 4:15 Southern Miss got 118 yards rushing on 32 carries from USM - Ricard 38 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 5:54 A few Mississippi State hiccups kept the game close early, MSU - M. Johnson 23 pass from Prescott (Sobiesk kick), 0:35 freshman running back Ito Smith as the Golden Eagles rushed ASU - Gibbs, Jr., 33 run (McCraney kick), 4:17 3rd USM - Acosta 39 fi eld goal, 0:09 but the Bulldogs scored three touchdowns in the second MSU - D. Wilson 24 pass from Prescott (Graves kick), 10:52 for 207 yards and put up 415 total yards. 3rd quarter and gained 387 yards in the fi rst half for a 28-0 lead. MSU - Hughes 68 blocked fi eld goal return (Sobiesk kick), 5:02 But Alcorn State had its upset bid dashed when Jomez USM - Acosta 23 fi eld goal, 9:39 Southern Miss struggled in every facet, gaining just 283 4th Applewhite picked off a John Gibbs pass with 57 ticks left. 4th total yards and giving up 550. The Golden Eagles’ best chance MSU - Ross 21 pass from Williams (Graves kick), 7:51 Gibbs rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on just ASU - Freeman 4 pass from Rollins, Jr. (Rollins, Jr. rush failed), 13:14 to score was a 30-yard fi eld goal attempt that was blocked 11 carries, while running back Darryan Ragsdale rushed USM - Acosta 41 fi eld goal, 9:10 USM MSU ASU - Williams III, 5 run (McCraney kick), 7:32 and then returned by MSU’s Jay Hughes for a touchdown. First Downs 15 29 for 111 yards as Alcorn piled up 295 yards of its 393 yards Mississippi State and Southern Miss played for the fi rst Rushes-Yards 33-71 44-201 on the ground. ASU USM time since 1990. Passing Yards 212 349 Gibbs added another 94 yards passing but was intercepted First Downs 16 22 Sophomore Nick Mullens had a rough night, completing Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-20-2 34-23-1 twice. The Braves also lost a fumble and muff ed a punt Rushes-Yards 32-295 42-207 just 20 of 42 passes for 212 yards and two interceptions. He Offensive Yards 75-283 78-550 leading to USM scores. Passing Yards 98 208 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-15-2 33-21-0 rarely had a chance to get comfortable in the pocket, with Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-6 Mullens, who completed 21 of 33 passes for 208 yards, Offensive Yards 59-393 75-415 Mississippi State defensive linemen like Preston Smith and Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-116 1-13 threw touchdown passes of 7 yards to James Cox and 38 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Nelson Adams in his face the entire game. Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-14 yards to Marquise Ricard in the second quarter. Punt Returns-Yards 2-6 2-26 Mississippi State was able to use its backups by midway Punts (Number-Avg) 11-37.5 4-39.8 Acosta hit a 50-yard fi eld goal for the only score of the fi rst Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-100 2-41 through the third quarter after building a 42-0 lead. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 quarter, and tacked on a 39-yard fi eld goal with 9 seconds Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 6-37 3-30 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-44.2 4-45.0 Prescott recovered from a sluggish start to complete 18 Possession Time 31:51 28:09 left in the fi rst half. Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 of 26 passes. Josh Robinson rushed for 87 yards and also 3rd-Down Conversions 4 of 18 7 of 15 Gibbs ran 33 yards for the Braves’ only score before halftime. Penalties-Yards 6-74 4-40 caught three passes for 49 yards. The 6-foot-5 Wilson, who is 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Southern Miss led 20-7 at halftime, as Alcorn hurt itself in Possession Time 26:41 33:19 expected to be the Bulldogs’ main deep ball threat this season, Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 1-4 the fi rst half with six penalties for minus 74 yards. 3rd-Down Conversions 3 of 12 6 of 17 caught four passes for 65 yards and the two touchdowns. Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-28 3-18 Zerick Rollins Jr. threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Casey 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5 Fred Ross also caught two touchdown passes. Individual Statistics Freeman to cut it to 23-13 at the start of the fourth quarter. Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 0-0 It was an especially good night for Hughes, who hauled in an RUSHING: USM - I. Smith 13-43; Payne 7-15; Parks 3-11; Richard 1-3; After Acosta’s fourth fi eld goal of the day made it 26-13, interception late in the fi rst half before his 68-yard touchdown Mullens 9-(-1). MSU - Robinson 14-87; Griffi n 8-45, TD; Holloway 6-24; Alcorn’s Anthony Williams scored on a 5-yard run to make Individual Statistics on the blocked fi eld goal in the third quarter. The MSU senior Prescott 8-23; Williams 2-17; Braswell 4-9; Team 2-(-4). it a one-score game with 7:32 left to play. RUSHING: ASU- Gibbs, Jr. 11-161, TD; Ragsdale 11-111; Williams III 3-12, captain missed almost all of last season after rupturing his Alcorn State had two more chances to tie. The Braves drove TD; Baker 4-11; Turner 1-2; Rollins, Jr. 1-1; Team 1-(-3). USM - I. Smith PASSING: USM - Mullens 20-42-2-212 yards. MSU - Prescott 18-26-1-284 32-118; Parks 4-46; Mullens 4-45; Team 2-(-2). Achilles tendon in the fi rst quarter of the fi rst game. yards, 4 TDs; Williams 5-8-0-65 yards, TD. to the Southern Miss 39 before Emmanuel Johnson broke up a fourth-down pass to end the drive with 1:29 to play. PASSING: MSU - Gibbs, Jr. 14-26-2-94 yards; Rollins, Jr. 1-1-0-4 yards, RECEIVING: USM - Triplett 4-39; Martin 4-39; Foster 2-32; Richard 2-20; Southern Miss only took 27 seconds off the clock on three TD. USM - Mullens 21-33-0-208 yards, 2 TDs. Cox 1-28; Thomas 1-18; Thompson 1-8; I. Smith 1-6; Mikell 1-5; D. Davis running plays, though, and punted to Alcorn State with 1:02 1-4. MSU - Wilson 4-65, 2 TD; Ross 3-61, 2 TDs; Brown 3-50; Robinson to play. But Applewhite picked off Gibbs on the fi rst play of RECEIVING: ASU - Turner 4-52; Davis 3-16; Hughes 3-7; Payne 1-7; Ragsdale 3-49; Lewis 3-25; Morrow 2-50; M. Johnson 2-29, TD; Hill 1-9; Myles 1-0. 1-6; Freeman 1-4, TD; Rollins, Jr. 1-4; Williams III 1-2. USM - Martin 7-56; Alcorn’s fi nal possession to seal the victory. Thompson 3-33; Triplett 3-15; Ricard 2-47, TD; Thomas 2-14; Foster 1-27; TACKLES: USM - E. Johnson 6-3-9; Cotton 5-2-7; Nunez-Rochez 1-6-7. I. Smith 1-9; Cox 1-7, TD; Parks 1-0. MSU - Market 3-3-6; Holmes 2-4-6; B. Brown 2-3-5. TACKLES: ASU - Watkins 7-6-13; Francois 7-5-12; Cantue 5-4-9. USM - Cotton 5-3-8; Nelson 2-3-5.

Game 3: at No. 3 Alabama 52, Southern Miss 12 (Sept. 13, 2014) Game 4: at Southern Miss 21, Appalachian State 20 (Sept. 20, 2014)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Kenyan Drake rushed for three Scoring Summary HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – Dasman McCullum blocked Scoring Summary touchdowns to lead No. 3 Alabama over Southern Miss, 1 2 3 4 F an extra-point attempt with 6 seconds remaining and 1 2 3 4 F 52-12, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Southern Miss 3 3 3 3 12 Southern Miss beat Appalachian State 21-20. Appalachian State 0 7 0 13 20 Drake tallied 59 yards on the ground, while Blake Sims Alabama 7 14 14 17 52 ASU’s Taylor Lamb threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Southern Miss 7 7 0 7 21 threw for 168 yards on 12-of-17 passing while adding 46 Simms McElfresh in the back corner of the end zone to 1st 1st rushing yards, and Amari Cooper tallied eight catches for USM - Acosta 33 fi eld goal, 11:35 get the Mountaineers within a point. But Zach Matics, who USM - Payne 15 run (Acosta kick), 13:14 135 yards and one touchdown grab. UA - Cooper 22 pass from Sims (Griffi th kick), 7:42 had a fi eld goal blocked and missed two others, had his 2nd Southern Miss sophomore quarterback Nick Mullens 2nd extra point attempt swatted away by McCullum, capping USM - Payne 3 run (Acosta kick), 13:28 threw for 207, marking the eighth time in nine starts he UA - Sims 4 run (Griffi th kick), 9:32 a frantic fi nal 8 minutes. APP - Cox 5 run (Matics kick), 8:33 has thrown for at least 200 yards. Mullens hit eight diff erent UA - Drake 1 run (Griffi th kick), 5:36 Appalachian State tied the game at 14 on a 10-yard 4th USM - Acosta 43 fi eld goal, 1:25 APP - Jones 10 pass from Lamb (Matics kick), 5:08 receivers as Marcus Triplett caught a season-best fi ve 3rd touchdown pass from Lamb to Malachi Jones with USM - Payne 31 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 2:22 passes for 46 yards, while freshman Ito Smith and junior UA - Drake 1 run (Griffi th kick), 12:06 5:08 to play. APP - McElfresh 2 pass from Lamb (Matics kick blocked), 0:06 Casey Martin each added three receptions. USM - Acosta 37 fi eld goal, 8:15 But Southern Miss immediately responded, going The Golden Eagles struck early as Mullens led Southern UA - Vogler 5 pass from Sims (Griffi th kick), 5:12 65 yards on six plays to take a 21-14 lead with 2:22 to APP USM Miss down the field on the game’s opening drive, 4th play on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Nick Mullens First Downs 29 16 UA - Drake 29 run (Griffi th kick), 13:48 Rushes-Yards 47-191 25-61 converting 5-of-8 passes for 60 yards. Corey Acosta, who USM - Acosta 30 fi eld goal, 9:50 to George Payne. Passing Yards 264 268 tied a career-best with four fi eld goals for the second- UA - Griffi th 30 fi eld goal, 6;03 It was only the third catch of the sophomore’s career and Passes Att-Comp-Int 40-28-2 36-22-2 straight game, put the Golden Eagles up 3-0 with 33-yd UA - Johnes 2 run (Griffi th kick), 0:16 his fi rst this season, as Mullens caught the Mountaineers Offensive Yards 87-455 61-329 fi eld goal with 11:35 left in fi rst quarter. in an all-out blitz on third down and fl ipped the ball to a Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-29 The Crimson Tide responded with a 70-yard drive that USM UA wide-open Payne down the left sideline. Punt Returns-Yards 1-8 3-21 First Downs 13 31 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-38 2-50 fi nished on a 22-yard pass from Sims to Cooper. Rushes-Yards 18-56 44-201 Payne scored on runs of 15- and 3-yards in the fi rst half Interception Returns-Yards 2-13 2-8 The score remained 7-3 for the home squad until the Passing Yards 207 349 to give the Golden Eagles a 14-7 halftime lead. Punts (Number-Avg) 4-43.2 7-40.3 second quarter when Sims ran around the right end Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-19-0 34-23-1 Running back Marcus Cox, who rushed for 119 yards on Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-0 from four yards to put Alabama up 14-3 with 9:32 left in Offensive Yards 55-263 78-550 22 carries, scored on a 5-yard run in the second quarter Penalties-Yards 11-59 9-103 the period. The Crimson Tide went 13 plays on 80 yards Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 for the Mountaineers. Possession Time 35:51 24:09 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-14 3rd-Down Conversions 8 of 16 2 of 11 to extend their lead. Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-135 4-111 Lamb, in his fi rst career start, completed 28 of 40 passes 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 The Crimson Tide extended their advantage to 21-3 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 for 264 yards. The freshman threw two touchdowns with Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-3 with 5:36 remaining before the end of the half. After a Punts (Number-Avg) 6-42.7 1-34.0 two interceptions. Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-20 2-10 short punt by Tyler Sarrazin, Alabama started a drive on Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Mullens completed 22 of 35 passes for 268 yards with the Eagles 38 and capped four plays with a Drake one- Penalties-Yards 6-50 3-25 a touchdown and two interceptions. Individual Statistics Possession Time 25:20 34:40 RUSHING: APP - Cox 22-119, TD; Lamb 8-39; Upshaw 17-33. USM - Parks yard dive. Acosta cut the fi nal margin of the opening half 3rd-Down Conversions 3 of 13 7 of 11 Appalachian State, playing its fi rst year as a Football 10-47; Payne 12-35, 2 TDs; Team 1-(-1); Mullens 2-(-20). with a 43-yard fi eld goal with 1:25 left before the half and 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Bowl Subdivision member, outgained the Golden Eagles the score was 21-6 at the break. Acosta notched his 10th Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 7-7 455 total yards to 329 total, ripped off 26 more snaps and PASSING: APP - Lamb 28-40-2-264 yards, 2 TDs. USM - Mullens 22-35-2-268 two-plus fi eld goal contest. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 1-8 had nearly a 12-minute advantage in time of possession. yards, TD; Parks 0-1-0-0 yards. Drake put together two more scores in the second half, But Matics missed fi eld goals of 43 yards and 42 yards Individual Statistics RECEIVING: APP - McElfresh 7-68, TD; Jones 7-61, TD; McGuire 4-69; a one-yard run in the third quarter and a 29-yard rushing RUSHING: USM - Parks 3-25; I. Smith 6-15; Mullens 6-12; Payne 3-4. and had 36-yarder blocked by defensive end Will Freeman. Beathard 2-20; Sumler 2-18; Burns 2-8; Cox 2-7; Upshaw 1-10; Lewis 1-3. score just over a minute into the fi nal period. UA - Henry 11-73; Drake 9-59, 3 TDs; Jones 7-57, TD; Yeldon 9-56; Sims The Mountaineers also lost a red-zone opportunity USM - Thomas 4-71; Martin 4-15; Cox 2-60; Triplett 2-46; Parks 2-13; Ricard Acosta added fi eld goals of 37 and 30 yards in the second 5-46, TD; Tenpenny 5-39; Cooper 1-9; Coker 2-(-6). when McCullum stripped Cox of the ball at the USM 7 2-11; Foster 2-10; Thompson 2-3; Payne 1-31, TD; Davis 1-8. half to fi nish the Golden Eagles scoring. on Appalachian State’s fi rst play following a Mullens’ PASSING: USM - Mullens 19-35-0-207 yards; Weeks 0-2-0-0 yards. UA - Sims Alabama also tallied a fi ve-yard TD pass from Sims to interception. TACKLES: APP - Law 6-2-8; Middleton 7-0-7; McGowan 3-2-5. USM - Anderson 12-17-0-168 yards, 2 TDs; Coker 5-7-0-46 yards. 9-7-16; McCullum 5-5-10; Nunez-Roches 8-1-9. Brian Vogler from fi ve-yards out in the third quarter, and the Crimson Tide collected a 30-yard Adam Griffi th fi eld RECEIVING: USM - Triplett 5-46; I. Smith 3-33; Martin 3-26; Thompson 2-42; goal and a Tyren Jones two-yard scoring run to complete Davis 2-30; Cox 2-12; Thomas 1-18; Ricard 1-0. UA - Cooper 8-135, TD; Jones 4-50; Nysewander 1-9; Drake 1-9; Black 1-5; Vogler 1-5, TD; Foster 1-1. their scoring in the fi nal period. Emmanuel Johnson and Brian Anderson led the Golden TACKLES: USM - Anderson 6-3-9; Johnson 6-3-9; Cotton 5-2-7; Parker 4-3-7. Eagles with nine tackles each in the game. UA - Collins 6-6-12; DePriest 4-2-6; Smith 3-1-4. - Page 11 - Game Recaps

Game 5: Rice 41, at Southern Miss 23 (Sept. 27, 2014) Game 6: at Middle Tennessee 37, Southern Miss 31 (Oct. 4, 2014)

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – Jawon Davis rushed for Scoring Summary MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Southern Miss sophomore Scoring Summary 131 yards and two touchdowns as Rice won 41-23 over 1 2 3 4 F quarterback Nick Mullens threw for a career-best 426 yards 1 2 3 4 F Southern Miss. Rice 3 17 7 14 41 but a fourth-quarter comeback came up short as the Golden Southern Miss 3 9 0 19 31 Driphus Jackson threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns Southern Miss 0 10 6 7 23 Eagles fell to Middle Tennessee 37-31. Middle Tennessee 10 14 0 13 37 as the defending Conference USA champion Owls. The Golden Eagles scored 19-fourth quarter points, 1st 1st Davis, who averaged 4.5 yards on a career-high 29 carries RICE - Farrimond 27 fi eld goal, 11:11 including two 17-yard touchdown passes from Mullens to MT - Clark 40 fi eld goal, 11:36 and accounted for a career-best 169 yards of total off ense, 2nd Michael Thomas, but an onside kick in the fi nal minute was USM - Acosta 25 fi eld goal, 3:38 was the pile driver of a balanced Rice off ensive attack that USM - Acosta 52 fi eld goal, 13:12 recovered by the Blue Raiders. MT - Tucker 1 run (Clark kick), 2:43 racked up 217 yards on the ground. RICE - Davis 6 run (Farrimond kick), 7:05 Mullens threw only the third 400-yard passing game in 2nd Nick Mullens completed 24 of 45 passes, throwing for USM - Thomas 30 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 3:56 Southern Miss history, while his completion mark (35) set a USM - Payne 1 run (Acosta kick blocked), 14:22 RICE - Davis 6 run (Farrimond kick), 2:55 MT - Pettis 59 pass from Grammer (Clark kick), 14:03 career-high 283 yards and a pair of touchdown passes. But RICE - Farrimond 33 fi eld goal, 1:20 school record. His passing attempts (54) and total off ensive MT - Tucker 44 run (Clark kick), 5:12 he was sacked three times and turned the ball over twice 3rd yards (439) both rank No. 2 on the school’s single game charts. USM - Acosta 26 fi eld goal, 2:23 on an interception and a fumble. USM - Payne 1 run (Acosta kick failed), 3:50 Austin Grammer threw for two touchdowns and Shane 4th All told, Rice forced three turnovers and limited Southern RICE - Hull 40 pass from Jackson (Farrimond kick), 1:11 Tucker ran for two more to help lead Middle Tennessee in MT - Clarke 33 pass from Grammer (Clark kick), 12:226 Miss to 40 yards rushing. The Owls also broke up a season- 4th the victory. Grammer threw for a career-high 332 yards and USM - Thomas 17 pass from Mullens (Mullens pass failed), 10:07 RICE - Turner 1 run (Farrimond kick), 11:11 MT - Whatley 64 run (Frazier pass failed), 8:41 high eight passes. USM - Cox 10 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 9:00 Tucker ran for 60 yards for the Blue Raiders. Reggie Whatley USM - Thomas 17 pass from Mullens (Mullens pass failed), 7:09 The Golden Eagles also botched a 39-yard fi eld goal attempt RICE - Cella 5 pass from Jackson (Farrimond kick), 4:00 added 100-yards rushing as Middle Tennessee combined USM - Ricard 8 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 0:27 on the last play of the fi rst half. for 583 off ensive yards. Davis, who rushed for a career-high 150 yards last week, RICE USM The Blue Raiders led 24-12 at the half and the score USM MT scored on a pair of 6-yard runs and James Farrimond kicked First Downs 20 18 remained unchanged until both teams combined for fi ve First Downs 30 22 Rushes-Yards 48-217 23-40 Rushes-Yards 34-111 39-239 fi eld goals of 33 yards and 26 yards as the Owls built a 20-10 Passing Yards 178 283 touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Passing Yards 426 344 halftime lead. Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-14-1 46-24-2 Mullens threw all three of his touchdown passes in the Passes Att-Comp-Int 55-36-1 27-22-0 Mike Thomas scored his fi rst career touchdown on a 30-yard Offensive Yards 70-395 60-323 fi nal period cutting the diff erence to six with 27 seconds Offensive Yards 89-537 66-583 pass from Mullens for Southern Miss’ opening touchdown, Fumble Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0 left after his third touchdown pass, an eight-yard strike to Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 and Corey Acosta added a career-long 52-yard fi eld goal. Punt Returns-Yards 2-28 3-39 Marquise Ricard. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-(-1) Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-148 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-176 4-113 Jackson threw scoring passes of 40 yards to receiver Mario Interception Returns-Yards 2-31 1-45 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-1 Hull and 5 yards to tight end Connor Cella in the second half, Punts (Number-Avg) 4-47.0 4-37.5 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-27.3 2-26.0 and running back Luke Turnera added a 1-yard scoring run. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Running back George Payne scored on a 1-yard run for the Penalties-Yards 6-65 6-65 Penalties-Yards 6-48 6-49 Golden Eagles, his fourth touchdown in the last two games, Possession Time 34:02 25:58 Possession Time 32:14 27:46 3rd-Down Conversions 7 of 15 6 of 15 3rd-Down Conversions 12 of 19 6 of 12 and Mullens found receiver James Cox for 10-yard score. 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 3 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-7 2-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-7 1-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 2-17 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 2-9

Individual Statistics Individual Statistics RUSHING: RICE - Davis 29-131, 2 TDs; Dillard 11-55; Jackson 4-23; Turner RUSHING: USM- Payne 24-89, TD; Mullens 5-13; I. Smith 4-9; Foster 1-0. MT - 4-8, TD. USM - Payne 10-40, TD; Parks 1-1; Smith 5-1; Mullens 7-(-2). Whatley 10-100, TD; Tucker 5-60, 2 TDs; Parker 14-40; Grammer 7-35; Team 1-(-2).

PASSING: RICE - Jackson 14-22-1-178 yards, 2 TDs. USM - Mullens 24- PASSING: USM - Mullens 36-54-1-426 yards, 3 TDs. MT - Grammer 21-26-0-332 45-1-283 yards, 2 TDs; Sarrazin 0-1-1-0 yards. yards, 2 TDs; Tucker 1-1-0-12 yards.

RECEIVING: RICE - Hull 4-85, TD; Parks 3-36; Davis 2-38; Wright 2-17; RECEIVING: USM - Thomas 9-114, 2 TDs; Martin 8-70; Payne 3-51; Ricard Cella 1-5, TD; Taylor 1-1; Dillard 1-(-4). USM - Martin 6-52; Thomas 4-59, 3-34, TD; Triplett 3-33; Thompson 3-28; Foster 2-44; D. Davis 2-25; Cox 2-24; TD; Triplett 4-41; Cox 3-54, TD; Payne 2-18; Ricard 1-16; Thompson 1-12; Parks 1-3. MT - Tucker 6-78; Batties 5-38; Clarke 4-106, TD; Pettis 2-77, TD; Foster 1-12; Parks 1-12; D. Davis 1-7. Perkins 2-13; Grammer 1-12; Henry 1-11; Smith 1-9. TACKLES: USM - Anderson 9-2-11; Cotton 9-1-10; McCullum 4-2-6; Howze 4-2-6. TACKLES: RICE - Finner 7-0-7; McGaskey 4-1-5; Lyons 2-3-5. USM - Johnson MT - Henry 9-1-10; Walker 9-0-9; Singletary 7-0-7; Wafford 6-1-7; Luckett 6-1-7. 6-1-7; Armstrong 5-2-7; Williams 5-2-7; McCullum 4-3-7.

Game 7: Southern Miss 30, at North Texas 20 (Oct. 18, 2014) Game 8: Louisiana Tech 31, at Southern Miss 20 (Oct. 25, 2014)

DENTON, Texas (AP) – Nick Mullens threw two Scoring Summary HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Louisiana Tech rallied from Scoring Summary touchdown passes and Corey Acosta kicked three fi eld 1 2 3 4 F a halftime defi cit to defeat Southern Miss 31-20 here 1 2 3 4 F goals Saturday to lead Southern Miss to a 30-20 win over Southern Miss 10 3 14 3 30 Saturday afternoon at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at Roberts Louisiana Tech 0 3 14 14 31 North Texas at Apogee Stadium. North Texas 0 13 7 0 20 Stadium. Southern Miss 7 0 3 10 20 With the game tied at 20, Mullens hit Casey Martin on The Bulldogs’ Kenneth Dixon caught a pair of 1st 1st a 19-yard TD pass late in the third quarter and Acosta USM - Thomas 40 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 11:43 touchdowns and ran for a third, all in the second half, USM - Payne 18 run (Acosta kick), 9:00 added a 38-yard fi eld goal in the fourth. Mullens was 27 USM - Acosta 38 fi eld goal, 1:24 in the LA Tech rally. 2nd of 41 for 305 yards, with two interceptions and a 40-yard 2nd Dixon’s career-long 84-yard, catch-and-run on the LT - Fischer 24 fi eld goal, 14:50 TD pass to Michael Thomas. NT - Jimmerson 2 run (Moore kick), 14:29 second snap of the second half gave the Bulldogs (5-3, 3rd It was the second consecutive game in a row that Mullens NT - Moore 36 fi eld goal, 6:14 4-0 Conference USA) their fi rst lead. His 5-yard reception LT - Dixon 84 pass from Sokol (Fischer kick), 14:14 NT - Moore 24 fi eld goal, 1:37 USM - Acosta 44 fi eld goal, 7:08 threw for over 300 yards. USM - Acosta 27 fi eld goal, 0:00 broke a 10-10 tie at the end of the third quarter. LT - Dixon 5 pass from Sokol (Fischer kick), 0:55 George Payne scored on a 5-yard run and the Golden 3rd His six catches for 124 yards and the two scores were 4th Eagles outgained North Texas 509-395. USM - Payne 5 run (Acosta kick), 9:11 all career bests. USM - Acosta 26 fi eld goal, 9:31 It was the second game in a row that Southern Miss NT - Pegram 27 run (Moore kick), 6:08 Louisiana Tech’s Cody Sokol completed 27 of 46 passes LT- Henderson 29 pass from Sokol (Fischer kick), 7:01 recorded over 500 yards of total off ense. USM - Martin 19 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 1:52 for a career-high 423 yards and three touchdowns, LT - Dixon 1 run (Fischer kick), 4:06 4th USM - Thomas 16 pass from Weeks (Acosta kick), 2:53 The Mean Green led 13-10 in the second quarter on a USM - Acosta 38 fi eld goal, 12:01 including a 29-yarder to Carlos Henderson in the fi nal 24-yard fi eld goal by Trevor Moore, and then tied it at 20 period. It was the second-most passing yards by an LT USM on a 27-yard run by Reggie Pegram. USM NT opposing quarterback at Roberts Stadium. First Downs 23 22 Antoinne Jimmerson scored on a 2-yard TD run and First Downs 30 21 Dixon, who rushed for 41 yards on 19 carries, scored Rushes-Yards 26-30 26-(-31) Carlos Harris had 15 catches for 216 yards for North Texas. Rushes-Yards 41-201 26-108 Louisiana Tech’s fi nal points on a 1-yard run late in the Passing Yards 423 379 Passing Yards 305 287 Passes Att-Comp-Int 46-27-0 49-32-2 The Golden Eagles dominated the time of possession Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-27-2 35-20-0 fourth quarter. Offensive Yards 72-453 75-348 in the game, holding the ball for 37:11 of the contest. Offensive Yards 82-506 61-395 Southern Miss (3-5, 1-3) lost starting quarterback Nick Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Mullens early in the game to a foot injury. Backup Cole Punt Returns-Yards 1-22 1-1 Punt Returns-Yards 2-36 1-7 Weeks completed 28 of 45 for 338 yards and a touchdown Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-58 5-118 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-80 1-12 with two interceptions. He was also sacked fi ve times. Interception Returns-Yards 2-5 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 6-37.5 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-39.5 4-40.5 Michael Thomas had seven catches for 104 yards and Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 a touchdown, while Markese Triplett grabbed six passes Penalties-Yards 4-40 9-83 Penalties-Yards 6-70 4-55 for 114 yards. Possession Time 28:36 31:24 Possession Time 37:11 22:49 George Payne ripped off the Golden Eagles’ longest run 3rd-Down Conversions 5 of 11 7 of 18 3rd-Down Conversions 7 of 13 5 of 13 of the game, 18 yards, to give Southern Miss a 7-0 lead. It 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-4 marked the fi fth consecutive game that Payne had scored. Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-31 1-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 1-5 Kyle Fischer’s 24-yard fi eld goal pulled the Bulldogs to within 7-3 at halftime. Individual Statistics Individual Statistics But after receiving the second-half kickoff , Sokol found RUSHING: LT - Dixon 19-41, TD; King 1-1; Henderson 1-(-1), Craft 2-(-1); RUSHING: USM - I. Smith 12-95; Payne 14-67, TD; Richard 7-33; Mullens Dixon wide open with a short pass in the middle of the Team 2-(-2); Sokol 1-(-8). USM - Payne 9-15, TD; Richard 4-13; I. Smith 3-2; 5-2; Sarrazin 1-11; Team 2-(-32). NT - Jimmerson 13-57, TD; Pegram 6-37, Mullens 1-2; Weeks 6-(-31); Team 3-(-32). TD; Harris 1-18; Wilson 2-11; McNulty 3-(-5); Williams 1-(-10). Southern Miss defense, and Dixon did the rest, breaking free at 40-yard line and outrunning the pursuit down the PASSING: LT - Sokol 27-46-0-423 yards, 3 TDs. USM - Mullens 4-4-0-41 PASSING: USM - Mullens 27-41-2-305 yards, 2 TDs. NT - McNulty 20-35- sideline for a 10-7 lead. yards; Weeks 28-45-2-338 yards, 1 TD. 0-287 yards; Williams 0-0-0-0 yards. Corey Acosta tied the game with a 44-yard fi eld goal, but Sokol guided the Bulldogs on a 14-play, 73-yard drive RECEIVING: LT - Dixon 6-124, 2 TDs; Watts 5-72; Taylor 5-68; Turner RECEIVING: USM - Richard 8-71; Ricard 5-55; Martin 5-51, TD; Thomas 3-76, 4-43; Gaines 4-39; Henderson 2-57; TD; Lee 1-20. USM - Thomas 7-104, TD; Cox 1-16; Foster 1-12; Thompson 1-11; Triplett 1-6; I. Smith 1-6; Payne 1-1. that he capped with the 5-yard pass to Dixon in the fl at TD; Martin 7-63; Triplett 6-114; Ricard 6-70; Richard 3-19; Payne 1-8; NT - Harris 15-216; Terrell 2-34; Caldwell 1-23; Jimmerson 1-11; Wilson 1-3. that gave Louisiana Tech the lead for good. Acosta now Davis 1-2; I. Smith 1-(-1). has hit eight fi eld goals in a row. TACKLES: USM - Johnson 4-3-7; Howze 3-2-5; Bradley 2-3-5. NT - Akunne TACKLES: LT - Brice 7-0-7; Johnson 6-1-7; Villemez 5-0-5. USM - Cotton 10-4-14; Lee 5-5-10; McClain 5-4-9. 4-2-6; McCullum 5-0-5; Howze 3-2-5; Nunez-Roches 3-2-5.

- Page 12 - Game Recaps

Game 9: at UTEP 35, Southern Miss 14 (Nov. 1, 2014) Game 10: No. 23 Marshall 63, at Southern Miss 17 (Nov. 8, 2014)

EL PASO, Texas - Southern Miss registered a season-high Scoring Summary HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Rakeem Cato threw for two Scoring Summary fi ve turnovers and Autrey Golden scored a 98-yard kickoff 1 2 3 4 F touchdowns and ran for another score, leading No. 23 1 2 3 4 Final return to lead UTEP to a 35-14 victory over Southern Miss Southern Miss 0 0 14 0 14 Marshall to a 63-17 victory over Southern Miss at Carlisle- Marshall 7 21 14 21 63 at the Sun Bowl. UTEP 7 0 14 14 35 Faulkner Field at Roberts Stadium. Southern Miss 14 3 0 0 17 Trey Brown and Nick Gathrite scored fourth-quarter Cato was 13 for 19 for 186 yards, helping the Herd shake 1st 1st defensive touchdowns to help put the game out of reach. UTEP - Ford 1 pass from Showers (Mattox kick), 8:01 off a slow start. Remi Watson scored four touchdowns. USM - I. Smith 2 run (Acosta kick), 8:40 Brown intercepted Cole Weeks’ pass and returned it 51 yards 3rd The Golden Eagles jumped to a 14-0 lead on a pair of USM - I. Smith 2 run (Acosta kick), 5:44 to give UTEP a 28-14 lead early in the fourth and Gathrite USM - Martin 55 pass from Weeks (Acosta kick), 11:54 fi rst-quarter touchdown runs for Ito Smith, who fi nished MU - Watson 2 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 0:54 returned a fumble 59 yards to cap the scoring with 9:31 left. UTEP - Golden 98 yard kickoff return (Mattox kick), 11:42 with career-high 141 yards on 27 carries. But Marshall then 2nd Southern Miss closed to within 21-14 with its own special UTEP - Showers 10 run (Mattox kick), 4:19 scored 28 of the fi nal 31 points in the fi rst half. MU - Butler 30 run (Haig kick), 14:52 USM - Armstrong 78 blocked ﬁ eld goal return (Acosta kick), 1:54 MU - Watson 7 run (Haig kick), 11:59 teams touchdown late in the third when Rakeem Nunez- 4th Cato passed to Watson for a 2-yard touchdown with 54 USM - Acosta 35 ﬁ eld goal, 9:04 Roches blocked Jay Mattox’s fi eld goal attempt and Cornell UTEP - Brown 51 interception return (Mattox kick), 13:12 seconds left in the fi rst quarter. Steward Butler then had MU - Shuler 2 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 7:23 Armstrong returned it 78 yards for his fi rst career touchdown. UTEP - Gathrite 59 fumble return (Mattox kick) 9:31 a 30-yard touchdown run and Watson scored again on a 3rd The Golden Eagles limited the Miners to 234 yards of 7-yard run, making it 21-14 with 11:59 to go in the half. MU - Cato 10 run (Haig kick), 7:12 total off ense. USM UTEP Cato’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Shuler made MU - Watson 7 run (Haig kick), 2:01 First Downs 17 15 4th Weeks was 20-of-46 for 309 yards, a touchdown and two Rushes-Yards 27-93 42-107 it 28-17 at the break. MU - Butler 83 run (Haig kick), 14:37 interceptions. Casey Martin had six catches for a season-high Passing Yards 309 127 Marshall fi nished with 335 yards rushing while playing MU - Watson 1 run (Haig kick), 7:55 129 yards and a touchdown. Passes Att-Comp-Int 47-20-2 23-10-0 without starting running back Devin Johnson, who injured MU - Pittman 26 run (Haig kick), 3:29 Martin and Weeks hooked up for the Golden Eagles only Offensive Yards 74-402 65-234 his left knee last week. Butler had 118 yards on fi ve carries, off ensive touchdown on a 55-yard TD pass - the longest of Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-59 including an 83-yard TD that made it 49-17 with 14:37 left MU USM Punt Returns-Yards 4-11 2-15 First Downs 25 23 the season for Southern Miss - just over three minutes into Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-16 2-112 in the game. Watson rushed for 49 yards and three TDs, Rushes-Yards 38-335 54-186 the third quarter. Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-65 and Cato had 92 yards on nine carries. Passing Yards 186 114 That was the only tie of the game, as Golden returned the Punts (Number-Avg) 7-44.6 9-43.9 Tony Pittman capped the scoring with a 26-yard TD Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-13-0 20-11-1 following kickoff for a touchdown. Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-1 run with 3:29 to go. Offensive Yards 57-521 74-300 Penalties-Yards 9-95 4-20 Southern Miss got the opening kickoff and drove 75 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0 Possession Time 26:42 33:18 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 1-3 3rd-Down Conversions 5 of 19 5 of 16 yards for Smith’s 2-yard TD run. The Golden Eagles then Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-96 2-53 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 recovered an onside kick, and Smith added a second Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 2-3 2-yard score. Punts (Number-Avg) 2-44.0 6-35.7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-16 4-23 But Southern Miss could only manage Corey Acosta’s Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2 35-yard fi eld goal in the second quarter the rest of the way. Penalties-Yards 7-80 7-68 Individual Statistics Possession Time 24:59 35:01 RUSHING: USM - Richard 6-33; I. Smith 10-30; Weeks 8-28; Payne 2-3; Southern Miss quarterback Cole Weeks, starting for a 3rd-Down Conversions 4 of 6 3 of 13 Team 1-(-1). UTEP - Jeffery 12-57; Jones 19-38; Showers 8-9, TD; Bell second consecutive game in place of the injured Nick 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 2 2-4; Team 1-(-1). Mullens, was 11 of 19 for 114 yards with an interception. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 3-4 He also lost two fumbles. Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-43 1-9 PASSING: USM - Weeks 20-46-2-309 yards, TD; Martin 0-1-0-0 yards. UTEP - Showers 10-23-0-127 yards, TD. Individual Statistics RUSHING: MU - Butler 5-118, 2 TDs; Cato 9-92, TD; Watson 17-49, 3 TDs; RECEIVING: USM - Martin 6-129, TD; Richard 4-12; Ricard 2-55; Triplett Holcombe 1-41; Pittman 4-37, TD; Team 2-(-2). USM - I. Smith 27-141, 2 TDs; 2-49; Thompson 2-23; Thomas 2-17; Cox 1-13; D. Davis 1-11. UTEP - Jones Richard 10-46; Parks 6-24; Weeks 11-(-25). 3-46; Hamilton 1-27; Jeffery 1-26; White 1-11; Rogers 1-9; Shaw 1-6; PASSING: MU - Cato 13-19-0-186 yards, 2 TDs. USM - Weeks 11-19-1-114 Golden 1-1; Ford 1-1, TD. yards; Adamson 0-1-0-0 yards. TACKLES: USM - Nunez-Roches 5-6-11; Parker 3-8-11; Howze 3-5-8. UTEP - RECEIVING: MU - Shuler 5-80, TD; McManus 2-43; Frohnapfel 2-22; Foster Robertson-Harris 3-2-5; Miller 3-2-5; James 3-2-5; Cockrell 2-3-5; Puente 0-5-5. 1-23; Jean-Louis 1-10; Butler 1-6; Watson 1-2, TD. USM - Triplett 2-22; Martin 2-14; Richard 1-19; Foster 1-16; Ricard 1-12; Mikell 1-10; Thomas1-9; Sloter 1-8; Thompson 1-4. TACKLES: MU - Holmes 7-1-8; Tindal 5-3-8; Myers 4-3-7; Hewitt 4-3-7. USM - Howze 8-1-9; Wright 4-1-5; McCullum 2-2-4; Cotton 1-3-4.

Game 11: at UTSA 12, Southern Miss 10 (Nov. 13, 2014) Game 12: UAB 45, Southern Miss 24 (Nov. 29, 2014)

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) – Sean Ianno kicked four fi eld Scoring Summary HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – Jordan Howard set a school Scoring Summary goals, including a 38-yarder with two seconds remaining, 1 2 3 4 F record with 262 yards rushing as Alabama-Birmingham 1 2 3 4 F and UTSA beat Southern Miss, 12-10, on a Thursday night. Southern Miss 0 0 0 10 10 beat Southern Miss 45-24 Saturday. UAB 14 7 14 10 45 Ianno connected from 41 and 28 yards in the second UTSA 0 6 3 3 12 The Blazers (6-6, 4-4 Conference USA) became bowl- Southern Miss 0 7 10 7 24 quarter to give UTSA a 6-0 halftime lead and added a eligible for the fi rst time since 2004 by amassing 371 yards 2nd 1st 35-yarder early in the third to boost the lead to 9-0 for UTSA. UTSA - Ianno 41 fi eld goal, 10:08 on the ground, with Howard logging his eighth 100-yard UAB- Henderson 24 pass from Clements (Long kick) 11:11 But Corey Acosta kicked a 36-yard fi eld goal for the UTSA - Ianno 28 fi eld goal, 1:00 game of the season. UAB- Nelson 14 pass from Clements (Long kick) 5:47 Golden Eagles with just 18 seconds into the fourth quarter 3rd Southern Miss (3-9, 1-7) closed 2014 on a fi ve-game skid. 2nd and Nick Mullens hit Markese Triplett with a 22-yard UTSA - Ianno 35 fi eld goal, 12:01 Cody Clements threw for 176 yards and three UAB- Magee 22 pass from Clements (Long kick) 0:55 touchdown pass midway through the period to give the 4th touchdowns on passes to Tristan Henderson, Jamarcus USM- Michael Thomas 100 kickoff return (Acosta kick) 0:41 USM - Acosta 36 fi eld goal, 14:42 3rd Golden Eagles a one-point lead. USM - Triplett 22 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick), 7:35 Nelson and Josh Magee as the Blazers took a 21-7 UAB- Howard 1 run (Long kick) 11:32 Mullens returned to action since missing a pair of game UTSA - Ianno 38 fi eld goal, 0:02 halftime lead. USM- Acosta 45 fi eld goal 9:26 with a foot injury. The Golden Eagles’ lone fi rst-half points came on a UAB- Nelson 99 kickoff return (Long kick) 9:13 UTSA quarterback Austin Robinson fi nished at 27-of-44 USM UTSA 100-yard kickoff return by Michael Thomas. USM- Richard 3 pass from Mullens (Acosta kick) 6:03 for 177 yards and David Glasco II ran for 108 yards on 16 First Downs 17 23 Alabama-Birmingham returned the favor in the second 4th Rushes-Yards 25-57 37-169 UAB- Long 34 fi eld goal 14:49 carries to pace the Roadrunners. Passing Yards 257 175 half, with Nelson taking a kickoff 99 yards for a score. UAB- Vinson 12 run (Long kick) 12:10 Mullens ended his night 20-of-33 for 249 yards passing Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-21-1 44-27-1 The Blazers added other second-half scores on Howard’s USM- Richard 60 run (Acosta kick) 4:28 for Southern Miss. Offensive Yards 59-314 81-344 1-yard run, D.J. Vinson’s 12-yard run and Ty Long’s 34-yard Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-11 fi eld goal, while Southern Miss answered with Jalen UAB USM Punt Returns-Yards 1-15 1-(-5) Richard’s 60-yard run, Nick Mullen’s 3-yard pass to Richard, First Downs 41 32 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-81 3-57 Rushes Yards 54-382 28-150 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-(-6) and Corey Acosta’s 45-yard fi eld goal. Passing Yards 176 263 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-40.6 6-40.7 Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-22-0 24-42-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Offensive Yards 547 360 Penalties-Yards 7-62 8-58 Fumble Returns- Yards 0-0 1-0 Possession Time 24:34 35:26 Punt Returns- Yards 1-25 0-0 3rd-Down Conversions 3 of 11 6 of 19 Kickoff Returns- Yards 8-519 4-227 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 1 3 of 3 Interception Returns- Yards 0-0 0-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-152 6-248 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumbles- Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties- Yards 10-97 2-20 Individual Statistics Possession- Time 32:33 27:27 RUSHING: USM - I. Smith 14-40; Richard 6-17; Payne 3-4; Mullens 1-1; 3rd Down Conversions 9 of 16 5 of 15 Mikell 1-(-4). UTSA - Glasco II 16-108; Armstrong 9-41; Robinson 10-18; 4th Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Jones 1-5; Team 1-(-3). Red- Zone Scores- Chances 4-5 2-3 Sacks by Number- Yards 7-49 0-0 PASSING: USM - Mullens 21-34-1-257 yards, TD. UTSA - Robinson 27-44-1-175 yards. Individual Statistics RUSHING: UAB - Howard 35-261, 1 TD; Vinson 10-89, 1 TD; Clements RECEIVING: USM - Thomas 5-80; Triplett 4-68, TD; Mikell 3-19; Thompson 7-24; Powell 1-2. USM - Richard 6-91, 1 TD; Smith 10-44; Parks 1-2; Payne 3-13; Ricard 2-49; Foster 2-15; Richard 1-9; Sloter 1-4. UTSA - Jones 6-36; 2-1; Mullens 9- (-38). Mack 5-43; Harrison 3-25; Grubb 2-16; Morgan 2-15; Thomas 2-14; Lerch 2-13; Armstrong 2-7; Holmes 1-5; Glasco II 1-3; Monroe 1-(-2). PASSING: UAB - Clements 14-21-0- 176 yards 3 TDs –Howard 1-1-0- 0 yards. USM - Mullens 24-42-0- 263 yards. TACKLES: USM - Cotton 6-2-8; Armstrong 7-0-7; McCullum 3-4-7; Williams 3-4-7. UTSA - Jeters 4-8-12; King 2-7-9; Curry 2-5-7; Wade 2-5-7. RECEIVING: UAB - Magee 3-52, 1 TD; Backman 3-30; Vinson 3-22; Henderson 2-31; Staples 2-21; Nelson 2-20, 1 TD. USM - Richard 5-34, 1 TD; Tiplett 4-50; Ricard 3-55; Thompson 3-54; Martin 3-16; Thomas 2-12; Cox 2-5; Smith 1-23; Mikell 1-14.

TACKLES: UAB - Jean 7-2-9; Carter 4-4-8; Ganus 6-0-6; Jones 6-0-6. USM - Johnson 7-5-12; Anderson 5-6-11; Parker 5-4-9; McCullum 7-0-7. - Page 13 - 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

Team Statistics USM OPP SCORING 228 425 Points Per Game 19.0 35.4 Points Off Turnovers 26 55 FIRST DOWNS 249 279 R u s h in g77117 P a s s in g 142 139 P e n a lt y3023 RUSHING YARDAGE 1149 2596 Yards gained rushing 1533 2833 Yards lost rushing 384 237 Rushing Attempts 376 482 Average Per Rush 3.1 5.4 Average Per Game 95.8 216.3 TDs Rushing 9 28 PASSING YARDAGE 3231 2821 C o m p - A t t - I n t 277-482-15 231-363-7 Average Per Pass 6.7 7.8 Average Per Catch 11.7 12.2 Average Per Game 269.2 235.1 TDs Passing 14 23 TOTAL OFFENSE 4380 5417 Total Plays 858 845 Average Per Play 5.1 6.4 Average Per Game 365.0 451.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 44-982 34-1011 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-152 18-121 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-53 15-123 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.3 29.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.9 6.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.6 8.2 FUMBLES-LOST 27-11 14-9 PENALTIES-Yards 77-731 72-652 Average Per Game 60.9 54.3 PUNTS-Yards 67-2644 49-2011 Average Per Punt 39.5 41.0 Net punt average 36.5 34.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 52-3203 80-4919 Average Per Kick 61.6 61.5 Net kick average 34.0 39.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 2 5 3 0 : 3 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 63/182 72/162 3rd-Down Pct 35% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/13 9/15 4th-Down Pct 23% 60% SACKS BY-Yards 14-109 36-232 MISC YARDS 84 87 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 25 56 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 19-25 12-20 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-3 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (30-39) 77% (41-53) 77% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (16-39) 41% (31-53) 58% PAT-ATTEMPTS (21-23) 91% (53-54) 98% ATTENDANCE 136435 241813 Games/Avg Per Game 6/22739 6/40302 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Southern Miss 47 59 53 69 0 228 Opponents 55 130 101 139 0 425 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg SMITH, Ito 12-6 136 573 37 536 3.9 2 38 44.7 MARTIN, Casey 15 134 8.9 0 27 PAYNE, George 10-2 86 288 17 271 3.2 6 18 27.1 RICHARD, Jalen 2 18 9.0 0 15 RICHARD, Jalen 7 - 3 40 253 17 236 5.9 1 60 33.7 Total 17 152 8.9 0 27 PARKS, Tez 10-1 28 170 14 156 5.6 0 35 15.6 Opponents 18 121 6.7 0 25 MULLENS, Nick 10-10 49 179 140 39 0.8 0 31 3.9 SARRAZIN, Tyler 12-0 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 0.9 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg FOSTER, Kyle 9 - 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 APPLEWHITE, Jomez 2 0 0.0 0 0 MIKELL, Curtis 12-0 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.3 REED, Kalan 2 0 0.0 0 0 WEEKS, Cole 5 - 2 25 59 87 -28 -1.1 0 20 -5.6 NELSON, Picasso 2 53 26.5 0 45 TEAM 9 - 0 9 0 68 -68 -7.6 0 0 -7.6 McCULLUM, Dasman 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 12 376 1533 384 1149 3.1 9 60 95.8 Total 7 53 7.6 0 45 Opponents 12 482 2833 237 2596 5.4 28 83 216.3 Opponents 15 123 8.2 1 51

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg MULLENS, Nick 10-10 122.49 218-365-9 59.7 2470 12 44 247.0 THOMAS, Michael 26 625 24.0 1 100 WEEKS, Cole 5 - 2 106.72 59-112-5 52.7 761 2 55 152.2 SMITH, Ito 10 223 22.3 0 45 MARTIN, Casey 11-3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 JOHNSON, Emmanuel 4 81 20.2 0 26 SARRAZIN, Tyler 12-0 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 RICHARD, Jalen 2 21 10.5 0 12 ADAMSON, Parker 1 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 MARTIN, Casey 1 21 21.0 0 21 PARKS, Tez 10-1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 BRADLEY, Dylan 1 11 11.0 0 11 TEAM 9 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 44 982 22.3 1 100 Total 12 117.14 277-482-15 57.5 3231 14 55 269.2 Opponents 34 1011 29.7 2 99 Opponents 12 145.97 231-363-7 63.6 2821 23 84 235.1 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g COTTON, Jacorius 1 3 3.0 0 3 MARTIN, Casey 11-3 55 531 9.7 2 55 48.3 McCULLUM, Dasman 1 29 29.0 0 29 THOMAS, Michael 12-9 41 592 14.4 5 44 49.3 ARMSTRONG, Cornell 0 0 0.0 1 0 TRIPLETT, Markese 12-9 40 529 13.2 1 36 44.1 Total 2 32 16.0 1 29 RICARD, Marquise 12-10 30 417 13.9 2 43 34.8 Opponents 4 79 19.8 2 59 RICHARD, Jalen 7 - 3 24 184 7.7 1 26 26.3 THOMPSON, D.J. 12-2 22 231 10.5 0 36 19.2 COX, James 11-3 15 219 14.6 2 41 19.9 FOSTER, Kyle 9 - 5 12 168 14.0 0 35 18.7 DAVIS, Daythan 11-5 9 87 9.7 0 25 7.9 PAYNE, George 10-2 8 109 13.6 1 31 10.9 SMITH, Ito 12-6 8 76 9.5 0 27 6.3 MIKELL, Curtis 12-0 6 48 8.0 0 14 4.0 PARKS, Tez 10-1 5 28 5.6 0 12 2.8 SLOTER, Kyle 8 - 1 2 12 6.0 0 8 1.5 Total 12 277 3231 11.7 14 55 269.2 Opponents 12 231 2821 12.2 23 84 235.1 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g ACOSTA, Corey - 19-25 21-23 - - - - - 78 MULLENS, Nick 10 414 39 2470 2509 250.9 PAYNE, George 7 ------42 WEEKS, Cole 5 137 -28 761 733 146.6 THOMAS, Michael 6 ------36 SMITH, Ito 12 136 536 0 536 44.7 RICHARD, Jalen 2 ------12 PAYNE, George 10 86 271 0 271 27.1 COX, James 2 ------12 RICHARD, Jalen 7 40 236 0 236 33.7 MARTIN, Casey 2 ------12 PARKS, Tez 10 29 156 0 156 15.6 SMITH, Ito 2 ------12 SARRAZIN, Tyler 12 2 11 0 11 0.9 RICARD, Marquise 2 ------12 MIKELL, Curtis 12 1 -4 0 -4 -0.3 TRIPLETT, Markese 1 ------6 TEAM 9 10 -68 0 -68 -7.6 ARMSTRONG, Cornell 1 ------6 Total 12 858 1149 3231 4380 365.0 MULLENS, Nick - - - - - 0-2 - - 0 Opponents 12 845 2596 2821 5417 451.4 Total 25 19-25 21-23 - - 0-2 - - 228 Opponents 56 12-20 53-54 0-1 - 0-1 - - 425

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk ACOSTA, Corey 19-25 76.0 0-0 5-5 8-9 4-8 2-3 52 1 SARRAZIN, Tyler 66 2608 39.5 57 4 19 17 9 0 MOSELEY, Matthew 1 36 36.0 36 0 1 0 0 0 FG Sequence Southern Miss Opponents Total 67 2644 39.5 57 4 20 17 9 0 Mississippi State 30 40 Opponents 49 2011 41.0 59 8 11 18 9 0 Alcorn State (50),(39),(23),43,(41) - Alabama (33),(43),(37),(30) (30) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Appalachian State 43 36,43,42 ACOSTA, Corey 52 3203 61.6 17 0 Rice (52) (27),(33) Total 52 3203 61.6 17 0 29.7 34.0 31 Middle Tennessee (25),(26) (40),43 Opponents 80 4919 61.5 31 4 22.3 39.5 25 North Texas (38),(27),(38) (36),(24),33 Louisiana Tech (44),(26) (24) UTEP 41 34 Marshall (35) - UTSA (36) (41),(28),(35),(38) UAB 53,49,(45) 37,(34)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g THOMAS, Micha 12 0 592 0 625 0 1217 101.4 SMITH, Ito 12 536 76 0 223 0 835 69.6 MARTIN, Casey 11 0 531 134 21 0 686 62.4 TRIPLETT, Mark 12 0 529 0 0 0 529 44.1 RICHARD, Jalen 7 236 184 18 21 0 459 65.6 RICARD, Marqui 12 0 417 0 0 0 417 34.8 PAYNE, George 10 271 109 0 0 0 380 38.0 THOMPSON, D. 12 0 231 0 0 0 231 19.2 COX, James 11 0 219 0 0 0 219 19.9 PARKS, Tez 10 156 28 0 0 0 184 18.4 FOSTER, Kyle 9 0 168 0 0 0 168 18.7 DAVIS, Daythan 11 0 87 0 0 0 87 7.9 JOHNSON, Em 12 0 0 0 81 0 81 6.8 NELSON, Picas 12 0 0 0 0 53 53 4.4 MIKELL, Curtis 12 -4 48 0 0 0 44 3.7 MULLENS, Nick 10 39 0 0 0 0 39 3.9 SLOTER, Kyle 8 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.5 BRADLEY, Dyla 8 0 0 0 11 0 11 1.4 SARRAZIN, Tyle 12 11 0 0 0 0 11 0.9 WEEKS, Cole 5 -28 0 0 0 0 -28 -5.6 TEAM 9 -68 0 0 0 0 -68 -7.6 Total 12 1149 3231 152 982 53 5567 463.9 Opponents 12 2596 2821 121 1011 123 6672 556.0 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 28 COTTON, Jacorius 12-10 48 25 73 3.0-11 1.0-9 . 5 . 1-3 1 . . 12 JOHNSON, Emmanuel 12-12 44 24 68 3.5-12 . . 2 1 . . . . 37 HOWZE, Alan 12-12 46 20 66 2.0-4 . . . 1 . 1 . . 39 ANDERSON, Brian 8-7 38 27 65 3.0-6 . . 1 1 1-0 . . . 45 McCULLUM, Dasman 12-12 38 23 61 13.0-50 4.5-31 1-0 1 9 1-29 4 1 . 97 NUNEZ-ROCHES, R. 11-11 32 26 58 14.0-43 3.0-20 . . 7 . . 1 . 16 PARKER, Elijah 10-3 20 21 41 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . . 49 WILLIAMS, Adam 12-12 22 17 39 4.5-9 . . . 4 . . . . 7 APPLEWHITE, Jomez 12-5 16 21 37 2.5-7 . 2-0 1 1 . 1 . . 13 NELSON, Picasso 12-10 21 15 36 . . 2-53 7 1 . . . . 11 REED, Kalan 12-12 30 4 34 1.0-1 . 2-0 9 . . . . . 91 SMITH, Michael 10-7 16 15 31 0.5-0 . . . 6 . . . . 3D ARMSTRONG, Cornell 12-5 22 8 30 3.0-5 . . 4 . 1-0 . . . 94 BRADLEY, Dylan 8-4 12 17 29 5.0-29 3.0-26 . . 2 . 1 . . 14 WRIGHT, Terrick 12-2 11 12 23 . . . . 3 . . . . 35 PENN, Justin 11-3 8 6 14 1.5-2 . . . . 1-0 . . . 46 FREEMAN, Wil 11-1 7 7 14 1.0-2 . . 1 1 . . 1 . 2 COLLINS, Trae 10-0 11 2 13 1.0-1 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 9D RILEY, Draper 9-0 7 6 13 1.0-6 1.0-6 ...... 85 POOLE, Ja'Boree 12-0 5 6 11 1.5-14 1.5-14 . . 2 . . . . 40 PERRY, C.J. 12-0 4 5 9 ...... 47 BEKKERS, Nic 11-1 4 5 9 2.0-13 1.0-12 ...... 17 BERTUCCI, David 9-1 5 3 8 0.5-2 ...... 90 CRAYTON, Rod 5-0 1 6 7 ...... 36 JETER, Troy 10-2 3 3 6 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 27 WILLIAMS, Kevin 6-0 3 3 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 19 MIKELL, Curtis 12-0 2 3 5 ...... 38 McCORVEY, Jerry 12-0 1 3 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 83 MARTIN, Casey 11-3 2 1 3 ...... 8D JOHNSON, Urell 6-0 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 6D DOUGLAS, Kelsey 5-0 2 1 3 ...... 5K ACOSTA, Corey 12-0 2 . 2 ...... 50 SCHUFFERT, Lance 12-0 . 2 2 ...... 70 TOM, Cameron 12-12 1 1 2 ...... TM TEAM 9-0 2 . 2 1.0-2 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 72 PRICE, Norman 9-6 1 1 2 ...... 73 HILL, Rashod 12-12 1 . 1 ...... 42 KENNEDY, Ta'Dren 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 63 MOORE, Frederic 11-5 1 . 1 ...... 34 OSBORNE, Evan 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 3O DAVIS, Daythan 11-5 1 . 1 1.0-8 ...... 80 FOSTER, Kyle 9-5 1 . 1 ...... 8 PARKS, Tez 10-1 . 1 1 ...... 5 THOMPSON, D.J. 12-2 1 . 1 ...... 6 RICARD, Marquise 12-10 1 . 1 ...... 88 THOMAS, Michael 12-9 1 . 1 ...... Total 12 497 342 839 66-229 14-109 7-53 35 39 9-32 10 3 . Opponents 12 496 310 806 85-338 36-232 15-123 57 53 11-79 20 2 . 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 30 at Mississippi State 33 71 0 12 20 212 0 28 20-42-2 212 0 28 7 116 0 36 0 0 0 0 283 Sep 06 ALCORN STATE 42 207 0 35 21 208 2 38 21-33-0 208 2 38 2 41 0 26 2 26 0 19 415 Sep 13 at Alabama 18 56 0 24 19 207 0 36 19-37-0 207 0 36 7 135 0 25 0 0 0 0 263 Sep 20 APPALACHIAN STATE 25 61 2 20 22 268 1 36 22-36-2 268 1 36 2 50 0 30 3 21 0 12 329 Sep 27 RICE 23 40 1 15 24 283 2 41 24-46-2 283 2 41 0 0 0 0 3 39 0 24 323 Oct 4 at Middle Tennessee 34 111 1 15 36 426 3 35 36-55-1 426 3 35 7 176 0 45 0 0 0 0 537 Oct 18 at North Texas 41 201 1 38 27 305 2 40 27-41-2 305 2 40 5 80 0 23 2 36 0 27 506 Oct 25 LOUISIANA TECH 26 -31 1 18 32 379 1 34 32-49-2 379 1 34 5 118 0 37 1 1 0 1 348 Oct 29 at UTEP 27 93 0 21 20 309 1 55 20-47-2 309 1 55 1 16 0 16 4 11 0 13 402 Nov 08 MARSHALL 54 186 2 34 11 114 0 19 11-20-1 114 0 19 2 53 0 28 1 3 0 3 300 Nov 13 at UTSA 25 57 0 9 21 257 1 44 21-34-1 257 1 44 4 81 0 25 1 15 0 15 314 Nov 29 UAB 28 97 1 60 24 263 1 35 24-42-0 263 1 35 2 116 1 100 0 0 0 0 360 Southern Miss 376 1149 9 60 277 3231 14 55 277-482-15 3231 14 55 44 982 1 100 17 152 0 27 4380 Opponents 482 2596 28 83 231 2821 23 84 231-363-7 2821 23 84 34 1011 2 99 18 121 0 25 5417

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.1 Avg per catch: 11.7 Pass efficiency: 117.14 Kick ret avg: 22.3 Punt ret avg: 8.9 All purpose avg/game: 463.9 Total offense avg/gm: 365.0 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 30 at Mississippi State 47 34 81 4.0-30 3.0-28 1 1-0 1-0 4 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 06 ALCORN STATE 30 26 56 1.0-5 0.0-0 1 2-0 2-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 13 26 Sep 13 at Alabama 42 36 78 4.0-14 1.0-11 0 1-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 12 Sep 20 APPALACHIAN STATE 57 28 85 8.0-18 2.0-10 2 1-29 2-8 6 3 2 3-3 0 0 0 7 21 Sep 27 RICE 50 32 82 9.0-38 2.0-17 0 0-0 1-45 3 1 0 2-3 0 0 0 3 23 Oct 4 at Middle Tennessee 51 16 67 4.0-5 1.0-1 1 1-0 0-0 4 1 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 31 Oct 18 at North Texas 31 18 49 4.0-20 2.0-18 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 30 Oct 25 LOUISIANA TECH 40 20 60 9.0-26 1.0-8 3 2-3 0-0 5 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Oct 29 at UTEP 25 54 79 6.0-31 1.0-16 2 1-0 0-0 7 4 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Nov 08 MARSHALL 34 10 44 6.0-20 1.0-9 0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Nov 13 at UTSA 47 34 81 5.0-12 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 2 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Nov 29 UAB 43 34 77 6.0-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Southern Miss 497 342 839 66.0-229 15.0-118 10 9-32 7-53 39 35 3 21-23 0 0 0 26 228 Opponents 496 310 806 85.0-338 36.0-232 20 11-79 15-123 53 57 2 53-54 0 0 0 55 425

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 30 at Mississippi State 11 413 37.5 50 01012 0-10116565.000 Sep 06 ALCORN STATE 4 180 45.0 54 0 1 1 1 1 4-5 50 0 7 452 64.6 3 0 Sep 13 at Alabama 6 256 42.7 52 01121 4-4430531362.610 Sep 20 APPALACHIAN STATE 7 282 40.3 50 0 0 5 1 2 0-1 0 0 4 256 64.0 2 0 Sep 27RICE 415037.54200100 1-1520531062.000 Oct 4 at Middle Tennessee 3 82 27.3 40 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 26 0 6 368 61.3 2 0 Oct 18at North Texas 27939.54500000 3-3380637362.250 Oct 25 LOUISIANA TECH 6 225 37.5 49 0 0 3 0 2 2-2 44 0 5 275 55.0 2 0 Oct 29at UTEP 731244.65701133 0-100318160.310 Nov 08 MARSHALL 6 214 35.7 45 0 0 2 0 2 1-1 35 0 3 192 64.0 1 0 Nov 13at UTSA 520340.64700402 1-1360319163.700 Nov 29 UAB 6 248 41.3 54 0 0 2 1 1 1-3 45 0 4 227 56.8 0 0 Southern Miss 67 2644 39.5 57 0 4 20 9 17 19-25 52 1 52 3203 61.6 17 0 Opponents 49 2011 41.0 59 0 8 11 9 18 12-20 41 2 80 4919 61.5 31 4 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 30 at Mississippi State 44 201 1 29 23 349 5 35 23-34-1 349 5 35 1 13 0 13 3 6 0 5 550 Sep 06 ALCORN STATE 32 295 2 64 15 98 1 19 15-27-2 98 1 19 4 100 0 45 2 6 0 5 393 Sep 13 at Alabama 49 333 5 29 17 214 2 27 17-24-0 214 2 27 4 111 0 37 2 14 0 14 547 Sep 20 APPALACHIAN STATE 47 191 1 37 28 264 2 21 28-40-2 264 2 21 2 38 0 21 1 8 0 8 455 Sep 27 RICE 48 217 3 43 14 178 2 40 14-22-1 178 2 40 5 148 0 43 2 28 0 20 395 Oct 4 at Middle Tennessee 39 239 3 64 22 344 2 59 22-27-0 344 2 59 4 113 0 59 1 -1 0 0 583 Oct 18 at North Texas 26 108 2 27 20 287 0 45 20-35-0 287 0 45 1 12 0 12 1 7 0 7 395 Oct 25 LOUISIANA TECH 26 30 1 19 27 423 3 84 27-46-0 423 3 84 3 58 0 26 1 22 0 22 453 Oct 29 at UTEP 42 107 1 17 10 127 1 27 10-23-0 127 1 27 2 112 1 98 2 5 0 6 234 Nov 08 MARSHALL 38 335 7 83 13 186 2 33 13-19-0 186 2 33 2 90 0 58 1 6 0 6 521 Nov 13 at UTSA 37 169 0 70 27 175 0 19 27-44-1 175 0 19 3 57 0 28 1 -5 0 0 344 Nov 29 UAB 54 371 2 52 15 176 3 24 15-22-0 176 3 24 3 159 1 99 1 25 0 25 547 Opponents 482 2596 28 83 231 2821 23 84 231-363-7 2821 23 84 34 1011 2 99 18 121 0 25 5417 Southern Miss 376 1149 9 60 277 3231 14 55 277-482-15 3231 14 55 44 982 1 100 17 152 0 27 4380

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 5.4 Avg per catch: 12.2 Pass efficiency: 145.97 Kick ret avg: 29.7 Punt ret avg: 6.7 All purpose avg/game: 556.0 Total offense avg/gm: 451.4 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 30 at Mississippi State 40 40 80 6.0-22 3.0-18 2 1-0 2-14 9 7 1 7-7 0 0 0 0 49 Sep 06 ALCORN STATE 42 36 78 7.0-19 2.0-7 1 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Sep 13 at Alabama 33 16 49 4.0-12 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 10 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 0 52 Sep 20 APPALACHIAN STATE 41 10 51 9.0-30 2.0-20 2 0-0 2-13 4 2 0 2-3 0 0 0 0 20 Sep 27 RICE 38 12 50 5.0-24 3.0-19 1 1-6 2-31 2 8 0 5-5 0 0 0 10 41 Oct 4 at Middle Tennessee 65 6 71 4.0-13 2.0-9 3 1-0 1-1 6 6 1 4-4 0 0 0 7 37 Oct 18 at North Texas 45 42 87 1.0-5 1.0-5 1 0-0 2-0 0 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 20 Oct 25 LOUISIANA TECH 49 20 69 13.0-49 5.0-31 1 0-0 2-5 1 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Oct 29 at UTEP 24 40 64 9.0-38 4.0-23 4 3-59 2-65 9 9 0 5-5 0 0 0 21 35 Nov 08 MARSHALL 55 20 75 12.0-56 6.0-43 3 2-3 1-0 0 2 0 9-9 0 0 0 14 63 Nov 13 at UTSA 23 52 75 4.0-13 0.0-0 1 2-11 1--6 4 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 Nov 29 UAB 41 16 57 11.0-57 7.0-49 1 1-0 0-0 3 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 0 45 Opponents 496 310 806 85.0-338 36.0-232 20 11-79 15-123 53 57 2 53-54 0 0 0 55 425 Southern Miss 497 342 839 66.0-229 15.0-118 10 9-32 7-53 39 35 3 21-23 0 0 0 26 228

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 30 at Mississippi State 4 159 39.8 49 00203 0-100848961.110 Sep 06 ALCORN STATE 4 177 44.2 59 0 1 1 2 1 0-0 0 0 4 259 64.8 2 0 Sep 13 at Alabama 1 34 34.0 34 00101 1-1300956462.720 Sep 20 APPALACHIAN STATE 4 173 43.2 49 0 0 0 0 3 0-3 0 1 4 182 45.5 0 2 Sep 27RICE 418847.05601010 2-2330852065.080 Oct 4 at Middle Tennessee 2 52 26.0 37 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 40 0 7 416 59.4 0 0 Oct 18at North Texas 416240.54101100 2-3360531262.400 Oct 25 LOUISIANA TECH 5 187 37.4 54 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 24 0 6 350 58.3 1 0 Oct 29at UTEP 939543.95804030 0-101638964.841 Nov 08 MARSHALL 2 88 44.0 51 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 10 620 62.0 7 1 Nov 13at UTSA 624440.75200314 4-4410529959.800 Nov 29 UAB 4 152 38.0 42 0 0 2 0 4 1-2 34 0 8 519 64.9 6 0 Opponents 49 2011 41.0 59 0 8 11 9 18 12-20 41 2 80 4919 61.5 31 4 Southern Miss 67 2644 39.5 57 0 4 20 9 17 19-25 52 1 52 3203 61.6 17 0 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Game Superlatives (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 32 SMITH, Ito vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Rushing 141 SMITH, Ito vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) TD Rushes 2 PAYNE, George vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) 2 SMITH, Ito vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Long Rush 60 RICHARD, Jalen vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Pass attempts 54 MULLENS, Nick at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Pass completions 36 MULLENS, Nick at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Yards Passing 426 MULLENS, Nick at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) TD Passes 3 MULLENS, Nick at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Long Pass 55 WEEKS, Cole at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Receptions 9 THOMAS, Michael at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Yards Receiving 129 MARTIN, Casey at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) TD Receptions 2 THOMAS, Michael at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Long Reception 55 MARTIN, Casey at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Field Goals 4 ACOSTA, Corey vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) 4 ACOSTA, Corey at Alabama (Sep 13, 2014) Long Field Goal 52 ACOSTA, Corey vs Rice (Sep 27, 2014) Punts 11 SARRAZIN, Tyler at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) Punting Avg 45.0 SARRAZIN, Tyler vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) Long Punt 57 SARRAZIN, Tyler at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Punts inside 20 3 SARRAZIN, Tyler at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Long Punt Return 27 MARTIN, Casey at North Texas (Oct 18, 2014) Long Kickoff Return 100 THOMAS, Michael vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Tackles 16 ANDERSON, Brian vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) Sacks 2.0 NUNEZ-ROCHES, R. at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Tackles For Loss 3.0 NUNEZ-ROCHES, R. vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) 3.0 NUNEZ-ROCHES, R. vs Rice (Sep 27, 2014) 3.0 NUNEZ-ROCHES, R. at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Interceptions 1 REED, Kalan at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 1 APPLEWHITE, Jomez vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) 1 REED, Kalan vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) 1 NELSON, Picasso vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) 1 APPLEWHITE, Jomez vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) 1 NELSON, Picasso vs Rice (Sep 27, 2014) 1 McCULLUM, Dasman at UTSA (Nov 13, 2014) 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Game Superlatives (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 54 vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Yards Rushing 207 vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Per Rush 4.9 vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) TD Rushes 2 vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) 2 vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Pass attempts 55 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Pass completions 36 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Yards Passing 426 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Yards Per Pass 7.7 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) TD Passes 3 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Total Plays 89 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Total Offense 537 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Yards Per Play 6.2 at North Texas (Oct 18, 2014) Points 31 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Sacks By 3 at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) First Downs 30 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) 30 at North Texas (Oct 18, 2014) Penalties 9 vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) 9 vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) 9 at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Penalty Yards 103 vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) Turnovers 5 at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Interceptions By 2 vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) 2 vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) Punts 11 at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) Punting Avg 45.0 vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) Long Punt 57 at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Punts inside 20 3 at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Long Punt Return 27 at North Texas (Oct 18, 2014) 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Game Superlatives (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 35 HOWARD, Jordan, vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Yards Rushing 262 HOWARD, Jordan, vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) TD Rushes 3 Kenyan Drake, at Alabama (Sep 13, 2014) 3 WATSON, Remi, vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Long Rush 83 BUTLER, Steward, vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Pass attempts 46 SOKOL, Cody, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) Pass completions 28 Lamb, Taylor, vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) Yards Passing 423 SOKOL, Cody, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) TD Passes 4 Dak Prescott, at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) Long Pass 84 SOKOL, Cody, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) Receptions 15 HARRIS, Carlos, at North Texas (Oct 18, 2014) Yards Receiving 216 HARRIS, Carlos, at North Texas (Oct 18, 2014) TD Receptions 2 D.Wilson, at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 2 Fred Ross, at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 2 DIXON,Kenneth, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) Long Reception 84 DIXON,Kenneth, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) Field Goals 4 Ianno, at UTSA (Nov 13, 2014) Long Field Goal 41 Ianno, at UTSA (Nov 13, 2014) Punts 9 MATTOX, Jay, at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Punting Avg 47.0 FARRIMOND, Jame, vs Rice (Sep 27, 2014) Long Punt 59 McCraney, H., vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) Punts inside 20 4 Stern, at UTSA (Nov 13, 2014) 4 MULLINS, Hunter, vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Long Punt Return 25 NELSON, JJ, vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Long Kickoff Return 99 NELSON, JJ, vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Tackles 14 AKUNNE, Derek, at North Texas (Oct 18, 2014) Sacks 2.0 VILLEMEZ, Mitch, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) 2.0 ROBERTSON, Roy, at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) 2.0 ROUSE, James, vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) 2.0 BLACKMON, A., vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) 2.0 JONES, Shaq, vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) 2.0 WATKINS, Diahee, vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Tackles For Loss 4.0 VILLEMEZ, Mitch, vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) 4.0 ROUSE, James, vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Interceptions 2 Ross, Joel, vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Game Superlatives (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 54 vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Yards Rushing 371 vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Yards Per Rush 9.2 vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) TD Rushes 7 vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Pass attempts 46 vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) Pass completions 28 vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) Yards Passing 423 vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) Yards Per Pass 12.7 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) TD Passes 5 at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) Total Plays 87 vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) Total Offense 583 at Middle Tennessee (Oct 4, 2014) Yards Per Play 9.1 vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Points 63 vs Marshall (Nov 08, 2014) Sacks By 7 vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) First Downs 31 at Alabama (Sep 13, 2014) Penalties 11 vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) Penalty Yards 97 vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Turnovers 4 vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) Interceptions By 2 at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 2 vs Appalachian State (Sep 20, 2014) 2 vs Rice (Sep 27, 2014) 2 at North Texas (Oct 18, 2014) 2 vs Louisiana Tech (Oct 25, 2014) 2 at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Punts 9 at UTEP (Oct 29, 2014) Punting Avg 47.0 vs Rice (Sep 27, 2014) Long Punt 59 vs Alcorn State (Sep 06, 2014) Punts inside 20 4 at UTSA (Nov 13, 2014) 4 vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) Long Punt Return 25 vs UAB (Nov 29, 2014) 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

Southern Miss Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 30, 2014 at Mississippi State L 0-491000000100000 Sep 06, 2014 ALCORN STATE W 26-20 5 4 16 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 13, 2014 at Alabama L 12-523390003000000 Sep 20, 2014 APPALACHIAN STATE W 21-20 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 27, 2014 RICE L 23-412 2132 1 1 0000000 Oct 4, 2014 at Middle Tennessee L 31-37 7 6 31 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 18, 2014 at North Texas W 30-204 3172 1 1 1001000 Oct 25, 2014 LOUISIANA TECH L 20-31 4 4 20 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 29, 2014 at UTEP L 14-351000000010000 Nov 08, 2014 MARSHALL L 17-63 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nov 13, 2014 at UTSA L 10-122130001000100 Nov 29, 2014 UAB L 24-45 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 3930150168 814222300 30 of 39 (76.9%)

Opponents Inside Southern Miss Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 30, 2014 at Mississippi State L 0-494171100111000 Sep 06, 2014 ALCORN STATE W 26-20 3 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 13, 2014 at Alabama L 12-527 7456 4 2 1000000 Sep 20, 2014 APPALACHIAN STATE W 21-20 5 3 20 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 27, 2014 RICE L 23-417 6344 3 1 2000010 Oct 4, 2014 at Middle Tennessee L 31-37 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 18, 2014 at North Texas W 30-204 3131 1 0 2100000 Oct 25, 2014 LOUISIANA TECH L 20-31 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 29, 2014 at UTEP L 14-353 2142 1 1 0100000 Nov 08, 2014 MARSHALL L 17-63 6 6 42 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 13, 2014 at UTSA L 10-123390003000000 Nov 29, 2014 UAB L 24-45 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 534124531201110511410 41 of 53 (77.4%) 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2014 at Mississippi State L 0-49 4-18 22.2 0-3 0.0 1-5 20.0 1-6 16.7 2-4 50.0 Sep 06, 2014 ALCORN STATE W 26-20 6-17 35.3 2-4 50.0 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 Sep 13, 2014 at Alabama L 12-52 3-13 23.1 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 Sep 20, 2014 APPALACHIAN STATE W 21-20 2-11 18.2 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 Sep 27, 2014 RICE L 23-41 6-15 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 Oct 4, 2014 at Middle Tennessee L 31-37 12-19 63.2 3-6 50.0 5-7 71.4 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 Oct 18, 2014 at North Texas W 30-20 7-13 53.8 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 Oct 25, 2014 LOUISIANA TECH L 20-31 7-18 38.9 0-2 0.0 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 Oct 29, 2014 at UTEP L 14-35 5-19 26.3 1-4 25.0 1-5 20.0 2-5 40.0 1-5 20.0 Nov 08, 2014 MARSHALL L 17-63 3-13 23.1 3-4 75.0 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0 Nov 13, 2014 at UTSA L 10-12 3-11 27.3 2-3 66.7 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-4 0.0 Nov 29, 2014 UAB L 24-45 5-15 33.3 0-2 0.0 3-5 60.0 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 Southern Miss 63-182 34.6 14-39 35.9 20-54 37.0 13-44 29.5 16-45 35.6 0-0 0.0 Opponents 72-162 44.4 19-42 45.2 17-42 40.5 17-38 44.7 19-40 47.5 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2014 at Mississippi State L 0-49 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 06, 2014 ALCORN STATE W 26-20 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 13, 2014 at Alabama L 12-52 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 20, 2014 APPALACHIAN STATE W 21-20 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 27, 2014 RICE L 23-41 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 4, 2014 at Middle Tennessee L 31-37 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 18, 2014 at North Texas W 30-20 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 25, 2014 LOUISIANA TECH L 20-31 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 29, 2014 at UTEP L 14-35 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Nov 08, 2014 MARSHALL L 17-63 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 13, 2014 at UTSA L 10-12 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Nov 29, 2014 UAB L 24-45 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Southern Miss 3-13 23.1 0-1 0.0 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 9-15 60.0 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 1-1 100.0 3-7 42.9 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 30, 2014 at Mississippi State L 0-49 31:51 5:40 8:21 10:01 7:49 Sep 06, 2014 ALCORN STATE W 26-20 33:19 8:53 9:13 6:12 9:01 Sep 13, 2014 at Alabama L 12-52 25:20 7:42 5:18 6:53 5:27 Sep 20, 2014 APPALACHIAN STATE W 21-20 24:09 5:23 5:52 5:42 7:12 Sep 27, 2014 RICE L 23-41 23:49 5:08 7:09 7:24 4:08 Oct 4, 2014 at Middle Tennessee L 31-37 32:14 11:05 10:47 4:18 6:04 Oct 18, 2014 at North Texas W 30-20 37:11 9:03 7:55 10:36 9:37 Oct 25, 2014 LOUISIANA TECH L 20-31 31:24 6:35 9:44 7:05 8:00 Oct 29, 2014 at UTEP L 14-35 26:42 5:39 7:11 7:28 6:24 Nov 08, 2014 MARSHALL L 17-63 35:01 10:06 9:45 8:21 6:49 Nov 13, 2014 at UTSA L 10-12 24:34 6:15 3:58 6:37 7:44 Nov 29, 2014 UAB L 24-45 27:27 7:08 7:45 6:42 5:52 Southern Miss Total 353:01 88:37 92:58 87:19 84:07 0:00 Avg. 29:25 7:23 7:44 7:16 7:00 0:00 Opponents Total 366:59 91:23 87:02 92:41 95:53 0:00 Avg. 30:34 7:36 7:15 7:43 7:59 0:00 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Passing Game-by-Game (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

#9 MULLENS, Nick Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Mississippi State 20 42 2 47.6 212 0 28 3-18 80.50 Alcorn State 21 33 0 63.6 208 2 38 2-7 136.58 Alabama 19 35 0 54.3 207 0 36 1-8 103.97 Appalachian State 22 35 2 62.9 268 1 36 2-20 125.18 Rice 24 45 1 53.3 283 2 41 3-19 116.38 Middle Tennessee 36 54 1 66.7 426 3 35 2-9 147.56 North Texas 27 41 2 65.9 305 2 40 1-5 134.68 Louisiana Tech 4 4 0 100.0 41 0 16 0-0 186.10 UTSA 21 34 1 61.8 257 1 44 0-0 129.08 UAB 24 42 0 57.1 263 1 35 7-49 117.60 TOTALS 218 365 9 59.7 2470 12 44 21-135 122.49

#1Q WEEKS, Cole Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Alabama 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Louisiana Tech 28 45 2 62.2 338 1 34 5-31 123.76 UTEP 20 46 2 43.5 309 1 55 4-23 98.38 Marshall 11 19 1 57.9 114 0 19 6-43 97.77 TOTALS 59 112 5 52.7 761 2 55 15-97 106.72

#8O PARKS, Tez Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Appalachian State 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

#82 SARRAZIN, Tyler Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Rice 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 -200.00 TOTALS 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 -200.00

#TM TEAM Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Middle Tennessee 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

#2Q ADAMSON, Parker Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Marshall 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

#13 MARTIN, Casey Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic UTEP 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g SMITH, Ito 12 136 573 37 536 3.9 2 38 44.7 12 136 573 37 536 3.9 2 38 44.7 PAYNE, George 10 86 288 17 271 3.2 6 18 27.1 15 129 478 34 444 3.4 7 25 29.6 RICHARD, Jalen 7 40 253 17 236 5.9 1 60 33.7 28 212 1051 65 986 4.7 5 60 35.2 PARKS, Tez 10 28 170 14 156 5.6 0 35 15.6 10 28 170 14 156 5.6 0 35 15.6 MULLENS, Nick 10 49 179 140 39 0.8 0 31 3.9 19 89 237 301 -64 -0.7 2 31 -3.4 SARRAZIN, Tyler 12 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 0.9 19 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 0.6 FOSTER, Kyle 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 MIKELL, Curtis 12 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.3 12 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.3 WEEKS, Cole 5 25 59 87 -28 -1.1 0 20 -5.6 7 29 67 94 -27 -0.9 0 20 -3.9 TEAM 9 9 0 68 -68 -7.6 0 0 -7.6 Total 12 376 1533 384 1149 3.1 9 60 95.8 Opponents 12 482 2833 237 2596 5.4 28 83 216.3

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g MULLENS, Nick 10 122.49 218-365-9 59.7 2470 12 44 247.0 19 116.56 354-641-23 55.2 4246 25 81 223.5 WEEKS, Cole 5 106.72 59-112-5 52.7 761 2 55 152.2 7 102.62 67-131-6 51.1 867 2 55 123.9 MARTIN, Casey 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SARRAZIN, Tyler 12 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 19 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 ADAMSON, Parker 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 PARKS, Tez 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 9 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 12 117.14 277-482-15 57.5 3231 14 55 269.2 Opponents 12 145.97 231-363-7 63.6 2821 23 84 235.1

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g MARTIN, Casey 11 55 531 9.7 2 55 48.3 11 55 531 9.7 2 55 48.3 THOMAS, Michael 12 41 592 14.4 5 44 49.3 12 41 592 14.4 5 44 49.3 TRIPLETT, Markese 12 40 529 13.2 1 36 44.1 51 87 1253 14.4 6 81 24.6 RICARD, Marquise 12 30 417 13.9 2 43 34.8 24 54 723 13.4 5 43 30.1 RICHARD, Jalen 7 24 184 7.7 1 26 26.3 28 53 391 7.4 3 39 14.0 THOMPSON, D.J. 12 22 231 10.5 0 36 19.2 21 29 339 11.7 0 54 16.1 COX, James 11 15 219 14.6 2 41 19.9 21 29 416 14.3 4 47 19.8 FOSTER, Kyle 9 12 168 14.0 0 35 18.7 9 12 168 14.0 0 35 18.7 DAVIS, Daythan 11 9 87 9.7 0 25 7.9 11 9 87 9.7 0 25 7.9 PAYNE, George 10 8 109 13.6 1 31 10.9 15 10 116 11.6 1 31 7.7 SMITH, Ito 12 8 76 9.5 0 27 6.3 12 8 76 9.5 0 27 6.3 MIKELL, Curtis 12 6 48 8.0 0 14 4.0 12 6 48 8.0 0 14 4.0 PARKS, Tez 10 5 28 5.6 0 12 2.8 10 5 28 5.6 0 12 2.8 SLOTER, Kyle 8 2 12 6.0 0 8 1.5 13 7 47 6.7 1 11 3.6 Total 12 277 3231 11.7 14 55 269.2 Opponents 12 231 2821 12.2 23 84 235.1

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g MULLENS, Nick 10 414 39 2470 2509 250.9 19 730 -64 4246 4182 220.1 WEEKS, Cole 5 137 -28 761 733 146.6 7 160 -27 867 840 120.0 SMITH, Ito 12 136 536 0 536 44.7 12 136 536 0 536 44.7 PAYNE, George 10 86 271 0 271 27.1 15 129 444 0 444 29.6 RICHARD, Jalen 7 40 236 0 236 33.7 28 212 986 0 986 35.2 PARKS, Tez 10 29 156 0 156 15.6 10 29 156 0 156 15.6 SARRAZIN, Tyler 12 2 11 0 11 0.9 19 2 11 0 11 0.6 MIKELL, Curtis 12 1 -4 0 -4 -0.3 12 1 -4 0 -4 -0.3 TEAM 9 10 -68 0 -68 -7.6 Total 12 858 1149 3231 4380 365.0 Opponents 12 845 2596 2821 5417 451.4 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

SEASON CAREER

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts ACOSTA, Corey - 19-25 21-23 - - - - - 78 - 43-64 72-75 - - - - - 201 PAYNE, George 7 ------42 8 ------48 THOMAS, Michael 6 ------36 6 ------36 SMITH, Ito 2 ------12 2 ------12 COX, James 2 ------12 4 ------24 RICHARD, Jalen 2 ------12 8 ------48 MARTIN, Casey2------122------12 RICARD, Marquise 2 ------12 5 ------30 TRIPLETT, Markese 1 ------6 6 ------36 ARMSTRONG, Cornell 1 ------6 1 ------6 MULLENS, Nick - - - - - 0-2 - - 0 2 - - - - 0-2 - - 12 Total 25 19-25 21-23 - - 0-2 - - 228 Opponents 56 12-20 53-54 0-1 - 0-1 - - 425

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg MARTIN, Casey 15 134 8.9 0 27 15 134 8.9 0 27 RICHARD, Jalen 2 18 9.0 0 15 6 85 14.2 0 35 Total 17 152 8.9 0 27 Opponents 18 121 6.7 0 25

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg THOMAS, Michael 26 625 24.0 1 100 26 625 24.0 1 100 SMITH, Ito 10 223 22.3 0 45 10 223 22.3 0 45 JOHNSON, Emmanuel 4 81 20.2 0 26 17 404 23.8 0 48 RICHARD, Jalen 2 21 10.5 0 12 18 394 21.9 0 43 BRADLEY, Dylan 1 11 11.0 0 11 3 42 14.0 0 18 MARTIN, Casey 1 21 21.0 0 21 1 21 21.0 0 21 Total 44 982 22.3 1 100 Opponents 34 1011 29.7 2 99

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg REED, Kalan 2 0 0.0 0 0 4 19 4.8 1 19 APPLEWHITE, Jomez 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 NELSON, Picasso 2 53 26.5 0 45 2 53 26.5 0 45 McCULLUM, Dasman 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 7 53 7.6 0 45 Opponents 15 123 8.2 1 51

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg COTTON, Jacorius 1 3 3.0 0 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 McCULLUM, Dasman 1 29 29.0 0 29 1 29 29.0 0 29 ARMSTRONG, Cornell 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total 2 32 16.0 1 29 Opponents 4 79 19.8 2 59 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g THOMAS, Micha 12 0 592 0 625 0 1217 101.4 12 0 592 0 625 0 1217 101.4 SMITH, Ito 12 536 76 0 223 0 835 69.6 12 536 76 0 223 0 835 69.6 MARTIN, Casey 11 0 531 134 21 0 686 62.4 11 0 531 134 21 0 686 62.4 TRIPLETT, Mark 12 0 529 0 0 0 529 44.1 51 0 1253 0 0 0 1253 24.6 RICHARD, Jalen 7 236 184 18 21 0 459 65.6 28 986 391 85 394 0 1856 66.3 RICARD, Marqui 12 0 417 0 0 0 417 34.8 24 0 723 43 0 0 766 31.9 PAYNE, George 10 271 109 0 0 0 380 38.0 15 444 116 0 0 0 560 37.3 THOMPSON, D. 12 0 231 0 0 0 231 19.2 21 0 339 0 0 0 339 16.1 COX, James 11 0 219 0 0 0 219 19.9 21 0 416 0 0 0 416 19.8 PARKS, Tez 10 156 28 0 0 0 184 18.4 10 156 28 0 0 0 184 18.4 FOSTER, Kyle 9 0 168 0 0 0 168 18.7 9 0 168 0 0 0 168 18.7 DAVIS, Daythan 11 0 87 0 0 0 87 7.9 11 0 87 0 0 0 87 7.9 JOHNSON, Emm 12 0 0 0 81 0 81 6.8 46 0 28 48 404 0 480 10.4 NELSON, Picass 12 0 0 0 0 53 53 4.4 12 0 0 0 0 53 53 4.4 MIKELL, Curtis 12 -4 48 0 0 0 44 3.7 12 -4 48 0 0 0 44 3.7 MULLENS, Nick 10 39 0 0 0 0 39 3.9 19 -64 0 0 0 0 -64 -3.4 SLOTER, Kyle 8 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.5 13 0 47 0 0 0 47 3.6 SARRAZIN, Tyle 12 11 0 0 0 0 11 0.9 19 11 0 0 0 0 11 0.6 BRADLEY, Dylan8000110111.4 190 0 0420422.2 WEEKS, Cole 5 -28 0 0 0 0 -28 -5.6 7 -27 0 0 0 0 -27 -3.9 TEAM 9-680000-68-7.6 Total 12 1149 3231 152 982 53 5567 463.9 Opponents 12 2596 2821 121 1011 123 6672 556.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd ACOSTA, Corey 25 19 52 1 64 43 52 4 Total 25 19 52 1 Opponents 20 12 41 2

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk SARRAZIN, Tyler 66 2608 39.5 57 0 110 4341 39.5 57 0 MOSELEY, Matthew 1 36 36.0 36 0 19 772 40.6 62 0 Total 67 2644 39.5 57 0 Opponents 49 2011 41.0 59 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob ACOSTA, Corey 52 3203 61.6 17 0 150 8894 59.3 33 2 Total 52 3203 61.6 17 0 Opponents 80 4919 61.5 31 4 2014 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2014) All games

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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 28 COTTON, Jacorius 12 4 8 2 5 7 3 3.0 1 . 0 . 5 1 1 . 48 1 3 3 9 1 2 2 4 4.5 1 . 0 2 1 0 2 3 . 12 JOHNSON, Emmanuel 12 4 4 2 4 6 8 3.5 . . 2 . . . 46 1 3 5 7 3 2 0 8 9.0 1 . 0 1 8 1 2 . 37 HOWZE, Alan 12 4 6 2 0 6 6 2.0 . . . . 1 . 53 1 0 1 9 3 1 9 4 10.5 3 . 5 . 3 3 3 1 39 ANDERSON, Brian 8 3 8 2 7 6 5 3.0 . . 1 1 . . 8 3 8 2 7 6 5 3.0 . . 1 1 . . 45 McCULLUM, Dasman 12 3 8 2 3 6 1 13.0 4 . 5 1 1 1 4 1 39 6 2 5 8 1 2 0 26.5 7 . 5 1 7 5 4 2 97 NUNEZ-ROCHES, R. 11 3 2 2 6 5 8 14.0 3 . 0 . . . . 1 31 5 7 4 8 1 0 5 22.0 4 . 0 . 1 . 1 2 16 PARKER, Elijah 10 2 0 2 1 4 1 0.5 . . 1 . . . 10 2 0 2 1 4 1 0.5 . . 1 . . . 49 WILLIAMS, Adam 12 2 2 1 7 3 9 4.5 ...... 24 4 1 3 8 7 9 13.0 3 . 0 . . . 1 . 7 APPLEWHITE, Jomez 12 1 6 2 1 3 7 2.5 . 2 1 . 1 . 12 1 6 2 1 3 7 2.5 . 2 1 . 1 . 13 NELSON, Picasso 12 2 1 1 5 3 6 0.0 . 2 7 . . . 12 2 1 1 5 3 6 0.0 . 2 7 . . . 11 REED, Kalan 12 3 0 4 3 4 1.0 . 2 9 . . . 34 6 3 3 3 9 6 4.5 . 4 1 6 2 1 . 91 SMITH, Michael 10 1 6 1 5 3 1 0.5 ...... 34 4 6 4 5 9 1 8.5 1 . 0 . . 1 . 1 3D ARMSTRONG, Cornell 12 2 2 8 3 0 3.0 . . 4 1 . . 12 2 2 8 3 0 3.0 . . 4 1 . . 94 BRADLEY, Dylan 8 1 2 1 7 2 9 5.0 3 . 0 . . . 1 . 19 3 6 4 5 8 1 9.5 3 . 0 . . 1 1 1 14 WRIGHT, Terrick 12 1 1 1 2 2 3 0.0 ...... 36 7 2 7 0 1 4 2 7.0 2 . 0 1 3 1 1 . 46 FREEMAN, Wil 11 7 7 1 4 1.0 . . 1 . . 1 34 2 3 1 8 4 1 3.5 1 . 0 . 2 1 . 2 35 PENN, Justin 11 8 6 1 4 1.5 . . . 1 . . 43 2 9 2 5 5 4 5.0 . . 1 1 . . 2 COLLINS, Trae 10 1 1 2 1 3 1.0 . . 1 1 . . 10 1 1 2 1 3 1.0 . . 1 1 . . 9D RILEY, Draper 9 7 6 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 9 7 6 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 85 POOLE, Ja'Boree 12 5 6 1 1 1.5 1 . 5 . . . . . 20 1 2 1 1 2 3 2.5 2 . 5 . 2 1 1 . 47 BEKKERS, Nic 11 4 5 9 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 23 8 9 1 7 3.0 1 . 0 . . . . 2 40 PERRY, C.J. 12 4 5 9 0.0 ...... 24 2 2 3 2 5 4 5.0 1 . 0 . 1 1 . . 17 BERTUCCI, David 9 5 3 8 0.5 ...... 32 1 2 1 0 2 2 1.0 ...... 90 CRAYTON, Rod 5 1 6 7 0.0 ...... 5 1 6 7 0.0 ...... 36 JETER, Troy 10 3 3 6 0.0 . . 1 . 1 . 10 3 3 6 0.0 . . 1 . 1 . 27 WILLIAMS, Kevin 6 3 3 6 0.0 . . . 1 . . 6 3 3 6 0.0 . . . 1 . . 19 MIKELL, Curtis 12 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 12 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 38 McCORVEY, Jerry 12 1 3 4 0.0 . . . 1 . . 16 5 9 1 4 1.5 . . . 1 . . 8D JOHNSON, Urell 6 1 2 3 0.0 . . 1 . . . 17 5 5 1 0 0.0 . . 2 . . . 6D DOUGLAS, Kelsey 5 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 17 3 5 3 6 7 1 3.5 . 1 1 . 1 . 83 MARTIN, Casey 11 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 11 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 50 SCHUFFERT, Lance 12 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 36 3 5 8 0.0 ...... 72 PRICE, Norman 9 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 9 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 70 TOM, Cameron 12 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 23 2 1 3 0.0 ...... TM TEAM 9 2 . 2 1.0 . . . 1 1 . 5K ACOSTA, Corey 12 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 37 4 . 4 0.0 ...... 34 OSBORNE, Evan 7 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 18 1 7 8 0.0 ...... 63 MOORE, Frederic 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 8 PARKS, Tez 10 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 10 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 88 THOMAS, Michael 12 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 12 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 80 FOSTER, Kyle 9 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 9 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3O DAVIS, Daythan 11 1 . 1 1.0 ...... 11 1 . 1 1.0 ...... 73 HILL, Rashod 12 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 31 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 6 RICARD, Marquise 12 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 24 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 42 KENNEDY, Ta'Dren 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 21 8 5 1 3 0.5 . . . 1 . . 5 THOMPSON, D.J. 12 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 21 1 . 1 0.0 ...... Total 12 4 9 7 3 4 2 8 3 9 66 14 7 3 5 9 1 0 3 Opponents 12 4 9 6 3 1 0 8 0 6 85 36 15 5 7 1 1 2 0 2