2015 Southern Miss Football

Game 14 | Southern Miss (9-4, 7-1 C-USA) vs. Washington (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12 North) Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Dallas, Texas | Cotton Bowl (42,000) | 1:20 p.m. CT | ESPN @USMGoldenEagles | @SouthernMissFB | @CoachToddMonken Noting the Golden Eagles

The Game at a Glance Date ____________________ Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015 Time ____________________________ 1:20 p.m. (CT) Location __________________________ Dallas, Texas Stadium ____________________________ Cotton Bowl Capacity ______________________________42,000 Surface _________________________ Natural Grass TV ____________________________________ ESPN Play-By-Play _______________________ Mike Corey Analyst __________________________ Ahmad Brooks Sidelines___________________________ Kayce Smith Radio ___________ Southern Miss IMG Sports Network Play-By-Play ______________ John Cox (38th season) Analyst _________________Lee Roberts (1st season) Sidelines _____________ Dr. Bo Morgan (6th season) Stats/Spotter ____________ Joe Bryant (8th season) Gametracker _______________www.SouthernMiss.com Series Record ______________________ First Meeting Streak __________________________________ N/A Last Meeting _____________________________ N/A Websites ______________________ SouthernMiss.com ______________________________ GoHuskies.com

• Southern Miss is in its 99th football season, having competed for the first time in 1912. The Golden Eagles have posted an all-time record of 573-408-27, which is the 37th best among Division I FBS teams in terms of winning percentage (.582). • After finishing the 2012 campaign winless, the Golden Eagles have improved on their victory total in each season under Todd Monken, capturing one win in 2013 and three in 2014. Southern Miss now has nine victories during the 2015 campaign more than doubling their win total of four over the previous three seasons. • The team captured its ninth victory of the season at Louisiana Tech, marking the 15th time in school history that the program has recorded at least that many victories. • Southern Miss established a school record for the most 50-plus scoring games in a season with five. They have also scored at least 30 points in all nine victories this season. • With its 27-point explosion in the fourth quarter against Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss has scored at least 21 points in six different quarters this season, including a schoolrecord 35 in the second quarter at Rice (11/14). • The Golden Eagles have enjoyed quick-strike scoring this season, producing 36 touchdowns that have taken less than two minutes off the game clock. • For the first time in school history earlier this season, the Golden Eagles had two players over 100 yards rushing – Jalen Richard (25-115, TD) and Ito Smith (14-101) – and two over 100 yards in receiving – D. J. Thompson (6-141, TD) and Mike Thomas (5-103, TD) – in the same game against UTSA (10/17). • Southern Miss led Conference USA during 2015 in average home attendance with its 28,334 per game in six home games this season.

2015 Southern Miss Schedule

• The Golden Eagles and Huskies meet for the first time in football. • This will be the fifth time a Southern Miss squad has faced a Chris Petersen led squad, having faced his then Boise State teams four times from 2007-2013. The Golden Eagles fell in all four of those meetings. • Golden Eagle Director of Athletics Bill McGillis is a native of Seattle, and his wife, Margie, is a UW graduate. • There are no players from the state of Washington on the Southern Miss roster.

Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 26

Mississippi State (FS1) Austin Peay (ASN) at Texas State (ESPN 3) at Nebraska (ESPN News) North Texas • (FCS) at Marshall • (CBS SN) UTSA (Homecoming) • (ASN) at Charlotte • (ASN) UTEP • (FCS) at Rice • (ASN) Old Dominion • (ASN) at Louisiana Tech • (FSN) at WKU^ (ESPN 2) vs. Washington# (ESPN)

L, 34-16 W, 52-6 W, 56-50 L, 36-28 W, 49-14 L, 31-10 W, 32-10 W, 44-10 W, 34-13 W, 65-10 W, 56-31 W, 58-24 L, 45-28 1:20 pm CT

• – C-USA contest;^ C-USA Championship Game; # Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl

2015 Washington Schedule Sept. 4 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 8 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 Dec. 26

at Boise State (ESPN) Sacramento State (PAC12) Utah State (PAC12) California • (PAC12) at USC • (ESPN) Oregon • (ESPN 2) at Stanford • (ESPN) Arizona • (FS1) Utah • (FOX) at Arizona State • (PAC12) at Oergon State • (PAC12) Washington State • (FOX) vs. Southern Miss# (ESPN)

L, 16-13 W, 49-0 W, 31-17 L, 30-24 W, 17-12 L, 26-20 L, 31-14 W, 49-3 L, 34-23 L, 27-17 W, 52-7 W, 45-10 1:20 pm

• – C-USA contest; # Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl; All Times Central

The Washington Series

Against the Pac-12 • The Golden Eagles are 0-3 against the current configuration of the Pac-12, having dropped a pair of games to Cal and one game to Utah. • Southern Miss lost to the Utes in the 2003 Liberty Bowl, 17-0, when they were a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Southern Miss Versus Conference USA • Southern Miss holds an all-time mark of 92-57 in Conference USA contests, including a 47-27 mark at home, while compiling a 45-30 ledger on the road. The Golden Eagles enjoyed their first winning league record since 2011, by finishing league play at 7-1. • This is the second time Southern Miss has captured at least seven victories in league play. In 2003, the Golden Eagles finished with a perfect 8-0. • This is the first time a C-USA team has played a Pac-12 team in a bowl game.

In Bowl Games • Southern Miss plays in its 23rd bowl game in 2015, making its initial appearance in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl. • This is the program’s first bowl appearance in four seasons, after reaching a postseason bowl game in 10 consecutive seasons from 2002-2011) and in 14 of 15 seasons starting in 1997. • The Golden Eagles are 10-12 overall in bowl games, with the first appearance taking place in the 1953 Sun Bowl. • This will be the fourth bowl game in the state of Texas for Southern Miss.

Record Breakdown Under Monken Record C-USA Non-Conference Big Ten Ohio Valley Southeastern Sun Belt Home Away Neutral Day Games Night Games TV Games Fox Sports 1 ASN CBS SN ESPN ESPN 2 ESPN 3 ESPN News Fox College Sports FSN When Scoring First When Foe Scores First When Leading at Half When Trailing at Half When Tied at Half In Overtime Games Scoring Less than 20 points Scoring 20+ points Scoring 30+ points Foe Scoring Less than 20 points Foe Scoring 20+ points Foe Scoring 30+ points Rushing for less than 100 yards Rushing for more than 100 yards Rushing for more than 200 yards Rushing for more than 300 yards Passing for less than 100 yards Passing for more than 100 yards Passing for more than 200 yards Passing for more than 300 yards Less than 300 Yards Total off. More than 300 Yards Total off Allowing -100 yards rush Allowing 100+ yards rush Allowing 200+ yards passing Allowing 300+ yards passing Allowing -300 yards total off. Allowing 300+ yards total off. Having a 100-yard rusher Foe Has a 100-yard rusher Having no turnovers Having 3 or more turnovers Forcing no turnovers Forcing 3 or more turnovers

2015 9-4 7-2 2-2 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 5-1 4-3 0-0 6-2 3-2 9-4 0-1 5-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 2-0 1-0 8-2 1-1 7-0 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 9-2 9-0 6-0 3-4 2-4 0-1 9-3 7-0 1-0 0-0 9-4 9-3 6-3 0-0 9-4 2-0 7-4 4-3 2-2 5-2 4-2 7-1 2-0 1-0 1-2 2-0 2-0

Overall 13-24 9-16 4-8 0-2 1-0 0-4 2-1 7-10 6-14 0-0 7-11 6-13 11-22 0-1 6-4 0-4 0-0 0-2 1-0 0-1 2-3 1-1 12-6 1-17 9-1 3-22 1-1 0-0 0-16 13-8 10-1 6-1 7-23 2-20 1-16 12-8 9-0 1-0 0-0 13-24 13-17 8-8 0-8 13-16 2-2 11-22 7-11 2-9 5-3 8-21 9-2 4-13 2-1 1-13 3-3 5-1

Todd Monken Career Head Coaching Record Year 2013 2014 2015

School Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Record

Record 1-11 3-9 9-4 13-24 (.351)

Southern Miss C-USA Coaches of the Year 2015 - Todd Monken 2003 - Jeff Bower 1999 - Jeff Bower 1997 - Jeff Bower

Todd Monken Head Football Coach | Third Season - 13-24 (.351) In three years in charge of the Southern Miss football program, Todd Monken has spearheaded an approach that has produced continual improvement for the Golden Eagles, forging the team on a path in leading them back to a familiar setting – winning seasons and bowl games. When Monken was announced as the 20th head coach in Southern Miss history in December of 2012, his mission was charged to turn around a Golden Eagles’ team that went winless the year before he took over the reins. In his first season at the helm of the Golden Eagles, Monken battled injuries and a tough schedule as he began the rebuilding process for the Southern Miss football team. During his first year, Monken directed the injury-prone team to a 1-11 mark. After dropping the first 11 contests of the year, the Monken led Golden Eagles trailed rival UAB 21-13 at halftime. Southern Miss rallied for a 62-27 victory over the Blazers. In the game, the Golden Eagles scored 49 second-half points, including a season-best 28 points in the third quarter to take control of the game and earn the victory. Despite the results on the scoreboard, Monken’s first season saw several highlights from his first season. Southern Miss’ senior Khyri Thornton was named second team All-Conference USA, while true freshman Tyre’oune Holmes and junior Emmanuel Johnson were both honorable mention selections. In addition, a trio of Golden Eagles appeared on the C-USA 2013 AllFreshman team – Holmes, Nick Mullens and Cameron Tom. Thornton culminated his Golden Eagle career by being selected in the third round (85th overall) of the NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, becoming the first player selected in the NFL Draft in the Monken era. Off the field, Corey Acosta was named to the 2013 Conference USA Football All-Academic team for his efforts on the field and in the classroom as announced by the conference office. In addition, football had 27 players recognized for their achievements in the classroom, including five student-athletes who earned Dean’s List honors. The Southern Miss football program was also recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for its academic achievement on the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as having a graduation rate of 75 percent or better. In his second season, Monken improved the squad’s win total to three and the number could have been pushed higher had Mullens, the team’s starting quarterback, not gotten hurt in the first series of the Louisiana Tech game in late October. Still, the Golden Eagles showed improvement as two players were honored as first-team All-Conference USA selections, including placekicker Corey Acosta and defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Wide receivers Casey Martin and Michael Thomas, along with offensive lineman Cameron Tom were honorable mention selections on the offensive side of the ball, while defensive lineman Dasman McCullum joined defensive backs Jacorius Cotton and Emmanuel Johnson represented the defense. In addition, true freshman defensive back Cornell Armstrong was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team. Nunez-Roches also became the second Golden Eagle taken in the NFL Draft as he was chosen in the sixth round by the Kansas City Chiefs. Acosta and McCullum also signed free-agent contracts with the San Francisco Giants and Washington Redskins, respectively, heading into each organization’s training camp. In addition, Acosta excelled off the playing field, earning a Wuerffel Trophy finalist spot and was named a Lou Groza Award semifinalist. In the classroom, he was named second team Academic All-American after also being tabbed Academic All-District and Academic AllConference USA for the third time. This season, Monken has gotten his team back on that right track this season by more than doubling the victory total of his two previous seasons, capturing the Conference USA West Division crown and lead the Golden Eagles to their first bowl game since 2011 Monken came to Southern Miss after serving the previous two seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma State. It was his second stint at OSU, after serving as pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach there from 2002-04. Under Monken during the 2012 season, the Cowboys – which had a true freshman starting quarterback to start the season and a redshirt freshman as the primary backup – ranked among the nation’s top 10 nationally in

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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 and the 80-point plateau once in just two years with Monken calling the plays. Also during that span, the Cowboys set single-season records for points scored, touchdowns scored, first downs, pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, completion percentage, touchdown passes, yards per play and third-down conversions in 2011, in addition to posting six of the top seven single-game passing marks in school history. In 2011, Monken served as Brandon Weeden’s position coach, who set single-season school records for passes completed, passes attempted, passing yards, touchdown passes, completion percentage and total offense in 2011. Weeden, who was drafted as the 22nd overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, also set single-game school records for passing yards and total offense under Monken’s watch in 2011. On the national level, Weeden finished the 2011 season second in passing yards, third in total offense, fourth in touchdown passes and ninth in pass efficiency. Monken’s offense produced the 2011 Biletnikoff Award winner in Justin Blackmon – a 2012 first round draft pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars (fifth overall) – in addition to a pair of All-Americans in Blackmon and offensive lineman Levy Adcock and the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year, Grant Garner. Prior to returning to OSU for his second time, Monken spent four years as wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He had been promoted to the role of Jaguars’ quarterback coach immediately before taking the offensive coordinator job at Oklahoma State. In his final year in Jacksonville, the Jaguar trio of Mike Thomas, Marcedes Lewis and Mike Sims-Walker combined to make 167 catches for 2,082 yards and 21 touchdowns with Lewis earning a spot in the Pro Bowl. Monken also worked at LSU from 2005-06, where he developed several receivers including Skyler Green, Dwayne Bowe and Buster Davis. Bowe and Davis were selected in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Bowe combined with Davis and Early Doucet to form one of the nation’s premier receiving corps in 2006. The trio combined for 180 receptions, 2,598 yards and 24 TDs. Bowe finished his career with 154 catches for 2,403 yards, and his school-record 26 touchdowns ranked eighth in SEC history. In his first stay at OSU, Monken spent three seasons (2002-04) as pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach. The Cowboys averaged more than 32 points per game during that time. In 2004, Monken tutored firstround pick Rashaun Woods, who was selected 31st overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Woods was a twotime All-America honoree and concluded his career with 293 receptions for 4,414 yards and 42 touchdowns. He also helped engineer one of the nation’s best passing attacks in his two seasons (2000-01) at Louisiana Tech – one year as the running backs coach and the other as wide receivers coach. In 2001, Louisiana Tech ranked eighth in the nation in passing, averaging 313 yards through the air per game. A year earlier, Tech ranked seventh in the nation averaging 313 yards passing per game. In addition, Monken spent seven seasons at Eastern Michigan (1993-99) including the last two as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He also spent time at Grand Valley State (1989-90) and Notre Dame (199192). A native of Wheaton, Ill., Monken was a three-year letterwinner at quarterback for Knox College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics (1989) and followed with a master’s degree in education leadership from Grand Valley State. He is a member of the Knox College Athletic Hall of Fame. Monken and his wife, Terri, have one son, Travis.

Bowl Games 2012 2007 2005 2002 2004 2004 2001 1993 1992

Fiesta Bowl Sugar Bowl Peach Bowl Houston Bowl Cotton Bowl Alamo Bowl Humanitarian Bowl Cotton Bowl Sugar Bowl

Last Time Out

Coaching Matchup Washington Coach Chris Petersen Record at UW ________________________14-12 (2nd) Overall Record _____________________ 106-24 (10th) Petersen vs. Southern Miss ___________________ 4-0 Petersen vs. Monken ________________________ 1-0

Southern Miss Coach Todd Monken Record at Southern Miss _______________ 13-24 (3rd) Overall Record ___________________________ Same Monken vs. Washington ______________________ 0-0 Monken vs. Petersen ________________________ 0-1

Comparing the Two 2015 Offense (National Ranking in Parentheses) Southern Miss Washington First Downs Net Rushing Average Net Passing Average Pass Attempts Complete Interceptions Total Offense Average Fumbles/Lost 3rd Down FG/Att. Points Average Avg. TOP Penalties Average

(13 games)

(12 games)

302 2495 191.9 (41) 4263 327.9 (12) 492 312 12 6758 519.8 (9) 19/13 90/183 (15) 12/18 528 40.6 (12) 30:42 (51) 94/891 68.5 (110)

234 1834 152.8 (91) 2826 235.5 (54) 362 222 11 4660 388.3 (70) 15/10 57/156 (89) 13/18 354 29.5 (61) 29:38 (73) 66/601 50.1 (47)

2015 Defense (National Ranking in Parentheses) Southern Miss Washington First Downs Net Rushing Average Net Passing Average Pass Attempts Complete Interceptions Avg. per return Total Defense Average Fumble/Rec. 3rd Down Sacks/Yds. Points Average

(13 games)

(12 games)

250 1830 140.8 (34) 2903 223.3 (64) 458 248 13 20.5 4733 364.1 (40) 18/10 73/203 (45) 31/215 314 24.2 (42)

226 1607 133.9 (29) 2592 216.0 (53) 399 228 15 23.9 4199 349.9 (28) 20/12 69/189 (50) 30/179 213 17.8 (12)

Tom and Nelson, Jr. Cited for Work in Classroom Southern Miss junior center Cameron Tom and sophomore defensive back Picasso Nelson, Jr., earned selection to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District VI team. Tom, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, from Baton Rouge, La., holds a 3.76 grade point average in Marketing, while Nelson, Jr., from Mendenhall, Miss., possesses a 3.73 in Finance.

WKU 45, Southern Miss 28 Dec. 5, 2015 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Brandon Doughty threw for 410 yards with three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead WKU to a come-from-behind win over Southern Miss, 45-28, in the Conference USA Championship Game. Doughty finished with 34 completions in 52 attempts, shaking off a first-half interception that helped put the East Division champion Hilltoppers in a 14-point first-half hole. Scoring Summary The Hilltoppers (11-2, 8-0) trailed 21-7 at the 9:46 1 2 3 4 Score mark of the first half and 28-21 early in the third quarter Southern Miss 7 14 7 0 28 14 10 14 45 before scoring 24 unanswered points to put the game Western Kentucky 7 away and claim their first C-USA championship. 1st After throwing for just two yards in the first quarter, WKU - Grant 5 pass from Doughty (Schwettman kick), 12:29 Doughty passed for 408 yards over the final three USM - Richard 2 run (Brauchle kick), 6:56 2nd quarters of the game. Taywan Taylor had eight catches for 165 yards and USM - Thomas 5 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 11:26 USM - Reed 40 INT return (Brauchle kick), 9:46 two touchdowns for WKU. WKU - Doughty 3 run (Schwettman kick), 2:52 Nick Mullens was 15 of 30 for 181 yards with a WKU - Taylor 2 pass from Doughty (Schwettman kick), 0:11 touchdown for Southern Miss, but threw three costly 3rd USM - I. Smith 37 run (Brauchle kick), 12:04 interceptions. WKU scored on its first possession of the game on WKU - Schwettmann 37 field goal, 6:21 WKU - Taylor 39 pass from Doughty (Schwettman kick), 1:19 Doughty’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Antwane Grant, 4th but the Golden Eagles (9-4, 7-1) scored 21 straight WKU - Ferby 3 run (Schwettman kick), 13:57 points to take a two-score lead in the second quarter. WKU - Ferby 2 run (Schwettman kick), 5:01 n USM WKU Southern Miss benefited from two short WKU First Downs 14 24 punts, getting the football at the WKU 45 and going Rushes-Yards 32-159 36-111 five plays for a score with Jalen Richard capping the Passing Yards 181 410 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-15-3 52-34-1 drive from two yards away to tie the game. 62-340 88-521 On the next series, Southern Miss took over at the Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Hilltopper 32 and scored six plays later on Michael Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 1-(-2) Thomas’ 5-yard touchdown reception from Mullens. Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-159 3-85 1-40 3-18 The Golden Eagles built on their lead when Kalan Interception Returns-Yards 4-37.8 3-36.3 Reed intercepted Doughty’s pass and returned it 40 Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 yards for a score. Penalties-Yards 5-52 2-15 But the Hilltoppers scored two touchdowns in the Possession Time 24:57 35:03 final 2:52 of the first half to tie the game. WKU first Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 11 of 20 1 of 2 1 of 3 went 75 yards in 19 plays, with Doughty scoring on Fourth-Down Conversions 2-3 6-6 a 3-yard scramble to cut into the Southern Miss lead. Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-23 Then, with 1:11 to go, the Hilltoppers took possession at their own 3. Doughty marched WKU Individual Statistics downfield, getting the tying touchdown on a 2-yard RUSHING: USM - I. Smith 15-105, TD; Richard 8-33, TD; Mullens 9-21. WKU - Ferby 21-57, 2 TDs; Wales 12-53; Doughty pass to Taylor with 11 seconds in the half. 2-4, TD; Taylor 1-(-3). Southern Miss regained the lead on its first possession of the second half. Ito Smith broke through PASSING: USM - Mullens 15-30-3-181 yards, TD. WKU - Doughty the line and raced 37 yards to put the Eagles up 28-21. 34-52-1-410 yards, 3 TDs. WKU answered with Garrett Schwettman’s 37-yard RECEIVING: USM - Thomas 6-90, TD; I. Smith 3-27; Richard 3-14; field goal to cut the lead to 28-24. Martin 2-36; Thompson 1-14. WKU - Dangerfield 9-64; Taylor On the ensuing possession, Hilltoppers cornerback 8-165, 2 TDs; Grant 6-73, TD; Wales 5-53; Norris 5-47; Higbee 1-8. WonderfulTerry picked off Mullens’pass and returned it to his own 33. From there, WKU took the lead, going TACKLES: USM - Armstrong 8-2-10; Antoine 9-0-9; Anderson 67 yards in five plays with a 39-yard touchdown pass 4-4-8. WKU - Leston 5-2-7; McCollum 3-3-6; Rocker 3-2-5. from Doughty to Taylor, putting WKU ahead for good with 1:19 to play in the third. The Hilltoppers continued to pad the lead as Doughty hitTaylor on a 54-yard pass that set up Andre Ferby’s 2-yard touchdown to push the lead to 38-28. Ferby then capped another touchdown drive with 5:01 to play to ice the game.

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2015 Conference USA Standings East Division Team C-USA Pct. %#WKU 8-0 1.000 Marshall 6-2 .750 Middle Tennessee 6-2 .750 Old Dominion 3-5 .375 FIU 3-5 .375 Florida Atlantic 3-5 .375 Charlotte 0-8 .000 West Division Team C-USA Pct. %Southern Miss 7-1 .875 Louisiana Tech 6-2 .750 Rice 3-5 .375 UTEP 3-5 .375 UTSA 3-5 .375 North Texas 1-7 .125 % - Divisional winner; # League champion

All 11-2 9-3 7-5 5-7 5-7 3-9 2-10

Pct. .846 .750 .583 .417 .417 .250 .167

All 9-4 8-4 5-7 5-7 3-9 1-11

Pct. .692 .667 .417 .417 .250 .083

C-USA Bowl Schedule Saturday, Dec. 19 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Arkansas State (ESPN) ______ 8 pm Monday, Dec. 21 Miami Beach Bowl WKU vs. USF (ESPN) _____________________ 1:30 pm Thursday, Dec. 24 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan (ESPN) 11 am Saturday, Dec. 26 St. Petersburg Bowl Marshall vs. Connecticut (ESPN) ____________ 10 am Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Southern Miss vs. Washington (ESPN) _______ 1:20 pm

Most Bowl Berths Last 15 Seasons (2001-15) Florida State – 15* Georgia – 15^ LSU – 15# Virginia Tech – 15 Boise State – 14! Clemson – 14 Florida – 14@ Georgia Tech – 14+ Oregon – 14 Wisconsin – 14$ Alabama – 13 Auburn – 13 Iowa – 13 Nebraska – 13 Ohio State – 13 Oklahoma State – 13 TCU – 13 Texas – 13 USC – 13% West Virginia – 13 BYU – 12 Boston College – 12 Fresno State – 12 Louisville – 12 Pitt – 12 Utah – 12 Southern Miss – 11 Notes * Made 34 consecutive bowl appearances. ^ Been to 19 straight bowl games. # Made 16 consecutive bowl appearances. ! Gone to a bowl in 16 of last 17 seasons. @ Reached a bowl game in 24 of last 25 seasons. +18 consecutive bowl appearances ended in 2015. $ 14 bowl berths have come in the last 14 seasons. % Missed 2 seasons due to a postseason ban.

A Proud Bowl History With the win at Rice, the Southern Miss football program captured its 68th winning campaign, snapping a three-season losing streak. When the most recent winning streak was broken in 2012, the Golden Eagles had the fourth-longest season winning streak at 18, behind only Florida State, Florida and Virginia Tech. Since 1935, the Golden Eagles have finished below .500 only 11 times. Here is a breakdown of the bowl games for Southern Miss over its history: Year 1953 1954 1957 1958 1980 1981 1988 1990 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Bowl (City) Sun (El Paso) Sun (El Paso) Tangerine (Orlando) Tangerine (Orlando) Independence (Shreveport) Tangerine (Orlando) Independence (Shreveport) All American (Birmingham) Liberty (Memphis) Humanitarian (Boise) Liberty (Memphis) GMAC (Mobile) Houston (Houston) Liberty (Memphis) New Orleans New Orleans (Lafayette) GMAC (Mobile) Papajohns.com (Birmingham) New Orleans New Orleans Beef ‘O’ Brady’s (St. Petersburg) Hawai’i (Honolulu)

Opponent Pacific UTEP West Texas A&M Texas A&M Commerce McNeese State Missouri UTEP NC State Pittsburgh Idaho Colorado State TCU Oklahoma St. Utah North Texas Arkansas State Ohio Cincinnati Troy Middle Tennessee Louisville Nevada

Score L, 7-26 L, 14-37 L, 13-20 L, 9-10 W, 16-14 L, 17-19 W, 38-18 L, 27-31 W, 41-7 L, 35-42 W, 23-17 W, 28-21 L, 23-33 L, 0-17 W, 31-10 W, 31-19 W, 28-7 L, 21-31 W, 30-27 (ot) L, 32-42 L, 28-31 W, 24-17

Overall: 10-12 By Bowl Sun Bowl: 0-2 New Orleans: 3-1 Papajohns.com: 0-1 All American: 0-1 GMAC: 2-0 Liberty: 2-1 Tangerine: 0-3 Humanitarian: 0-1 Houston: 0-1 Independence: 2-0 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Pete: 0-1 Hawai’i: 1-0 By Decade 1950s: 0-4 1980s: 2-1 1990s: 2-2 2000s: 5-4 2010s: 1-1 By State Site Alabama: 2-2 Florida: 0-4 Hawai’i: 1-0 Idaho: 0-1 Louisiana: 5-1 Tennessee: 2-1 Texas: 0-3

Five Time C-USA Champions Southern Miss, which won its third division title this season, lost in the C-USA championship game at WKU, 45-28, earlier this month. The Golden Eagles are 1-2 in C-USA championship games, after capturing their first league title contest and the school’s fifth overall league crown - more than any other school in the conference - when they defeated Houston, 49-28, in 2011. The school’s other C-USA titles have come in the inaugural season of 1996 as well as the 1997, 1999 and 2003 campaigns. The league divisional setup began during 2005 and also marked the first year for a league championship game. The Golden Eagles have won two East Division crowns in C-USA, and captured their first West title this season after moving to that division during the 2014 campaign. Overtime Anyone? Southern Miss has been involved in 10 overtime games since the rule went into effect prior to the 1996 season and the Golden Eagles are 4-6 overall, after losing a 38-31 double OT game at UCF in 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: Date Opponent 11/09/96 at Houston • 11/11/00 at UAB • 11/15/02 Louisville • 10/07/04 Houston • 11/13/05 at Marshall • 10/28/06 East Carolina • 10/04/08 UTEP • 12/21/08 Troy (New Orleans Bowl) 10/30/10 UAB • 10/13/12 at UCF • • – Conference USA game

Score L, 49-56 W, 33-30 (2 OT) L, 17-20 (2 OT) W, 39-35 W, 27-24 L, 17-20 L, 37-40 (2 OT) W, 30-27 L, 49-50 (2 OT) L, 31-38 (2 OT)

A Golden Eagles Win in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl would... • give the school a 10-win season - its first since winning a school-record 12 games in 2011 and fourth overall, with 1952 and 1988 being the other double-digit win campaigns. • help the program to its second consecutive bowl win. • produce the school’s first win over a Power 5 Conference school this season and first since defeating Virginia 30-24 in Charlottesville on Sept 24, 2011. • capture its first-ever victory over the Pac-12. • enable the program to win seven of its final eight games to end the year. • give the program its first bowl victory in the state of Texas in four tries.

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2015 Scoring Drives Game MSU MSU MSU MSU APSU APSU APSU APSU APSU APSU APSU TXST TXST TXST TXST TXST TXST TXST TXST NU NU NU NU NT NT NT NT NT NT NT MAR MAR UTSA UTSA UTSA UTSA UTSA UTSA UTSA CHAR CHAR CHAR CHAR CHAR CHAR UTEP UTEP UTEP UTEP UTEP RICE RICE RICE RICE RICE RICE RICE RICE RICE RICE ODU ODU ODU ODU ODU ODU ODU ODU LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT WKU WKU WKU

Plays 4 8 5 13 3 2 6 4 5 7 5 8 5 13 5 12 4 3 3 2 6 5 7 7 9 4 9 1 10 3 9 6 4 8 8 6 11 4 7 3 4 8 9 14 1 8 3 5 9 9 9 10 3 2 1 8 4 9 6 4 6 4 5 5 8 1 4 2 7 8 6 4 7 1 1 1 5 6 5

Yds -3 70 64 68 6 75 72 40 65 56 28 75 75 65 58 82 75 53 75 25 78 53 75 46 59 60 80 62 75 66 89 31 70 75 75 58 75 5 75 77 6 59 80 72 2 63 68 93 75 75 68 52 51 62 13 95 73 65 79 75 45 67 67 71 29 4 71 58 92 70 54 3 74 57 17 11 45 32 71

TOP Scoring Play 1:39 Brauchle 31 field goal 3:06 Washington 19 pass from Mullens 1:59 Brauchle 27 field goal 6:01 Brauchle 27 field goal 1:07 Mullens 2 run 0:21 I. Smith 75 run 1:52 Thompson 3 pass from Mullens 1:02 Robertson 9 pass from Mullens 1:37 I. Smith 49 pass from Mullens 2:10 Hayes 1 run 1:47 Shaunfield 28 field goal 3:13 Thompson 23 pass from Mullens 1:27 Mitchell 19 pass from Mullens 6:03 Richard 1 run 0:58 Martin 4 pass from Mullens 4:43 Richard 3 run 1:22 Richard 53 run 1:12 Martin 50 pass from Mullens 1:36 Richard 64 run 0:48 I. Smith 17 run 1:47 Martin 21 pass from Mullens 1:06 Martin 19 pass from Mullens 2:35 Richard 1 run 2:16 Thomas 5 pass from Mullens 3:30 Martin 3 pass from Mullens 1:34 Mullens 4 run 2:36 Thomas 5 pass from Mullens 0:11 Thomas 62 pass from Mullens 4:47 I. Smith 4 run 2:02 Hayes 2 run 4:35 Thomas 6 pass from Mullens 0:48 Shaunfield 33 field goal 1:26 Thomas 47 pass from Mullens 3:30 Brauchle 25 field goal 2:47 Brauchle 22 field goal 1:01 Brauchle 20 field goal 4:23 Thompson 5 pass from Mullens 1:32 Brauchle 39 field goal 3:16 Richard 1 run 1:30 Thomas 69 pass from Mullens 0:48 Brauchle 38 field goal 2:43 Marini 9 pass from Mullens 3:32 Robertson 4 pass from Mullens 6:31 Martin 4 pass from Mullens 0:03 Richard 7 run 3:09 Thomas 11 pass from Mullens 0:33 Richard 9 pass from Mullens 1:30 Thompson 27 pass from Mullens 4:17 Thompson 10 pass from Mullens 3:24 Sarrazin 8 run 3:55 I. Smith 28 pass from Mullens 3:12 Thigpen 6 pass from Sarrazin 0:53 Thomas 50 pass from Mullens 0:19 Thomas 51 pass from Mullens 0:06 Thompson 13 pass from Mullens 2:44 I. Smith 16 pass from Mullens 1:58 Richard 60 run 4:09 Brauchle 39 field goal 2:59 Matthews 17 run 1:25 Aaron 47 pass from Matthews 2:20 Richard 1 run 1:33 Martin 34 pass from Mullens 2:07 Thomas 24 pass from Mullens 1:39 I. Smith 19 run 4:00 Richard 10 run 0:05 Richard 4 run 1:03 Mullens 9 run 0:58 Richard 54 run 2:41 Richard 22 pass from Mullens 3:03 Richard 1 run 2:00 Thomas 7 pass from Mullens 0:59 Brauchle 21 field goal 3:02 Robertson 1 pass from Mullens 0:09 I. Smith 57 run 0:02 I. Smith 17 run 0:08 I. Smith 11 run 1:48 Richard 2 run 2:15 Thomas 5 pass from Mullens 1:58 I. Smith 37 run

Longest Drive – 95 yards at Rice Most Plays – 14 at Charlotte Fewest Plays on TD Drive – 1, seven times (last vs. LA Tech three times) Most Time Used on Scoring Drive – 6:31 at Charlotte Shortest Time Used on TD Drive – 0:02 at LA Tech No. of TD Drives Less than 2:00 – 36

Pro Traditions Southern Miss, which has a reputation in training and producing professional talent over the years, has a long list of former players that have reached the National Football League including the likes of Ray Guy, Brett Favre, Sammy Winder, Michael Boley and Jamie Collins. Southern Miss has had at least one player drafted in 11 of the last 15 NFL drafts, including Rakeem Nunez-Roches, a sixth-round selection by Kansas City last April, while many others, including Tampa Bay offensive lineman Demar Dotson, realized their dream by signing as a free agent. Since 1942, 118 players have been drafted by the NFL, AFL or AAFC, which including a school-best four on nine different occasions. Guy became the first Golden Eagle to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Top Crowds Southern Miss set a school record for home attendance in its season opener against in-state rival Mississippi State. It was the Bulldogs first trip to Hattiesburg since 1989. Here is a look at the top five crowds in the history of Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium since the start of the 1976 season: 1. Mississippi State 36,641 Sept. 5, 2015 L, 34-16 2. Alcorn State 36,232 Sept. 5, 2009 W, 52-0 3. Nebraska 36,152 Sept. 25, 2003 L, 38-14 4. Jackson State 35,169 Aug. 31, 2002 W, 55-7 5. Mississippi State 34,189 Sept. 9, 1989 L, 26-23 Bower Academic Excellence Center Announced Earlier this year, the Department of Athletics, in conjunction with the Southern Miss Athletic Foundation, announced the launch of the Bower Academic Excellence Center Campaign. The $2 million capital campaign, of which $1.15 million had already been privately raised when announced, will fund a new student-athlete academic center named in honor of longtime Golden Eagle football coach Jeff Bower. As the second-winningest coach in the program’s history with 119 victories over 17 seasons and Conference USA’s first Coach of the Decade, Bower established a very strong record of success on the field while placing an even greater emphasis on his student-athletes’ success in the classroom. In addition to the program’s graduation rate, numerous former Golden Eagles earned Academic AllConference and Academic All-American honors. Also, the Bower family’s emphasis on academics has been demonstrated by their scholarship endowment, which currently ranks as the Southern Miss Athletic Foundation’s largest endowment. All-Conference USA Selections Southern Miss added to its season accomplishments on Dec. 9 by having a league-high 10 players make either the Conference USA first or second teams. The Golden Eagles placed four players on the first team, including senior running back Jalen Richard (Alexandria, La.), junior offensive lineman Cameron Tom (Baton Rouge, La.), senior defensive back Kalan Reed (Birmingham, Ala.) and senior long snapper Lance Schuffert (Prattville, Ala.). The second team award winners were junior quarterback Nick Mullens (Hoover, Ala.), sophomore running back Ito Smith (Semmes, Ala.), senior offensive lineman Rashod Hill (Jacksonville, Fla.), senior wide receiver Mike Thomas (Chicago, Ill.), defensive lineman Michael Smith (Birmingham, Ala.) and senior linebacker Brian Anderson (Little Rock, Ark.). The program also had four players register honorable mention nods, including senior wide receiver Casey Martin (Huffman, Texas), junior defensive lineman Dylan Bradley (Macon, Miss.), senior defensive lineman Andrew Bolton (Bolton, Miss.) and junior defensive back D’Nerius Antoine (New Iberia, La.). Defensive lineman Darian Yancey (Auburn, Ala.) earned C-USA All-Freshman Team accolades. A day later, Southern Miss football coach Todd Monken won C-USA Coach of the Year honors, while Mullens was voted the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year. It was the first time in the 20-year history of the league that the Golden Eagles had an Offensive Player of the Year. 100-Yard Games for Richard Jalen Richard has rushed for over 100 yards in four of the last seven games and a total of five for the season and his career. He tallied a career-high of 230 yards and career-tying four touchdowns (he also had four TD runs versus ODU) earlier this season in a 56-50 victory at Texas State in earning C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 21. The Alexandria, Top 5 USM Rushing Games La., native posted the fourth-highest rushing game in school history 1. Sam DeJarnette (Fla. St./1982) 304 2. Damion Fletcher (UTEP/2008) 260 in that contest as he helped the Golden Eagles erase a three-point 3. Vic Purvis (Memphis/1965) 238 halftime deficit with three second-half touchdowns, that included 4. Jalen Richard (Texas St./2014) 230 scoring runs of 54 and 63 yards. The Texas State game was the first 5. Damion Fletcher (UL-Laf./2008) 222 time in the senior’s career to rush for over 100 yards. The last time a Southern Miss player rushed for four touchdowns before the Texas State game was on Nov. 20, 2010, when quarterback Austin Davis did it four times against Houston. It also was the first of two times in Richard’s career that he ran for four scores in a game. He currently has 2,084 rushing yards in 41 career games. Richard was also named the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week following the Charlotte contest, Oct. 26, which included a 95-yard kickoff return to give him two weekly honors this season.

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Top 10 Rushing Games by Class Freshman 1. 219..................... Derrick Nix vs. Nevada (11/21/98) 2. 205...........Kendrick Hardy vs. Houston (11/20/10) 3. 184..................Derrick Nix vs. Memphis (11/14/98) 4. 177.......... Damion Fletcher vs. NC State (9/16/06) 5. 172..................Derrick Nix vs. Louisville (10/10/98) 6. 163 .........................Derrick Nix vs. Army (10/17/98) 163.................Damion Fletcher vs. UAB (11/18/06) 7. 153......... Vincent Alexander vs. UL-Laf.(10/29/83) 8. 151........ Damion Fletcher vs. Marshall (11/25/06) 10. 147................... Kendrick Hardy vs. UAB (10/30/10) Sophomore 1. 304......... Sam DeJarnette vs. Florida St. (9/25/82) 2. 211...............Damion Fletcher vs. UTEP (11/17/07) 3. 181............Bucky McElroy vs. Alabama (11/10/51) 4. 179............. Sam DeJarnette vs. UL-Laf. (10/30/82) 5. 176............. Sam DeJarnette vs. Tulane (10/16/82) 6. 172......................Kendrick Hardy vs. Rice (10/1/11) 7. 171............. Derrick Nix vs. East Carolina (10/9/99) 171......... Sam DeJarnette vs. UL-Monroe (9/4/82) 9. 169...........Ito Smith vs. Louisiana Tech (11/28/15) 10. 167............................ Derrick Nix vs. Tulane (9/6/99) Junior 1. 260................. Damion Fletcher vs. UTEP (10/4/08) 2. 222...Damion Fletcher vs. UL Lafayette (8/30/08) 3. 206.......................Ben Garry vs. La. Tech (11/13/76) 4. 186..................Chris Buckhalter vs. Tulane (9/3/94) 186.........Reggie Collier vs. UT-Arlington 10/3/81) 6. 184.................. Reggie Collier vs. Lamar (11/28/91) 7. 180..........Shelton Gandy vs. Memphis (10/24/87) 8. 176....................Ben Garry vs. Memphis (11/20/76) 9. 171.............Shelton Gandy vs. Louisville (10/3/87) 10. 167...Rickey Bradley vs. Mississippi St.(10/15/88) 167..................Shelton Gandy vs. Tulane (9/19/87) 167..................Sammy Winder vs. Lamar (11/1/80) Senior 1. 238.......................Vic Purvis vs. Memphis (9/25/65) 2. 230..............Jalen Richard at Texas State (9/19/15) 3. 203..................... Vic Purvis vs. Richmond (10/2/65) 4. 201............................ Derrick Nix vs. Illinois (9/7/02) 5. 196.................... Derrick Nix vs. Memphis (9/14/02) 6. 190......................... Tony Smith vs. Tulane (9/19/91) 7. 175......... Sammy Winder vs. Memphis (10/17/81) 8. 169....Michael Welch vs. East Carolina (10/29/92) 9. 161... Jalen Richard vs. Old Dominion (11/21/15) 10. 149.... Vincent Alexander vs. UL-Monroe (9/6/86)

Smith a Versatile Threat out of the Backfield Sophomore Ito Smith enjoyed one of his best performances of his young career with his season-best 135 yards on the ground on 10 carries, including a 75-yard rushing score, as well as a 49-yard touchdown on his lone catch against Austin Peay to become the first Golden Eagle to register both a rushing and receiving TD since Jamal Woodyard did it against Southeastern Top 5 USM Season All-Purpose Yards 1,982 Louisiana on Sept. 17, 2011. Smith went over the career 1,000-yard 1. Sam Dejarnette (1982) 1,860 mark against UTSA and now has 1,624 career yards in 25 games for a 2. Damion Fletcher (2007) 3. Ito Smith (2015) 1,814 65.0 per game average. He currently has six 100-yard rushing games 4. Tracy Lampley (2011) 1,798 in 2015, and eight for his career, after tallying a career-high 169 5. Jalen Richard (2015) 1,619 yards on 22 carries at Louisiana Tech with three touchdowns. In his initial season in 2014, Smith led the team in rushing with 536 yards on 136 carries as a true freshman, compiling a pair of 100-yard rushing games that included a career-best 141 yards against No. 23 Marshall and 118 yards against Alcorn State. This season, Smith ranks fourth on the team in receptions with 44 for 493 yards. He currently ranks third on the school chart for all-purpose yards with 1,814, and with 105 yards against WKU in the C-USA Championship game, he went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Richard Goes Over 1,000 Yards For the Season Senior Jalen Richard reached the 1,000-yard mark against Old Dominion, marking the first Golden Eagle rusher to get to that milestone since Damion Fletcher did it in 2009. Richard went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season and 2,000-yard mark for his career when he scored in the fourth quarter against the Monarchs on a 54-yard run. It was his fourth rushing touchdown of the year of at least 53 yards this season. For the season, Richard has 14 rushing touchdowns, which ranks third on the Golden Eagle school charts with Damion Fletcher (2007) and Sam Dejarnette (1982). 1-2 Punch in Running Backs • When Smith tallied 1,000 yards rushing, he and Richard became just the second Southern Miss duo to achieve 1,000 rushing yards in the same season. The others were RB Sammy Winder (1,029) and QB Reggie Collier (1,005) in 1981. • Southern Miss is one of two schools in the FBS with a pair of 1,000 rushers with the other being Nevada - James Butler (1,156) and Don Jackson (1,025). Heading into the bowl season, the Golden Eagle duo has six more yards than the Wolfpack pair - 2,186 to 2,180. • The pair are both in the top 35 nationally in all-purpose yards per game with Smith ranking No. 16 (139.5) and Richard ranking No. 35 (124.5). • The two each rushed for at least 100 yards in the same game three times, coming against UTSA (10/17), UTEP (10/31) and Old Dominion (11/21), while each collecting a rushing touchdown in the same game four times. • Following the ODU game, Monarch coach Bobby Wilder was quoted as saying, “They have two of the best running backs in the league. It’s really a tremendous one-two punch.”

Southern Miss’ 1,000-Yard Rushers Name Damion Fletcher Sam Dejarnette Damion Fletcher Damion Fletcher Ben Garry Derrick Nix Hugh L. Pepper Derrick Nix Ben Garry Jalen Richard Ito Smith Bucky McElroy Derrick Nix Harold Shaw Sammy Winder Shelton Gandy Damion Fletcher Reggie Collier

Year 2007 1982 2006 2008 1976 2002 1952 1998 1977 2015 2015 1952 1999 1996 1981 1987 2009 1981

Class So. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

Yards 1,586 1,545 1,388 1,313 1,236 1,194 1,191 1,180 1,134 1,098 1,088 1,069 1,054 1,045 1,029 1,025 1,015 1,005

Kickin’ It Stephen Brauchle got the nod for both kickoff and place-kicking duties in the opener against Mississippi State. Brauchle hit all three field goals in his debut, while also converting his lone extra point. Brauchle missed his first two field goal attempts against Austin Peay before Parker Shaunfield converted a 28-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter and also tallied an extra point in the contest. Shaunfield had then handled all the place-kicking duties, while Brauchle handled the kickoff chores. Brauchle then took back both jobs for the UTSA contest and registered 14 points, hitting four field goals in that game.

Mullens Keeps Throwing the Football After starting the final six games of the 2013 season, Nick Mullens returned as the team’s signal caller last year by starting in 10 of 12 games, missing only two contests with a foot injury. Mullens collected 200-yard passing games in nine of 10 starts in 2014 and now has 26, 200-plus throwing contests in 29 career starts (13-16). He threw for a career-best 447 yards at Nebraska earlier this season, connecting on 26-of-41 passing with a pair of touchdowns, besting his previous Top 200-Yard Passing Games top performance of a 426-yard game on 36-of-54 passing with three 1. Austin Davis 32 26 touchdowns and just one interception at 2. Nick Mullens 22 Middle Tennessee in 2014. The Nebraska 3. Jeff Kelly Top 5 USM Career Passing Yards 4. Dustin Almond 17 1. Austin Davis (2008-11) 10,892 performance was only the fourth 4005. Lee Roberts 16 2. Nick Mullens (2013-15) 8,391 yard passing game in Southern Miss 3. Brett Favre (1997-90) 7,695 4. Dustin Almond (2002-05) 7,342 history and the second-highest total behind only Austin Davis’461-yard 5. Jeff Kelly (1998-2001) 7,095 game against Rice in 2008. Mullens now has two of the four 400-yard passing games in school history. Top 5 USM Career Passing Atts. He was the fifth true freshman at the school ever to ever get a start at 1. Austin Davis (2008-11) 1,527 2. Brett Favre (1987-90) 1,169 quarterback two seasons ago, and now has thrown for 8,391 yards over 3. Nick Mullens (2013-15) 1,124 his two-plus seasons for the Golden Eagles with 61 career touchdown 4. Dustin Almond (2002-05) 1,052 passes, ranking in second place on the school charts for passing yards. 5. Jeff Kelly (1998-2001) 975 His career 262.2 yards per game passing currently ranks as the best for that category by any Golden Eagle QB, ahead of Austin Davis who Top 5 USM Career Completions 1. Austin Davis (2008-11) 933 tallied 242.0 per game. The junior from Hoover, Ala., currently ranks 2. Nick Mullens (2013-15) 660 7th in the NCAA in passing yards (4,145), 4th in touchdown passes (36) 3. Brett Favre (1987-90) 613 4. Jeff Kelly (1998-2001) 571 and 9th in yards per game passing (318.8) in 2015. 5. Dustin Almond (2002-05)

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Top 5 USM Season TD Passes Nick Mullens (2015) 36 Austin Davis (2011) 30 Lee Roberts (1998) 24 Austin Davis (2008) 23 Dustin Almond (2003) 23

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Mullens Throws for over 300 Yards Again With his 386 yards at Louisiana Tech, Mullens threw for over the 300yard plateau for the 13th time in his career. Against Rice, Mullens tied a school record with five touchdown passes, of which he has already accomplished once in his career (UAB, 2013), all coming in the first half. With his three TD passes against LA Tech, he extended his touchdown

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Snap to It Redshirt senior Lance Schuffert has handled the primary deep snapping responsibilities since his redshirt freshman season in 2012. In his time at Southern Miss, Schuffert, who was signed out of high school from Prattville, Ala., had snapped the ball 209 times during punts without a single one being blocked over his career until the Mississippi State game when Tyler Sarrazin’s attempt in the second quarter. Schuffert has not missed a game during this four-year career.

pass streak to 14 games in which he passed for at least one score. He has thrown at least three TD passes in 10 games in his career, including at least four TD passes in five different games this season. Over the last six contests, he has thrown 19 touchdown passes. He broke Austin Davis’ single-season record for both passing yards and touchdown passes against ODU and currently has 36 throwing scores and 4,145 passing yards this season. Thomas Continues to Be Golden Eagle Long Threat Senior WR Mike Thomas, who has caught at least one touchdown pass in each of his last nine games, broke the Southern Miss singleseason mark for receiving yards with 90 yards on six catches in the C-USA Championship game. Thomas also added a career-best 162 receiving yards on seven catches at LA Tech to go over the 1,000-mark in receiving yards, including an acrobatic one-handed touchdown catch that made national attention. He now has a 100-yard receiving games in seven of his last 10 contests and nine for his career, which ranks second on the school career charts. His touchdown grab against the Hilltoppers now gives him 12 for the year, which is one shy of tying Sherrod Gideon for the single-season lead.

Top 5 USM Season Rec. Yards 1. Mike Thomas (2015) 62/1,201 2. Sherrod Gideon (1998) 68/1,186 3. DeAndre Brown (2008) 67/1,117 4. Cliff Coggin (1949) 53/1,087 5. Sherrod Gideon (1997) 54/1,008 Top 4 USM Season Rec. TDs 1. Sherrod Gideon (1998) 13 2. DeAndre Brown (2008) 12 Mike Thomas (2015) 12 3. Todd Pinkston (1999) 11

Spreading the Love There have been 16 players that have caught at least one pass during the season. This season, five different receivers have caught at least 30 passes including a team-best 74 by Casey Martin, followed by 62 from Mike Thomas, 52 from D.J. Thompson, 44 from Ito Smith and 30 from Jalen Richard. Martin Breaks Single-Season Mark for Catches For the second consecutive season, senior Casey Martin leads the Golden Eagles in receptions and broke the single-season mark for receptions with eight grabs for 104 yards against Old Dominion. He now has 74 catches for 855 yards with three 100-yard receiving games to his credit this season. Martin notched back-to-back 100-yard receiving games with a team-high eight Top 5 USM Season Receptions catches for 102 yards at Nebraska, after notching five receptions for 114 1. Casey Martin (2015) 74 2. DeAndre Brown (2008) 67 yards at Texas State. Martin led Southern Miss in receptions with 55 (4.6 3. Sherrod Gideon (1998) 66 per game) last season. Martin’s best day in 2014 came at UTEP with six 4. LeRoy Handy (2001) 59 catches for a season-best 129 yards. It was his first 100-yard receiving 5. Kelvin Bolden (2011) 58 game for the Golden Eagles (he now has five for his career). He opened the 2015 ledger with five catches against Mississippi State and followed that with a team-best seven catches for 81 yards versus Austin Peay. He had a string of TD catches in three-straight games snapped at Marshall. Martin caught a career-high nine passes against the Herd. Working Up Front The Golden Eagles offensive line, who had two players back that started in all 12 games a year ago, including left tackle Rashod Hill and center Cameron Tom, start in those same spots for every game in 2015. Brandon Farmer (24 career starts) has gotten the nod at left guard over the last 12 games, while Norman Price also opened at right tackle for the 17th-straight time and 19th overall against WKU. Devin Farrior returned to the starting lineup for the second time in four games and now has 18 career starts on the offensive line. Tom led all Southern Miss offensive lineman with 56 knockdowns, followed by Hill (46), Farmer (42), Bates (39), Farrior (38), Price (34), Jacob Fleming(15), Jerry Harris (14), Bradley Nugent (4), Randal Agee (3) and Brian Long (1). Explosive Plays Southern Miss registered nine plays of at least 20 yards versus Louisiana Tech to give them a total of 102 offensive explosive plays this season. The Golden Eagles have had 30 rushing plays of 20 or more yards and 72 passing plays. If you add in kick returns (21), punt returns (two) and interception returns (seven), the number jumps to 133 for the year. Fourteen of the top 18 offensive plays, of which all were at least 47 yards, have been touchdowns. The 102 offensive plays of 20 or more yards is already substantially better than what was considered the best offensive period in the school’s history, between 2008 and 2011. The 2010 and 2011 squads only collected 67 explosive plays in each of those seasons. 50-Plus Scoring Plays in One Game Southern Miss has had two games of three 50-plus yard plays for touchdowns this season, coming at Rice and at Texas State. The Golden Eagles last scored three touchdowns of at least 50 yards in a game prior to this season on a pair of interceptions (97 and 79 yards) along with a punt return for 60 yards against East Carolina (11/5/11). The last time before this season the Golden Eagles scored three touchdowns of 50 or more yards on all offensive plays was in a 52-9 rout of Texas-Arlington on Oct. 3, 1981. Quarterback Reggie Collier rushed for touchdowns of 80 and 84 yards and hit Don Horn for an 84-yard TD pass. Collier was also the last Golden Eagle to have two rushing scores of 50-plus yards as well, before Richard did it against Texas State and Thomas accomplished that feat on two TD receptions (50 and 51) at Rice.

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Top 25 Polls USA Today Coaches Poll 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

(Dec. 6) Clemson (55) Alabama (5) Oklahoma Michigan State Ohio State Stanford Iowa Florida State Notre Dame TCU North Carolina Northwestern Oklahoma Sate Oregon Ole Miss Houston Michigan Florida Baylor Utah LSU Navy Wisconsin Temple Georgia

2015 13-0 12-1 11-1 12-1 11-1 11-2 12-1 10-2 10-2 10-2 11-2 10-2 10-2 9-3 9-3 12-1 9-3 10-3 9-3 9-3 8-3 9-2 9-3 10-3 9-3

Points 1,493 1,438 1,363 1,341 1,205 1,202 1,184 1,025 1,016 927 914 775 764 655 627 626 533 502 485 362 261 251 177 72 68

PVS. 1 2 4 5 6 7 3 9 10 11 8 7 14 16 17 18 19 15 12 20 23 22 25 21 NR

ARV: WKU 55, USC 51, San Diego State 26, Tennessee 24, UCLA 15, Bowling Green 12, Washington State 12, Memphis 10, Mississippi State 7, BYU 7, Arkansas State 6, Appalachian State 3, Texas A&M 3, Louisville 2, Pittsburgh 1.

Associated Press Poll 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

(Dec. 6) 2015 Clemson (51) 13-0 Alabama (9) 12-1 Michigan State (1) 12-1 Oklahoma 11-1 Stanford 11-2 Iowa 12-1 Ohio State 11-1 Notre Dame 10-2 Florida State 10-2 North Carolina 11-2 TCU 10-2 Northwestern 10-2 Oklahoma State 10-2 Houston 12-1 Oregon 9-3 Ole Miss 9-3 Michigan 9-3 Baylor 9-3 Florida 10-3 Utah 9-3 Navy 9-2 LSU 8-3 Wisconsin 9-3 Temple 10-3 WKU 11-2

Points 1,510 1,465 1,382 1,376 1,221 1,214 1,208 1,070 972 949 936 776 767 710 685 656 578 426 420 323 271 270 197 94 70

PVS. 1 2 5 3 7 4 6 9 10 8 11 13 14 17 15 16 19 12 18 21 22 23 25 20 NR

ARV: Georgia 67, USC 57, BYU 28, Tennessee 23, San Diego State 22, Arkansas 20, Washington State 20, Memphis 10, Bowling Green 8, South Florida 8, Mississippi State 6, Toledo 4, UCLA 4, Arkansas State 2.

Among League Leaders The Southern Miss defense ranks first in Conference USA in total defense, allowing just 364.1 yards per contest. The Golden Eagles also rank No. 2 in the league in total offense (519.8). This is the first time Southern Miss has a chance to lead the league in total defense since 2007 and the sixth time overall in the 20-year history of the league. Southern Miss also led C-USA in total defense in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. Solid Defense Down the Stretch Southern Miss held an opponent under 300 yards of total offense for five consecutive weeks and, earlier this season, the Golden Eagles limited Austin Peay to a season-low 189 total offensive yards. Here is a look at that recent five-game streak: Golden Eagle Defense - Yards Surrendered Five-Game Stretch 10/9 - at Marshall 277 (114 rush, 163 pass) 10/17 - UTSA 205 (139 rush, 66 pass) 10/24 - at Charlotte 257 (137 rush, 120 pass) 10/31 - UTEP 298 (101 rush, 197 pass) 11/14 - at Rice 214 (107 rush, 107 pass) Bradley Stop Folks in Backfield Again Dylan Bradley enjoyed his best game of the 2015 season by registering a game-high eight tackles, which included a pair of sacks and three tackles for loss, against Austin Peay. Injuries limited Bradley to just eight games a year ago, but the junior defensive lineman returned as the top defensive player in terms of tackles for loss (4.5) and sacks (3.0). Bradley totaled 29 total tackles last year of which 12 were solos, including a season-high eight stops at UTEP last season. In 2015, Bradley is sixth on the squad in tackles with 42, first among defensive linemen, of which 11.5 have been for loss, which is second on the team, to go along with a team-best 6.5 sacks. Smith is the Dean of the Defensive Front Senior Michael Smith returned with the most game action for the Golden Eagles on the defensive front in 2015. Smith has played in 47 career games, including 43 starts and has posted 113 career tackles, including 31 in 2014. He was the only Golden Eagle to start and play in all 12 games in 2013. The Birmingham, Ala., native collected 33 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a blocked kick that season and had a string of 29 straight starts snapped last year after missing the North Texas game with an injury. This season, Smith has notched 22 tackles which has included 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. Anderson Returns in 2015 as Top Tackler Senior Brian Anderson came back in 2015 as the team’s top returning tackler from a year ago. Anderson tallied 65 stops (38 solos) with 3.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery despite playing in just eight games. Anderson missed four games with a back injury last season, but finished fourth on the total tackles list. Anderson is second on the squad in tackles with 83 this season, including a team-best 13.5 tackles for loss. He posted a season-best 12 stops versus Old Dominion and also had 11 at Marshall earlier this season. Anderson also has 4.0 sacks to his credit during his senior campaign. Reed Headlines Young Secondary Senior Kalan Reed holds the most experience in the defensive backfield for the Golden Eagles, having played in 47 games and made 35 career starts, including his 28 consecutive after the WKU game. Reed went over the 100-tackle mark with a career-best nine stops against Texas State, including one impressive stop on the goal line on fourth-down late in the game to thwart a late Bobcat drive. He also has the most passes broken up of any Golden Eagle defensive back with 35 for his career, which ranks second on the school’s career list, as well as interceptions with seven, after getting his third of the year at Charlotte. His one-handed pick in the end zone versus the 49ers earned him the No. 8 Play of the Day by ESPN. He tallied 34 stops a year ago with a team-high tying two interceptions. Reed intercepted a pass and returned it 76 yards for a touchdown against Austin Peay earlier this season and in the C-USA Championship game he returned a Brandon Doughty intercepted pass 40 yards for a score. He now has three interceptions for touchdowns in his career. In addition, he has totaled 19 pass breakups this season, which established a single-season school record. Antoine Stepping In Junior transfer D’Nerius Antoine has stepped into his role at safety nicely, leading the squad in tackles through the first 13 games. Antoine has 93 stops, which includes 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, four pass breakups, two interceptions, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Against Nebraska, Antoine tallied his first interception of the year, while adding a forced and recovery of a fumble on his way to a team-high eight tackles against the Huskers. Antoine has posted his season-high tackle totals at Texas State, Marshall and Charlotte with nine. Last week at Louisiana Tech, Antoine notched seven tackles, while adding his second pick of the campaign. Both of his interceptions have come on the opposition’s first drive of the second half.

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BOWL GAME DEPTH CHART (as of Dec. 12, 2015) Offense WR (X) WR (H) LT LG C RG RT WR (Z) TE QB RB

Defense 88 18 83 81 73 52 68 65 70 68 75 78 72 77 5 80 89 42 9 16 30 25 7

MIKE THOMAS Korey Robertson CASEY MARTIN Reid Rials RASHOD HILL Tyler Stutzman BRANDON FARMER Brian Long CAMERON TOM Brandon Farmer OLIVER BATES Devin Farrior NORMAN PRICE Jacob Fleming D.J. THOMPSON Jordan Mitchell RICKY PARKS Taylor Marini NICK MULLENS Tyler Matthews JALEN RICHARD -orITO SMITH Justice Hayes

6-1, 200, Sr. 6-1, 210, RFr. 5-10, 180, RSr. 6-1, 185, Fr. 6-6, 309, RSr. 6-4, 275, Jr. 6-3, 308, RJr. 6-3, 311, RFr. 6-4, 287, Jr. 6-3, 308, RJr. 6-2, 295, RJr. 6-4, 304, RSo. 6-4, 311, Sr. 6-4, 302, Jr. 6-3, 198, RJr. 6-3, 202, Fr. 6-3, 270, RJr. 6-4, 237, RSo. 6-1, 196, Jr. 6-4, 215, RJr. 5-8, 210, Sr. 5-9, 195, So. 5-10, 194, RSr.

DE DT Nose DE WLB MLB SLB CB Safety Safety CB

22 85 32 91 9 95 43 94 92 31 14 18 26 16 37 34 3 19 12 15 13 8 11 2

DARIAN YANCEY JA’BOREE POOLE Xavier Thigpen MICHAEL SMITH Draper Riley ANDREW BOLTON LaDarius Harris DYLAN BRADLEY Naim Mustafaa ANTHONY SWAIN Terrick Wright BRIAN ANDERSON Jeremy Sangster ELIJAH PARKER Sherrod Ruff -orEvan Osborne CORNELL ARMSTRONG Curtis Mikell D’NERIUS ANTOINE Devonta Foster PICASSO NELSON, JR. Deshadrick Truly KALAN REED Trae Collins

6-1, 250, RFr. -or6-2, 250, Jr. 6-5, 240, RSo. 6-4, 285, RSr. 6-4, 289, RSo. 6-3, 304, RSr. 6-1, 280, Fr. 6-1, 265, Jr. 6-4, 250, So. 6-2, 250, RSr. 6-2, 225, RSr. 5-10, 240, Sr. 6-0, 233, RFr. 6-2, 220, Jr. 5-10, 215, So. 6-3, 201, Jr. 5-11, 180, So. 5-8, 170, So. 6-0, 215, Jr. 6-0, 190, Jr. 5-10, 195, So. 6-0, 195, Jr. 5-11, 195, Sr. 5-11, 184, RSo.

Special Teams K P DS H KR PR

28 21 82 33 41 47 82 80 88 19 30 83

STEPHEN BRAUCHLE Parker Shaunfield TYLER SARRAZIN Matthew Moseley LANCE SCHUFFERT Cody Block TYLER SARRAZIN Jordan Mitchell MIKE THOMAS CURTIS MIKELL JALEN RICHARD Casey Martin

6-1, 205, RJr. 6-0, 170, RFr. 6-3, 204, Jr. 5-10, 163, RSr. 6-0, 231, RSr. 6-0, 215, RSo. 6-3, 204, Jr. 6-3, 202, Fr. 5-1, 200, Sr. 5-8, 170, So. 5-8, 210, Sr. 5-10, 180, RSr. Pronunciation Guide Players

Jarrell Aaron D’Nerius Antoine Jomez Applewhite David Bertucci Stephen Brauchle Jauan Collins Devin Farrior Devonta Foster Johntre’ Goudy Ladarius Harris Rashod Hill Tyre’oune Holmes Taylor Marini Hayden McMahan Curtis Mikell D’Saveon Patrick Adarrius Perkins Ja’Boree Poole

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Juh-rell Dee-nair-ee-us An-twon Joe-mezz Burr-too-cee Broccoli Juh-juan Dev-on Fare-ee-or Duh-Von-tay John-trey Gowdy Luh-dare-ee-us Ruh-shod Tie-ree-on Ma-ree-knee Mac-muh-han Michael Da-save-ee-yon A-Dare-ee-us Juh-Bore-e

Kalan Reed Reid Rials Marquise Ricard Jalen Richard Tyler Sarrazin Paxton Schrimsher Lance Schuffert Dakota Siniard Ito Smith Tyler Stutzman Deshadrick Truly Kenadaria Watts Terrick Wright

Coaches

David Duggan Lytrel Pollard John Wozniak

Kay-lun Riles Mar-kee-eese Ree-card Jay-lyn Ree-shard Sare-ruh-zen Skrim-sher shoe-fir-t Sin-yer-d E-toe Stoots-man Dee-shad-rick Ken-dare-ee-uh tear-ick

Dug-gan Luh-trell Wozz-knee-ack

2015 SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47

NAME Tyre’oune Holmes Xavier Marion Parker Adamson Trae Collins Cornell Armstrong Daythan Davis Walden Davis D.J. Thompson Kelsey Douglas Marquise Ricard Jomez Applewhite Justice Hayes Tez Parks Deshadrick Truly Nick Mullens Draper Riley Julian Allen Kalan Reed Jarell Aaron D’Nerius Antoine Gabe Green Picasso Nelson Jr. Terrick Wright Devonta Foster Tyler Matthews Elijah Parker David Bertucci Brian Anderson Korey Robertson Curtis Mikell Patrick Brooks Garry Lawrence Jr. Johntre’ Goudy Parker Shaunfield Jay’Shawn Washington Darian Yancey Collin Kilcrease George Payne Kenadaria Watts Justin Abston Ito Smith Zack Everhart Jeremy Sangster Kevin Williams Jr. Stephen Brauchle Ernest Gunn Jack Simpson Jalen Richard Paxton Schrimsher Anthony Swain Xavier Thigpen Matthew Moseley Evan Osborne Delaunte’ Thornton D’Saveon Patrick Sherrod Ruff Jerry McCorvey Adarrius Perkins C.J. Perry Lance Schuffert Taylor Marini LaDarius Harris Derrick Dixon Wil Freeman Cody Block

POS WR DB QB DB DB FB DB WR DB WR DB RB RB DB QB DL TE DB WR DB QB DB LB DB QB LB DB LB WR DB RB DB FB PK TE DL LB RB DB DB RB WR LB DB PK DB WR RB LB LB DL P LB RB LB LB DL LB LB DS TE DL DL DL LS

HT 5-11 6-0 6-4 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-5 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-8 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-3 6-2 6-5 5-10 6-3 5-8 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-0

WT 170 205 214 184 180 225 192 200 192 192 180 194 210 195 196 289 234 195 203 215 210 195 225 190 215 220 198 240 210 170 185 181 247 170 240 250 199 207 178 182 195 180 233 194 205 180 180 210 225 250 240 163 210 205 215 215 250 218 233 231 237 280 240 275 215

CL.-EXP RSo.-1L RFr.-RS RSo.-SQ RSo.-1L So.-1L So.-1L RFr.-RS RJr.-2L Jr.-2L Jr.-2L RSo.-1L RSr.-TR So.-1L Jr.-TR Jr.-2L RSo.-1L Jr.-TR Sr.-3L RJr.-1L Jr.-TR Fr.-HS So.-1L RSr.-3L Jr.-TR RJr.-TR Jr.-1L RSr.-3L Sr.-1L RFr.-RS So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS RJr.-2L RFr.-RS RFr.-RS RFr.-RS RFr.-RS Jr.-2L RSo.-TR Jr.-2L So.-1L RFr.-RS RFr.-RS RSo.-1L RJr.-RS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Fr.-HS RSr.-TR RSo.-SQ RSr.-1L Jr.-2L RFr.-RS Fr.-HS So.-TR RJr.-2L RJr.-RS Jr.-2L RSr.-3L RSo.-TR Fr.-HS Jr.-TR Sr.-3L RSo.-TR

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Tylertown, Miss. / Tylertown HS Ridgeland, Miss. / Ridgeland HS Oxford, Miss. / Oxford HS Columbus, Miss. / New Hope HS Bassfield, Miss. / Bassfield HS Cresson, Texas / Aledo HS Decatur, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge HS Pearl, Miss. / Pearl HS Missouri City, Texas / Hightower HS Baton Rouge, La. / Southern Lab Bassfield, Miss. / Bassfield HS Flint, Mich. / Michigan LaGrange, Ga. / Callaway HS Charleston, Miss. / East Mississippi CC Hoover, Ala. / Spain Park HS Harvey, La. / West Jefferson HS Sewell, N.J. / Lackawanna College Birmingham, Ala. / Briarwood Christian HS Poplarville, Miss. / Poplarville HS New Iberia, La. / Trinity Valley (Texas) CC Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart Griffin HS Mendenhall, Miss. / Oak Grove HS Gadsden, Ala. / Gadsden City HS Chester, S.C. / Coffeyville (Kan.) CC Wichita, Kan. / TCU Brandon, Miss. / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport HS Little Rock, Ark. / Butte College Greenwood, Miss. / Greenwood HS Bassfield, Miss. / Bassfield HS Tampa, Fla. / Plant HS Pensacola, Fla. / Washington HS Meridian, Miss. / Southeast Lauderdale HS Aledo, Texas / Aledo HS Marrero, La. / John Ehret HS Auburn, Ala. / Auburn HS Whitesboro, Texas / Whitesboro HS Mobile, Ala. / St. Luke’s Episcopal HS Newton, Miss. / East Central CC Mobile, Ala. / Davidson HS Semmes, Ala. / McGill-Toolen Catholic HS Bay St. Louis, Miss. / Madison Ridgeland Academy Louisville, Miss. / Louisville HS Frisco, Texas / Wakeland HS Gulfport, Miss. / Louisiana-Lafayette Selma, Ala. / Selma HS Booneville, Miss. / Booneville HS Alexandria, La. / Peabody Magnet HS Athens, Ala. / Athens HS Gadsden, Ala. / Auburn Hebron, Miss. / West Jones HS Franklin, Tenn. / Tennessee State Pearl, Miss. / Pearl HS Fort Loramie, Ohio / Fort Loramie HS Forest, Miss. / Scott Central HS Cordele, Ga. / Coffeyville CC Vancleave, Miss. / Vancleave HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Jones County JC Bessemer, Ala. / Bessemer Academy Prattville, Ala. / Prattville HS Chuluota, Fla. / Copiah-Lincoln CC Pinson, Ala. / Clay-Chalkville HS Lancaster, Pa. / Lackawanna College Flowood, Miss. / Northwest Rankin HS Glendale, Ariz. / Glendale CC

48 49 51 52 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 85 86 87 88 89 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 99

Isaiah Spencer B.J. Bailey Cade Anderson Tyler Stutzman Thomas Collins Jon Michael Edwards Jauan Collins Illiad Kelly Hayden McMahan Bradley Nugent Michael Ritter Willie Swift Brian Long Andrew Peterson Dakota Siniard Brandon Farmer Cameron Tom Randal Agee Norman Price Rashod Hill Jerry Harris Oliver Bates Ty Pollard Jacob Fleming Devin Farrior Drake Dorbeck Jordan Mitchell Reid Rials Tyler Sarrazin Casey Martin Juan Smith Ben Olinger Ja’Boree Poole Derrell Lovelady Shawn Brickley Mike Thomas Ricky Parks William Potosky III Rod Crayton Michael Smith Naim Mustafaa Dylan Bradley Andrew Bolton Cody Gottberg Christopher Robinson Quincy Russell

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LB TE DS OL OL DL DL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR P WR WR WR DL WR WR WR DL TE DL DL DL DL DL P DL DL

6-0 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-2 5-7 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-4

220 225 215 275 318 250 295 275 271 280 240 310 311 300 305 308 287 292 311 309 302 295 315 302 304 320 202 185 204 180 175 175 250 167 162 200 270 225 287 285 250 265 304 210 291 330

Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-TR RSr.-1L RFr.-RS Fr.-HS RJr.-RS RFr.-RS RSr.-SQ Fr.-HS RSo.-TR RFr.-RS RSr.-TR Fr.-HS RJr.-2L Jr.-2L RSr.-2L Sr.-1L RSr.-3L RSo.-1L RJr.-2L Fr.-HS Jr.-TR RSo.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2L RSr.-1L RSo.-SQ RSo.-TR Jr.-2L RJr.-TR RJr.-1L Sr.-1L RJr.-TR Fr.-HS RSo.-1L RSr.-3L RSo.-TR Jr.-2L RSr.-TR RFr.-RS RSo.-1L RSr.-TR

Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS Tuscumbia, Ala. / Deshler HS Athens, Ala. / Athens HS Smithdale, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi CC Jackson, Miss. / Hinds CC Montgomery, Ala. / Carver HS Pascagoula, Miss. / Pascagoula HS Terry, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi CC Wilmer, Ala. / Faith Academy Pell Lake, Wis. / Badger HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS West Point, Miss. / East Mississippi CC Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS Seagoville, Texas / Kilgore College Athens, Ala. / West Limestone HS Gulfport, Miss. / Harrison Central HS Baton Rouge, La. / Catholic HS Terrytown, La. / Jesuit HS Vicksburg, Miss. / Hinds CC Jacksonville, Fla. / Ed White HS Hueytown, Ala. / Hueytown HS Tylertown, Miss. / Tylertown HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS McComb, Miss. / Copiah-Lincoln CC Waynesboro, Miss. / Wayne County HS Vicksburg, Miss. / Saint Aloysius HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Oak Grove HS Satsuma, Ala. / Satsuma HS Geismar, La. / Dutchtown HS Huffman, Texas / Houston Baker, La. / Southern Lab Hoover, Ala. / Jacksonville State Brookhaven, Miss. / Brookhaven HS Coldwater, Miss. / Northwest Mississippi CC Slidell, La. / Salem HS Chicago, Ill. / Dodge City CC LaGrange, Ga. / Coffeyville CC Hudson, Fla. / Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS Dadeville, Ala. / Dadeville HS Birmingham, Ala. / Wenonah HS College Park, Ga. / Miami Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County HS Bolton, Miss. / Kansas Cumming, Ga. / North Forsyth HS Shreveport, La. / Woodlawn HS San Antonio, Texas / Oklahoma

The Last Time Southern Miss Individual

Southern Miss Miscellaneous

Rushed for 100 or More Yards: 105 yards on 15 carries by Ito Smith at WKU, 12/5/15 Rushed for 200 or More Yards: 230 yards on 27 carries by Jalen Richard at Texas State, 9/19/15 Rushed for 300 or More Yards: 304 Yards by Sam Dejarnette on 43 carries against Florida State, 9/25/82 Rushed 50 or More Yards for a Touchdown: Ito Smith scored on a 57-yard touchdown at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Two Rushers With 100 or More Yards: 161 yards on 22 carries by Jalen Richard and 125 yards on 15 carries by Ito Smith vs. Old Dominion, 11/21/15 Three Rushing Touchdowns: Ito Smith rushed for three touchdowns at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Four Rushing Touchdowns: Jalen Richard rushed for four touchdowns against Old Dominion, 11/21/15 Five Rushing Touchdowns: Austin Davis rushed for five touchdowns against UAB, 11/1/08 20 Pass Completions: 24 by Nick Mullens at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Passed for 300 or More Yards: Nick Mullens had 386 yards on 24-of-37 passing at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Completed a Pass of 50 Yards or More for a Touchdown: Nick Mullens completed a 50- and 51yard pass to Mike Thomas at Rice, 11/14/15 Completed a Pass 75 Yards or More for a Touchdown: Nick Mullens completed a 81-yard pass to Markese Triplett at Marshall, 11/2/13 Caught 10 or More Passes: D.J. Thompson caught 10 passes for 112 Yards vs. UTEP, 10/31/15 Caught Passes for 100 Yards or More: Mike Thomas caught 7 passes for 162 yards at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Caught Passes for 200 Yards or More: DeAndre Brown caught 12 passes for 221 yards at Rice, 10/18/08 Two Receivers with 100 or More Yards: Casey Martin caught 6 passes for 109 yards and Mike Thomas caught 5 passes for 126 yards at Rice, 11/14/15 Two Receivers with Two Receiving Touchdowns: Ito Smith and Mike Thomas both had two touchdowns at Rice, 11/14/15 Caught Three Touchdown Passes: Mike Thomas had three touchdowns vs. North Texas, 10/3/15 Returned a Punt for a Touchdown: Tracy Lampley returned a punt 60 yards at East Carolina, 11/5/11 Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown: Jalen Richard returned a kickoff 95 yards at Charlotte, 10/24/15 Returned a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown: 0 yards by Tray Becton-Martin vs. Nevada, 12/24/11 Returned a Blocked Field Goal for a Touchdown: Cornell Armstrong returned a blocked field goal 78 yards at UTEP, 11/1/14 Returned an Interception for a Touchdown: Kalan Reed (40 yards) at WKU, 12/5/15 Two Interceptions in a Game: Marquese Wheaton finished with two interceptions vs. SMU, 10/22/11 Returned a fumble for a Touchdown: Marquese Wheaton returned a fumble 75 yards vs. Rice, 10/1/11 Scored a Defensive Extra Point: 85 yards by Rod Davis at Alabama, 11/29/01

Scored Four or More Touchdowns: Jalen Richard rushed for four touchdowns vs. ODU, 11/21/15 Punt of More Than 50 Yards: Tyler Sarrazin had a punt of 58 yards at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Kicked a 50 or More Yard Field Goal: Corey Acosta kicked a 52-yard field goal vs. Rice, 9/27/14 Had a Safety: Team registered vs. FIU, 10/5/13 Blocked a Field Goal: Elijah Parker blocked Drew Brown’s 29-yard field goal at Nebraska, 9/26/15 Blocked a Punt: Picasso Nelson, Jr. vs. Austin Peay, 9/12/15 Blocked an Extra Point: Dasman McCullum vs, Appalachian State, 9/20/14

Southern Miss Team Rushed for 300 or More Yards: 310 vs. ODU, 11/21/15 Rushed for 400 or More Yards: 463 vs. UAB, 11/1/08 Passed for 300 or More Yards: 386 at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Passed for 400 or More Yards: 501 at Rice, 11/14/15 Passed for 500 or More Yards: 501 at Rice, 11/14/15 Total Off. Surpassed 400 Yards: 555 at Louisiana Tech, 11/2/15 Total Off. Surpassed 500 Yards: 555 at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Total Off. Surpassed 600 Yards: 612 vs. ODU,11/21/15 Scored 50 or More Points: 58 at LA Tech, 11/28/15 Shut out an Opponent: 52-0 vs. Alcorn State, 9/5/09 Held an Opp Under 50 Yds Rushing: -2, at Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Held Opp Under 100 Yds Rushing: -2 at Louisiana Tech, 11/12/15 Held an Opp. Under 50 Yards Passing: 35 by Florida Atlantic, 11/16/13 Held an Opp. Under 100 Yards Passing: 66 by UTSA, 10/17/15 Held an Opp. Under 100 Yards of Total Offense: 85 by Tulane, 11/11/06

Opponent Individual Rushed for 100 or More Yards: 135 by Jeffrey Wilson of North Texas, 10/3/15 Rushed for 200 or More Yards: 262 by Jordan Howard of UAB, 11/29/14 Rushed for 50 or More Yards for a Touchdown: 54 by Tyler Jones of Texas State, 9/19/15 Scored on Pass play of 50 or More Yards: 61 by Deandre Reaves of Marshall, 10/9/15 Five Rushing Touchdowns: 5 by Antowain Smith of Houston, 11/9/96 20 Pass Completions: 34 by Brandon Doughty of WKU, 12/5/15 30 Pass Completions: 34 by Brandon Doughty of WKU, 12/5/15 Passed for 300 or More Yards: 410 by Brandon Doughty of WKU, 12/5/15 Passed for 400 or More Yards: 410 by Brandon Doughty of WKU, 12/5/15 Completed a Pass of 50 or More Yards for a Touchdown: 64 by Shuler Bentley of ODU, 11/21/15 Completed a Pass of 75 or More Yards for a Touchdown: 84 by Cody Sokol of LA Tech, 10/25/14 Caught 10 or More Passes: 11 by Trent Taylor of Louisiana Tech, 11/28/15 Caught Passes for 100 Yards or More: 165 yards by Taywan Taylor of WKU, 12/5/15 Returned a Punt for a Touchdown: Eugene Wilson of Illinois returned a punt 70 yards, 9/7/02 Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown: Brandon Holloway of Miss. State returned a kickoff 100 yards, 9/5/15

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Recovered a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown: James Bethra of California returned a blocked punt 20 yards, 8/30/03 Returned a Blocked Field Goal for a Touchdown: Jay Hughes of Mississippi State returned a blocked field goal 68 yards, 8/30/14 Returned an Interception for a Touchdown: Trey Brown of UTEP returned a a 51-yard pass for UTEP, 11/1/14 Two Interceptions: Bennett Okotcha of UTSA finished with two interceptions, 11/17/15 Three Interceptions: DeAngelo Smith of Cincinnati finished with three interceptions, 12/22/07 Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown: Martez Simpson of ODU returned a fumble 33 yards, 11/21/15 Had a Score by Safety: Texas State had a safety when Tyler Sarrazin stepped out of the end zone, 9/19/15 Returned two Fumbles for Touchdowns: Michael Kutzler returned a 17-yard fumble and Xavier Webb returned a 96-yard fumble for Rice, 10/1/11

Opponent Miscellaneous Scored Five or More Touchdowns: 6 by Antowain Smith of Houston, 11/9/96 Kicked a Field Goal 50 Yards or More: 54 yards by Warren Harvey of East Carolina, 9/15/12 Three or More Field Goals: Drew Brown of Nebraska kicked five field goals, 9/26/15 Blocked a Field Goal: Marshall’s Ryan Bee blocked a 21-yard Parker Shaunfield attempt, 10/9/15 Blocked a Punt: Mississippi State’s Beniquez Brown blocked a Tyler Sarrazin punt, 9/5/15 Blocked an Extra Point: Rice’s Zach Abercrumbia blocked Stephen Brauchle’s extra point, 11/14/15 Scored a Defensive Extra Point: C.J. Wilson of East Carolina returned a blocked extra point try, 11/28/09

Opponent Team Held USM To Less Than 100 Yards of Total Offense: 54 at Alabama, 9/12/92 Recorded a Shutout: Mississippi State, 49-0, 8/30/14 Rushed for 300 Yards or more: 371 yards by UAB, 11/29/14 Rushed for 400 Yards or more: 421 yards by Navy, 10/8/11 Held USM to Fewer Than 100 Yards Rushing:11 by Nebraska, 9/26/15 Passed for 400 or More Yards: 410 by WKU, 12/5/15 Gained Over 500 Yards of Total Off.: 521 by WKU, 12/5/15 Passed for over 500 Yards: 559 yards by Houston, 10/31/09 Gained Over 600 Yards of Total Offense: 610 by Nebraska, 9/26/15 Scored 50 or More Points: 63 by Marshall, 11/18/14

2015 Starting Assignments Offense

Opponent Mississippi State Austin Peay Texas State

WR

WR

LT

LG

C

RG

RT

TE

WR

QB

RB

Thomas

Martin

Hill

Bates

Tom

Farrior

Price

Washington

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

Robertson Martin

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Parks

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Marini

Thompson

Mullens

I. Smith

Thomas

Martin

Nebraska

Thomas

Martin

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Davis (FB)

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

North Texas

Thomas Richard (RB)

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Marini

Thompson

Mullens

I. Smith

Marshall

Thomas Richard (RB)

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Parks

Thompson

Mullens

I. Smith

UTSA

Thomas

Martin

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Marini

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

Charlotte

Thomas

Martin

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Marini

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

UTEP

Thomas

Martin

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Marini

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

Rice

Thomas

Martin

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Bates

Price

Davis (FB)

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

Old Dominion

Thomas

Martin

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Bates

Price

I. Smith (RB)

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

Louisiana Tech

Thomas

Martin

WKU

Thomas Richard (RB)

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

I. Smith (RB)

Thompson

Mullens

Richard

Hill

Farmer

Tom

Farrior

Price

Parks

Thompson

Mullens

I. Smith

Washington

Defense

Opponent

End

DT

Nose

End

WLB

MLB

SLB

FC

FS

BS

BC

Mississippi State

Smith

Bolton

Freeman

Bradley

Parker

Anderson

Ruff

Armstrong

Antoine

Foster

Reed

Austin Peay

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Swain

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Truly

Reed

Texas State

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Swain

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Truly

Reed

Nebraska

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Wright

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

North Texas

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Wright

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

Marshall

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Wright

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

UTSA

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Wright

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

Charlotte

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Wright

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

UTEP

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Mustafaa

Wright

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

Rice

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Swain

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

Old Dominion

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Swain

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

Louisiana Tech

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Swain

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Foster

Reed

WKU

Yancey

Smith

Bolton

Bradley

Wright

Anderson

Parker

Armstrong

Antoine

Nelson, Jr.

Reed

Washington 2011 Freshmen Signees Randal Agee (RS-2011) David Bertucci (RS-2011) Rashod Hill (RS-2011) Lance Schuffert (RS-2011) Michael Smith (RS-2011) Terrick Wright (RS-2011) Walk-On Bradley Nugent (RS-2011) 2012 Freshmen Signees Jarell Aaron (RS-2012) Oliver Bates (RS-2012) Brandon Farmer (RS-2012) Wil Freeman Jerry McCorvey (RS-2012) Kalan Reed Jalen Richard D.J. Thompson (RS-2013) Walk-Ons Shawn Brickley (RS-2012) Johntre’ Goudy (RS-2012) Transfer Matthew Moseley (walk-on)

How the 20152014 Golden Eagles Were Built Transfer

2013 Freshmen Signees Parker Adamson (RS-2013) Jomez Applewhite (RS-2013) Dylan Bradley Trae Collins (RS-2013) Rod Crayton (RS-2013) Kelsey Douglas Devin Farrior (RS-2013, medical) Jerry Harris (RS-2013) Tyre’oune Holmes (RS-2014) Nick Mullens Evan Osborne Elijah Parker George Payne C.J. Perry Ja’Boree Poole Marquise Ricard Draper Riley (RS-2013) Christopher Robinson (RS-2013) Tyler Sarrazin Xavier Thigpen (RS-2013) Cameron Tom Walk-Ons Justin Abston (RS-2014) Juan Smith (RS-2014) Kevin Williams, Jr. (RS-2013)

Freshmen Signees Cornell Armstrong Daythan Davis Walden Davis (RS-2014) Jon Michael Edwards (RS-2014) Brian Long (RS-2014) Xavier Marion (RS-2014) Hayden McMahan (RS-2014) Curtis Mikell Picasso Nelson, Jr. Tez Parks Korey Robertson (RS-2014) Jeremy Sangster (RS-2014) Parker Shaunfield (RS-2014) Ito Smith Jay’Shawn Washington (RS-2014) Darian Yancey (RS-2014) JC Signees Brian Anderson Thomas Collins (Medical) Norman Price Mike Thomas JC Walk-On Derrell Lovelady

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Stephen Brauchle (walk-on) Casey Martin Tyler Matthews (NCAA transfer) Walk-On Delaunte’ Thornton 2015 Freshmen Signees Patrick Brooks Jauan Collins Drake Dorbeck Gabe Green Ernest Gunn LaDarius Harris Jordan Mitchell D’Saveon Patrick Ty Pollard Reid Rials Paxton Schrimsher Dakota Siniard Isaiah Spencer JC Signees D’Nerius Antoine Cody Block Derrick Dixon

Jacob Fleming Devonta Foster Taylor Marini Ricky Parks Andrew Peterson Sherrod Ruff Tyler Stutzman Deshadrick Truly Transfers Andrew Bolton (Kansas) Justice Hayes (Michigan) Naim Mustafaa (Miami) Quincy Russell (Oklahoma) Anthony Swain (Auburn) Transfer Walk-Ons Maurice Crumpton (Stillman) Ben Olinger (Jacksonville St. JC Walk-Ons Willie Swift Kenadaria Watts Walk-Ons Cade Anderson B.J. Bailey Garry Lawrence, Jr. William Potosky III Michael Ritter Jake Simpson

Game Recaps Game 1: Mississippi State 34, at Southern Miss 16 (Sept. 5, 2015) HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Despite a 311-yard passing performance from Nick Mullens and a M.M. Roberts Stadium record crowd of 36,641, Southern Miss dropped its season opener Saturday night to Mississippi State, 34-16, in front of a nationally televised audience. Southern Miss, who entertained the Bulldogs for the first time here since 1989, started the game by holding on to the football for 13:15 minutes of the opening quarter to jump out to a 10-7 advantage. Stephen Brauchle, in his first game for the Golden Eagles, got the squad on the board first with a 31yard field goal, but the Bulldogs bounced right back with a 100-yard return on the ensuing kickoff from Brandon Holloway. The Golden Eagles responded by taking their last lead of the game when Mullens, who finished 30-of44 passing, hit tight end Jay’Shawn Washington for his first career touchdown on a 19-yard strike with 2:20 left in the quarter. The scored remained that way until MSU then took the lead for good on a Justin Johnson 5-yard pass from Dak Prescott with 10:57 to go in the second quarter. Prescott, who finished with a pair of touchdown passes, added his second scoring strike with 12:15 to go in the third quarter on a four-yard toss to Gus Walley before Westin Graves extended the MSU lead to 24-10 with a 38-yard field goal just under two minutes later. The two teams then traded field goals after that as Brauchle added a 27-yarder midway through the third, before Graves tallied his second try of the night from 37 yards. Brauchle opened the final period with a 27-yard field goal to cut the margin to 27-16. It was Prescott, though, who added another scoring tally with 5:55 remaining on a seven-yard scoring run. Golden Eagle running back Ito Smith tallied a team-best 69 yards on eight carries, while redshirt freshman Korey Robertson added six catches for 81 yards for the home squad.

Mississippi State Southern Miss

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 7 7 13 10 0 3

Game 2: at Southern Miss 52, Austin Peay 6 (Sept. 12, 2015)

4 7 3

F 34 16

1st USM - Brauchle 31 field goal, 5:39 MSU - Holloway 100 kickoff return (Graves kick), 5;26 USM - Washington 19 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 2:20 2nd MSU - J. Johnson 5 pass from Prescott (Graves kick), 10:57 3rd MSU - Walley 4 pass from Prescott (Graves kick), 12:15 MSU - Graves 38 field goal, 10:36 USM - Brauchle 27 field goal, 8:37 MSU - Graves 37 field goal, 4:02 4th USM - Brauchle 27 field goal, 13:01 MSU - Prescott 7 run (Graves kick), 5:55 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

MSU 19 28-205 237 38-22-0 66-442 0-0 2-6 3-91 2-22 4-42.0 3-2 6-60 22:15 8 of 14 0 of 0 4-5 3-26

USM 20 36-102 311 44-30-2 80-413 0-0 0-0 7-166 0-0 6-34.7 1-0 8-64 37:45 4 of 17 2 of 4 4-5 1-5

Individual Statistics RUSHING: MSU - Prescott 8-72, TD; Holloway 7-51; Shumpert 8-38; Fitzgerald 2-36; Lee 1-6; Williams 1-2; Dear 1-0. USM - I. Smith 8-69; Richard 16-48; Hayes 6-13; Bradley 2-1; Mullens 4-(-29). PASSING: MSU - Prescott 22-38-0-237 yards, 2 TDs. USM - Mullens 30-44-2-311 yards, TD. RECEIVING: MSU - Ross 5-75; Shumpert 4-26; Walley 3-20, TD; Wilson 2-55; J. Johnson 2-17, TD; Brown 2-14; Morrow 1-18; Myles 1-6; Dear 1-4; Hutcherson 1-2. USM - Robertson 6-81; Thompson 5-58; Martin 5-6; Thomas 4-33; Washington 2-50, TD; Parks 2-32; I. Smith 2-11; Davis 2-11; Hayes 1-17; Richard 1-4; Mikell 1-1.

HATTIESBURG,Miss.–Southern Miss quarterback Nick Mullens threw three touchdowns and ran for another as the Golden Eagles captured their first victory of the season in a 52-6 decision over Austin Peay here Saturday afternoon at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium. Mullens finished with 275 passing yards on a 22-of-40 throws, but got the Golden Eagles on the board at the 5:36 mark of the opening quarter with his legs on a 2-yard scoring run. The Governors (0-2) answered with their only points of the contest just over two minutes later as Trey Taylor hit Rashaan Coleman on a 44-yard strike. The extra point was missed and that was the closest Austin Peay got the rest of the contest as Southern Miss limited the visitors to just 189 total yards and 2-for-16 on third down conversions. The Governors did not convert their first third-down conversion until the final quarter. Ito Smith, who rushed for a game-best 135 yards on 10 carries, extended the Golden Eagle lead in the second period on a 75-yard score down the right sideline for his longest rush of his career. It was his third 100-yard rushing performance for the sophomore running back. D.J. Thompson and Korey Robertson each then caught touchdown passes from Mullens from 3- and 9-yards, respectively to give the Golden Eagles a 28-6 advantage at halftime. The Golden Eagles added three more touchdowns in the third quarter as Smith added his second score to start the third quarter, this time on a 49-yard pass from Mullens with 9:23 left. Senior Justice Hayes added a one-yard scoring run and Kalan Reed intercepted a pass and returned it 76 yards for his second career pick for a touchdown. Parker Shaunfield added a 28-yard field goal to complete the scoring in the fourth quarter. Southern Miss tallied 514 total yards including 239 yards on the ground.

TACKLES: MSU - Brown 5-6-11; Cleveland 6-1-7; Jefferson 5-2-7. USM Nelson, Jr. 5-0-5; Truly 4-1-5; Antoine 4-1-5.

Game 3: Southern Miss 56, at Texas State 50 (Sept. 19, 2015) SAN MARCOS, Texas – Jalen Richard rushed for careerhighs of 230 yards and four touchdowns to lead visiting Southern Miss to a 56-50 non-conference victory over Texas State at Bobcat Stadium. Richard posted the fourth-highest rushing game in school history as he helped the Golden Eagles erase a three-point halftime deficit, with three second-half touchdowns that included scoring runs of 54 and 63 yards. After falling behind at halftime, the Golden Eagles forced Texas State to punt on its opening drive of the second half. Mullens, who threw for 333 yards on 19-of-27 passing with four touchdown passes, gave Southern Miss the lead for good when he hit wide receiver Casey Martin on a four-yard scoring strike just under three minutes into the second half. Richard then scored on a three-yard run to go along with his 54 yard scoring scamper in the third quarter as the Bobcats sandwiched a 37-yard field goal in between and Southern Miss led 42-28 after three quarters. Mullens then pushed the lead back to 21 points at 49-28 when he hit Martin for a 50-yard scoring pass across the middle just 1:24 into the final period. The Bobcats, though, rallied with 22 points down the stretch to get back into the game, but Kalan Reed helped thwart a late TX State drive with 1:57 left as the senior defensive back made a goal-line stop on fourth down to keep the Bobcats out of the end zone. Southern Miss started the game quickly in the first half as well, taking the opening kickoff and driving it 75 yards over eight plays as Mullens hit receiver D.J. Thompson on a pair of completions, one of 27 yards to start the drive and the second of 23 yards to complete it for the first score of the game just 3:13 into the contest. After Texas State cut the gap to 7-3 on its opening drive with a 27-yard Lumi Kaba field goal, Mullens pushed the Golden Eagles down the field again. The junior started the drive by connecting with Martin for 38 yards and four plays later hit freshman Jordan Mitchell for 19 yards on his 1st career touchdown reception for a 14-3 advantage. The Bobcats punted back to Southern Miss on their following possession and Southern Miss extended its lead to 21-3 as Richard tallied a one-yard scoring run, just six seconds into the second quarter. Texas State then scored 22 unanswered points in the second quarter as quarterback Tyler Jones started the run with a 35-yard scoring run just over a minute later to cut the gap to 21-10. Jones finished the contest with 310 yards passing (31-of-46), and team-best 160 rushing yards.

Austin Peay Southern Miss

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 6 0 0 7 21 21

4 0 3

F 6 52

1st USM - Mullens 2 run (Brauchle kick), 5:36 APSU - Coleman 44 pass from Taylor (Birchfield kick missed), 3:01 2nd USM - I. Smith 75 run (Brauchle kick), 13:51 USM - Thompson 3 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 10:23 USM - Robertson 9 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 7:37 3rd USM - Smith 49 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 9:23 USM - Hayes 1 run (Brauchle kick), 4:54 USM - Reed 76 interception return (Shaunfield kick), 1:23 4th USM - Shaunfield 28 field goal, 12:41 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

APSU 12 48-96 93 18-11-1 66-189 0-0 1-0 8-127 1-32 10-38.0 1-0 4-38 37:08 2 of 16 2 of 3 0-1 0-0

USM 24 30-239 275 40-22-1 70-514 0-0 5-28 2-42 1-76 3-37.7 0-0 6-70 22:52 7 of 13 0 of 0 5-6 3-21

Individual Statistics RUSHING: APSU - Morris 17-54; Taylor 9-23; Roberson 5-13; Franklin 1-5; Davis 14-3; Gerron 1-0; Team 1-(-2). USM - I. Smith 10-135, TD; Hayes 9-53, TD; Richard 8-44; Davis 2-5; Mullens 1-2, TD. PASSING: APSU - Taylor 11-18-1-93 yards, 1 TD. USM - Mullens 22-401-275 yards, 3 TDs. RECEIVING: APSU - Thomas 5-25; R. Coleman 2-50, TD; J. Coleman 1-7; Davis 1-5; Salisbury 1-4; Davis 1-2. USM - Martin 7-81; Mitchell 3-22; Thompson 3-20, TD; Richard 3-19; Robertson 2-46, TD; Hayes 2-31; I. Smith 1-49, TD; Davis 1-7. TACKLES: APSU - Perry 5-0-5; Matiere-Bey 3-2-5; Allen 2-3-5. USM - Bradley 7-1-8; Swain 4-3-7; Russell 5-1-6; Mustafaa 4-2-6; Mikell 3-3-6.

Game 4: at Nebraska 36, Southern Miss 28 (Sept. 26, 2015)

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 14 7 21 3 22 3

4 F Southern Miss 14 56 Texas State 22 50 1st USM - Thompson 23 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 11:47 TXST - Kaba 27 field goal, 8:49 USM - Mitchell 19 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 7;22 2nd USM - Richard 1 run, 14:54 TXST - T. Jones 35 run (Kaba kick), 13:41 TXST - White 3 pass from T. Jones (Rhoades pass from Lowe), 2:00 TXST - Mercer 32 pass from T. Jones (Kaba kick), 0:34 3rd USM - Martin 4 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 12:09 USM - Richard 3 run (Shaunfield kick), 5:56 TXST - Kaba 33 field goal, 4:11 USM - Richard 53 run (Shaunfield kick), 2:49 4th USM - Martin 50 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 13:36 TXST - Lowe 2 run (Kaba kick), 8:12 TXST - T. Jones 54 run (Kaba kick), 7:59 USM - Richard 64 run (Shaunfield kick), 6:23 TXST - Team Safety, 0:51 TXST - Mercer 4 pass from T. Jones (Kaba kick failed), 0:04 USM TXST First Downs 22 29 Rushes-Yards 46-280 37-281 Passing Yards 333 310 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-19-0 46-31-0 Offensive Yards 73-613 83-591 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-19 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 7-126 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-36.5 4-36.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 15-130 7-74 Possession Time 29:30 30:30 3rd-Down Conversions 9 of 15 6 of 16 4th-Down Conversions 2 of 3 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-22 1-6 Individual Statistics RUSHING: USM - Richard 27-230, 4 TDs; I. Smith 11-48; Hayes 4-11; Sarrazin 1-(-1); Team 1-(-2); Mullens 2-(-6). TXST - T. Jones 18-160, 2 TDs; Lowe 12-90, TD; Nutall 5-17; Best 1-13; Smith 1-1.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)- Nick Mullens passed for a careerhigh 447 yards in a 36-28 road loss at Nebraska. Southern Miss stayed within striking distance after entering the fourth quarter down 22 points. Mullens and Casey Martin teamed up for two touchdowns, and Jalen Richard’s 1-yard run pulled the Eagles to 36-28 with 6:55 left. Drew Brown could have put the game out of reach with a sixth field goal with 29 seconds left, but his 24-yard try was tipped by Elijah Parker, giving Southern Miss a final opportunity to tie. Two Mullens-to-Martin passes got the Eagles to the Nebraska 40, but Freedom Akinmoladun crashed through to sack Mullens, and the Eagles couldn’t stop the clock. Mullens hit Martin for eight catches for 102 yards and Michael Thomas five for 121. It was the first time since 2014 against Louisiana Tech that two Golden Eagle receivers had two players with 100-plus receiving yards in the same game. Nebraska missed opportunities to put away the Golden Eagles early, settling for field goals after failing to convert third downs on four straight trips inside the 20. Armstrong passed 10 yards to Taariq Allen for a touchdown to put the Huskers up 29-7 late in the third quarter. Mullens and Martin connected for a 21-yard touchdown, Xavier Thigpen recovered the onside kick and Martin turned a short pass into a 19-yard TD on fourth-and-4 to make it 29-21. The Eagles failed to convert on a fake punt from their 39 on their next possession, and Armstrong ran in from 16 yards untouched four plays later. Southern Miss kept coming, driving to the Nebraska 14. Joshua Kalu intercepted Mullens in the end zone on a fourth-and-13, but he was flagged for interference and unsportsmanlike conduct after spiking the ball. That set up the Eagles at the 1, and Richard scored on the next play.

PASSING: USM - Mullens 19-27-0-333 yards, 4 TDs. TXST - T. Jones 31-46-0-310 yards, 3 TDs. RECEIVING: USM - Martin 5-114, 2 TDs; Thompson 4-75, TD; I. Smith 3-49; J. Mitchell 2-49, TD; Thomas 2-27; Marini 1-14; Richard 1-7; Davis 1-(-2). TXST - Gaines 8-78; Best 8-74; Smith 4-24; Mercer 3-72, 2 TDs; Lowe 3-16; Carden 2-26; White 2-10, TD; Garrey 1-10. TACKLES: USM - Antoine 9-0-9; Reed 8-1-9; Ruff 6-1-7. TXST - McGowan 6-5-11; Alexcee 5-2-7; Jeter-Gilmon 4-1-5; McClarty 4-1-5.

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Southern Miss Nebraska

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 0 0 7 10 12 7

4 21 7

F 28 36

1st NU - Westerkamp 6 pass from Armstrong, Jr. (Brown kick), 9:57 NU - Brown 29 field goal, 4:24 2nd NU - Brown 27 field goal, 10:49 NU - Brown 40 field goal, 5:31 NU - Brown 22 field goal, 1:34 NU - Brown 50 field goal, 0:00 3rd USM - I. Smith 17 run (Shaunfield kick), 13:!9 NU - Allen 10 pass from Armstrong, Jr. (Brown kick), 0:27 4th USM - Martin 21 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 13:34 USM - Martin 19 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 12:26 NU - Armstrong, Jr. 16 run (Brown kick), 9:30 USM - Richard 1 run (Shaunfield kick), 6:55 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

USM 19 23-11 447 42-26-0 65-458 0-0 0-0 4-81 1-30 4-40.5 2-1 9-80 25:59 4 of 14 1 of 3 4-7 1-12

NU 25 39-242 368 35-23-1 74-610 1-1 1-17 3-31 0-0 1-44.0 2-1 12-98 34:01 4 of 13 1 of 1 7-8 4-30

Individual Statistics RUSHING: USM - I. Smith 7-29, TD; Richard 11-22, TD; Martin 1-(-5); Team 1-(-10); Mullens 3-(-25). NU - Newby 18-76; Janovich 5-68; Armstrong, Jr. 7-63, TD; Reilly 2-12; Cross 4-9; Moore 1-9; Turner 1-3; Ozigbo 1-2. PASSING: USM - Mullens 26-41-0-447 yards, 2 TDs; Sarrazin 0-1-0-0 yards. NU - Armstrong 23-35-1-368 yards, 2 TDs. RECEIVING: USM - Martin 8-102, 2 TDs; Thomas 5-121; I. Smith 5-72; Richard 4-60; Thompson 2-78; Davis 2-14. NU - Westerkamp 11-118, TD; Reilly 3-112; Morgan, Jr. 2-32; Moore 2-27; Janovich 1-53; Cotton 1-13; Allen 1-10, TD; Newby 1-4; Carter 1-(-1). TACKLES: USM - Antoine 3-5-8; Reed 6-1-7; Nelson, Jr. 5-2-7. NU - Weber 5-7-12; Cockrell 4-3-7; Kalu 5-0-5.

Game Recaps Game 5: Southern Miss 49, North Texas 14 (Oct. 3, 2015) HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Something about North Texas just seems to bring out the best in Southern Miss junior quarterback Nick Mullens. Mullens threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for a fifth score Saturday night as the Golden Eagles won their opening Conference USA football game for the first time since 2010 with a 49-14 victory over North Texas before 26,430 at M.M. Roberts Stadium. A week after throwing for 447 yards against Nebraska, Mullens picked up where he left off in Lincoln. He connected with senior Mike Thomas on three touchdowns, including a pair of 5-yard scores and a 62-yard flea-flicker, had a 3-yard score to senior Casey Martin and did not throw an interception for a third consecutive game. He also collected his second rushing touchdown of the season on a 4-yard keeper. Mullens passed for 300-plus yards for a third consecutive week and the eighth time in his career. It marked the second time this season that he had thrown four touchdowns in a game, topped only by a five-touchdown pass game against UAB in 2013. His five-scores-accounted-for Saturday were only topped by six-accounted-for in that same game with the Blazers. Mullens, who came in Saturday ranked fifth nationally in total passing yards and eighth in passing yards per game, lit up the Mean Green for a second consecutive season. Last year, He threw for 305 yards and two scores in a 30-20 victory in Denton, Texas. Ito Smith averaged 10.6 yards every time he touched the football. The sophomore running back had 84 yards rushing on nine carries and 85 yards receiving on seven catches. He scored his third touchdown of the season on a 4-yard run to open the fourth quarter. All told, Southern Miss piled up 573 yards total offense, including 248 yards rushing. Thomas, who had 11 catches on the season, grabbed seven passes Saturday for a career-high 155 yards and a best-ever three touchdown catches. He topped the 100-yard receiving mark for a second consecutive week after catching five passes for 121 yards against Nebraska. North Texas boasted a 100-yard rusher (136 yards, Jeffrey Wilson) and 100-yard receiver (136 yards, Carlos Harris), but the Golden Eagles held the Mean Green scoreless until the fourth quarter. The Golden Eagles stopped a North Texas scoring threat with an end-zone interception by Cornell Armstrong and recorded nine tackles for loss, including five sacks. The five sacks gave USM 13 sacks after five games. Last year, the Golden Eagles logged 14 sacks in 12 games in 2014.

Scoring Summary North Texas Southern Miss

1 0 7

2 0 14

3 0 14

Game 6: at Marshall 31, Southern Miss 10 (Oct. 9, 2014) 4 14 14

F 14 49

1st USM - Thomas 5 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 1:58 2nd USM - Martin 3 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 8:30 USM - Mullens 4 run (Shaunfield kick), 5:46 3rd USM - Thomas 5 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 8:55 USM - Thomas 62 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 6:35 4th NT - Harris 23 pass from McNulty (Moore kick), 14:55 USM - I. Smith 4 run (Shaunfield kick), 9:58 USM - Hayes 2 run (Shaunfield kick), 6:35 NT - Ivery 3 run (Moore kick), 4:03 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

NT 26 49-185 201 32-14-1 81-386 0-0 1-3 5-77 0-0 6-44.3 0-0 5-40 29:51 5 of 17 2 of 4 1-3 0-0

USM 24 33-248 325 36-27-0 69-573 0-0 1-14 2-42 1-0 4-47.0 0-0 8-87 30:09 6 of 12 0 of 0 6-6 5-38

Individual Statistics RUSHING: NT - Wilson 22-136; Ivery 6-48, TD; Jimmerson 10-16; Smith 6-7; Harris 1-3; McNulty 4-(-25). USM - Hayes 16-86; I. Smith 9-84, TD; Matthews 2-36; Richard 4-21; Mullens 2-21, TD. PASSING: NT - McNulty 11-21-0-131 yards, TD; Smith 3-11-1-70 yards. USM - Mullens 27-36-0-325 yards, 4 TDs. RECEIVING: NT - Harris 9-136, TD; Smiley 3-56; Kidsy 1-6; Rutherford 1-3. USM - Thomas 7-155, 3 TDs; I. Smith 7-85; Martin 4-36; TD; Richard 3-18; Thompson 3-16; Marini 1-6; Mitchel 1-6; Davis 1-3. TACKLES: NT - Gray 7-0-7; McClain 6-1-7; Wallace 4-2-6. USM - Nelson, Jr. 6-1-7; Antoine 5-2-7; Bradley 3-4-7; Anderson 3-4-7.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Chase Litton threw for two touchdowns, including a 61-yard scoring toss midway through the third quarter, to propel Marshall to a 31-10 Conference USA football victory over Southern Miss on Friday night at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The 61-yard touchdown pass from Litton came at the 7:58 mark of the third quarter, hitting a wide open Deandre Reeves who streaked down the middle of the field to break open a seven-point contest at the half. The Herd then extended the lead in the final two minutes of the period sacking Nick Mullens, forcing a fumble deep inside the Southern Miss 5, in which Jarquez Samuel caught out of mid-air and dove three yards to complete the game’s scoring. Still, Mullens threw for 314 yards on 29-of-58 passing, marking the fourth-straight game he has thrown for over 300 yards and ninth time in his career. Despite giving up 31 points, the Golden Eagle defense limited the Herd to 277 total yards as Southern Miss registered 439 total yards. After alternating possessions to open the game, Southern Miss got on the board first on a six-yard pass from Mullens to Mike Thomas to cap a nine-play, 89-yard drive with 6:08 left in the opening quarter. Thomas registered seven catches for 109 and his third consecutive 100-yard game and Mullens threw a TD pass for the eighth-straight game. The Golden Eagles were penalized on an unsportsmanlike conduct following the touchdown forcing them to kick off from their own 20. After a short ensuing kick, the Herd returned to the Southern Miss 37 to start what proved to be their first scoring drive. Devon Johnson tied the game with a one-yard run, ending a seven-play drive to tie the game at 7-7. The two teams then traded field goals in the second quarter - a career-long 33-yard make from Southern Miss’ Parker Shaunfield, before Nick Smith added a 34-yard attempt for Marshall - to tie the score at 10-apiece with 8:36 left in the period. Southern Miss then had a chance to take the lead late in the second quarter, but Shaunfield’s 33-yard try was blocked by Marshall and they responded with a touchdown in the final minute of the half on a three-yard pass from Litton to Ryan Yurachek. The Golden Eagles had initially stopped the Herd and forced them to try a field goal, but jumped offsides to help extend the drive. Marshall scored three plays later to take a 17-10 lead at intermission.

Game 7: at Southern Miss 32, UTSA 10 (Oct. 17, 2015) HATTIESBURG, Miss. – For a good part of Saturday night at Roberts Stadium, Southern Miss couldn’t seem to get out of its own way to get into the end zone against UTSA. But once the Golden Eagles started swapping touchdowns for field goals in the third quarter, the scoreboard quickly matched USM’s statistical domination of the Roadrunners. Southern Miss had two running backs top 100 yards rushing, two receivers grab more than 100 yards worth of passes and a defense that allowed the Roadrunners just 203 yards as the Golden Eagles stormed away to a 32-10 victory. The Golden Eagles rolled up 556 yards, with senior Jalen Richard (115 yards on 25 carries) and sophomore Ito Smith (101 yards on 14 carries) keying a ground game that netted 213 yards. It was the first time since 2010 against the University of Houston that Southern Miss had two players rush for 100 yards in a game. Junior quarterback Nick Mullens added to the offensive onslaught, completing 23 of 31 passes for 343 yards. Mullens surpassed the 300-yard mark for the sixth time in seven games this season and the 10th time in his career. He also passed Lee Roberts to move into fifth place with 6,594 career passing yards. Senior Mike Thomas and junior D.J. Thompson each topped 100 yards receiving and hauled in a touchdown. Thomas caught five passes for 103 yards and gave USM a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game when he hauled in a 47-yard strike down the middle. It was the fourth consecutive game Thomas had topped 100 yards receiving, becoming the first Golden Eagle to turn the trick. Thompson caught six passes for 141 yards, both career highs, and hauled in a 5-yard pass to cap Southern Miss’ opening drive of the second half as the Golden Eagles seized a 23-0 lead. Southern Miss had put up 350 yards by halftime, but UTSA trailed just 16-0, in large part because of three Golden Eagles’ turnovers _ two Mullens’ interceptions and Smith’s fumble _ as well as an inability to translate red-zone drives into end-zone visits. The Golden Eagles had to settle for three of junior Stephen Brauchle’s career-best four field goals, chip shot from of 25 yards, 22 yards and 20 yards in the second quarter after three trips inside the Roadrunners’ 10-yard line. But UTSA couldn’t capitalize because of a passing offense that managed just two completions in the first half and a ferocious Southern Miss defense that had three sacks of sophomore quarterback Dalton Strum in the first two quarters.

UTSA Southern Miss

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 0 0 10 7 9 10

1 7 7

2 3 10

3 0 14

4 0 0

F 10 31

1st USM - Thomas 6 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick), 6:08 MU - D. Johnson 1 run (N. Smith kick), 3:05 2nd USM - Shaunfield 33 field goal, 11:55 MU - N. Smith 34 field goal, 8:36 MU - Yurachek 3 pass from Litton (N. Smith kick), 0:25 3rd MU - Reaves 61 pass from Litton (N. Smith kick), 7:58 MU - Samuel 3 fumble recovery (N. Smith kick), 1:49 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

USM 26 35-125 314 58-29-1 93-439 0-0 3-25 3-52 1-0 2-52.5 5-4 8-55 32:22 7 of 19 1 of 6 2-5 1-3

MU 14 35-114 163 21-11-1 56-277 2-45 0-0 3-86 1-0 7-48.0 0-0 8-96 27:38 1 of 11 0 of 0 3-3 4-25

Individual Statistics RUSHING: USM - Richard 16-87; I. Smith 9-46; Hayes 3-14; Team 1-(-1); Mullens 6-(-21). MU - D. Johnson 22-82, TD; Litton 3-19; Watson 8-18; Team 2-(-5). PASSING: USM - Mullens 29-58-1-314 yards, TD. MU - Litton 11-21-1163 yards, 2 TDs. RECEIVING: USM - Martin 9-85; Thomas 7-109, TD; Thompson 4-40; I. Smith 4-32; Marini 2-30; Parks 1-14; Richard 1-3; Hayes 1-1. MU - Allen 5-57; Yurachek 3-18, TD; Reaves 2-76, TD; McManus 1-12. TACKLES: USM - Anderson 1-10-11; Antoine 5-4-9; Bolton 2-6-8. MU McKelvey 5-5-10; Lang 2-8-10; Tindal 5-4-9.

Game 8: Southern Miss 44, at Charlotte 10 (Oct. 24, 2015) 4 0 6

F 10 32

1st USM - Thomas 47 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 12:35 2nd USM - Brauchle 25 field goal, 8:38 USM - Brauchle 22 field goal, 1:37 USM - Brauchle 20 field goal, 0:00 3rd USM - Thompson 5 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 10:37 USM - Brauchle 39 field goal, 8:56 UTSA - Thomas Jr. 1 pass from Sturm (Portillo kick), 5:53 UTSA - Portillo 30 field goal, 1:22 4th USM - Richard 1 run (Brauchle kick missed), 13:06 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

Scoring Summary Southern Miss Marshall

UTSA 12 41-139 66 22-6-0 63-205 1-5 2-9 6-138 3-14 9-39.7 2-2 7-78 24:59 8 of 18 0 of 0 2-3 0-0

USM 23 44-213 343 31-23-3 75-556 1-3 2-22 0-0 0-0 2-39.0 1-1 8-85 35:01 5 of 13 0 of 0 5-5 5-34

Individual Statistics RUSHING: UTSA - Williams 16-88; Sturm 18-24; Clay 2-13; Rhodes 3-7; Dick 1-4; Hall 1-3. USM - Richard 25-115, TD; I. Smith 14-101; Mullens 2-3; Team 3-(-6). PASSING: UTSA - Sturm 6-22-0-66 yards. USM - Mullens 23-31-3-343 yards, 2 TDs. RECEIVING: UTSA - Thomas Jr. 3-31; TD; Jones 1-17; Morgan II 1-9; Taylor 1-9. USM - Thompson 6-141, TD; Thomas 5-103, TD; Richard 5-69; I. Smith 4-8; Martin 3-22. TACKLES: UTSA - Wheeler 9-2-11; Douglas 8-2-10; Curry 5-2-7. USM Anderson 4-2-6; Antoine 3-3-6; Parker 3-3-6.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Southern Miss senior running back Jalen Richard rushed for 114 yards and added two touchdowns, including one on a kickoff return, to lead the Golden Eagles to a 44-10 C-USA victory over Charlotte at Jerry Richardson Field. Richard tallied his third career 100-yard rushing performance, including his second-straight game over the century mark, registering the first consecutive 100-yard performances for a Golden Eagle since Jamal Woodyard accomplished that feat in 2011. Nick Mullens threw four touchdown passes and added 265 passing yards as he ended the day at 24-of-38 passing. It was the 10th consecutive game that Mullens has thrown at least one touchdown pass and the seventh time in his career in which he tossed at least three touchdowns. The 49ers took an early 3-0 advantage with a 25-yard Blake Brewer field goal on Charlotte’s first drive of the contest with 7:19 remaining in the opening quarter, but the Golden Eagles scored 30 unanswered points from that point. Southern Miss took the lead for good 1 minute, 30 seconds later as Mullens hit Mike Thomas on an out pattern in which he shed a tackler and broke away for 69 yards and the score. Thomas ended up with a school-record 100 yards receiving for the fifth game in a row with 105 yards on six catches. The visitors extended their lead to 10-3 with a Stephen Brauchle 38-yard field goal with 3:47 left in the period, before Mullens added two second-quarter touchdown passes. Mullens connected on a nine-yard strike to Taylor Marini which was deflected in midair and landed in his arms in the end zone, and a four-yard scoring reception by Korey Robertson and the Golden Eagles led 23-3 at the half. Casey Martin helped extend the Golden Eagle lead with a four-yard touchdown catch at the 8:29 mark of the third period to up the score to 30-3. The 49ers then added their only other points of the contest 2:54 later on a 20-yard run by Lee McNeill. Richard then scored the final two Golden Eagle touchdowns, the first on a 95-yard kickoff return on the ensuing possession and then a seven-yard run just one minute, four seconds in the final period. Southern Miss limited Charlotte to just 257 total offensive yards in the contest and also added three interceptions – one each from Kalan Reed, Darian Yancey and Cornell Armstrong.

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Southern Miss Charlotte

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 10 13 14 3 0 7

4 7 0

F 44 10

1st CHA - Brewer 25 field goal, 7:19 USM - Thomas 69 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 5:49 USM - Brauchle 38 field goal, 3:47 2nd USM - Marini 9 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick failed), 7:49 USM - Robertson 4 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 1:44 3rd USM - Martin 4 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 8:29 CHA - McNeill 20 run (Brewer kick), 5:54 USM - Richard 95 kickoff return (Brauchle kick), 5:41 4th USM - Richard 7 run (Brauchle kick missed), 13:56 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

USM CHARLOTTE 22 13 38-212 36-137 268 120 40-25-0 30-12-3 78-480 66-257 0-0 0-0 3-4 3-28 3-140 6-93 3-35 0-0 5-35.0 9-38.3 2-2 0-0 7-63 5-60 36:22 23:38 10 of 18 4 of 16 0 of 2 0 of 0 4-5 2-3 2-9 1-9

Individual Statistics RUSHING: USM - Richard 13-114, TD; Thornton 11-80; I. Smith 8-16; Mullens 2-10; Davis 1-0; Team 1-(-1); Matthews 2-(-7). CHA - Phillips 17-71; Smith 4-26; Johnson 7-23; McNeill 4-11, TD; Duncan 2-8; Buie 2-(-2). PASSING: USM - Mullens 24-38-0-265 yards, 4 TDs; Matthews 1-2-0-3 yards. CHA - McNeill 10-27-2-93 yards; Johnson 2-3-1-27 yards. RECEIVING: USM - Martin 9-54, TD; Thomas 6-105, TD; Smith 3-15; Thompson 2-20; Robertson 2-18, TD; Parks 1-35; Marini 1-9, TD; Richard 1-9; Holmes 1-3. CHA - Bostick 3-43; Ford II 3-30; Kofa 2-15; Duke 2-3; Bolus 1-15; Bumgarner 1-14. TACKLES: USM - Antoine 5-4-8; Anderson 3-4-7; Bolton 1-5-6. CHA - Cook 7-1-8; Clayton-Molby 7-0-7; King 5-2-7.

Game Recaps Game 9: at Southern Miss 34, UTEP 13 (Oct. 31, 2015) HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Junior quarterback Nick Mullens threw for four touchdowns, two to junior receiver D.J. Thompson, as the Golden Eagles became bowl eligible for the first time since 2011 with a 34-13 victory over UTEP. Southern Miss won its third consecutive game, its longest streak in four seasons, and defeated the Miners for the first time in three meetings at Roberts Stadium. While the win was a treat for the majority of the 25,581 who weathered the Halloween Day weather, Southern Miss managed to pull off a trick as well, with junior punter Tyler Sarrazin popping up from his hold on a 25-yard field goal attempt and zipping 8 yards untouched for the Golden Eagles’ final score of the day. The 523 yards total offense were about as balanced as one could hope, with Mullens throwing for 277 yards and the Golden Eagles rushing for 246 yards. For the second consecutive home game and second time in three weeks, senior Jalen Richard and sophomore Ito Smith both cleared the 100-yard rushing mark. Richard, who gained 53 yards on eight consecutive carries as Southern Miss ran off the game’s final 4 minutes, 19 seconds, logged his third 100-yard game in a row with 127 yards on 20 carries. Smith averaged 11.6 yards a carry to finish with 104 yards on nine carries. Thompson posted career bests with 10 catches and two touchdowns, notching his second 100-yard game of the season with 112 yards. Mullens, who has thrown for at least 275 yards in each of Southern Miss’ nine games this season, completed 23 of 33 passes for 277 yards, moving past Jeff Kelly for fourth place on the school’s career passing list with 7,136 yards. Mullens also moved past Lee Roberts and into second place on the Golden Eagles’ single-season list with 25 touchdown passes. He connected with Thompson on scoring passes of 27 yards and 10 yards, had an 11-yarder to Thomas and a 9-yard score to Richard. UTEP finished with 298 yards, the fourth consecutive game the Golden Eagles have held an opponent to less than 300 yards total offense. USM has allowed 14 points or less in four of its past five games. It also marked the fifth consecutive game an opponent rushed for less than 200 yards against USM and the fourth in a row an opponent had passed for less than 165 yards. The Miners netted 101 yards on the ground, while sophomore quarterback Mack Leftwich completed 16 of 32 passes for 197 yards.

Scoring Summary 1 0 7

UTEP Southern Miss

2 3 6

3 3 7

Game 10: Southern Miss 65, at Rice 10 (Nov. 14, 2015) 4 7 14

F 13 34

1st USM - Thomas 11 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 10:50 2nd UTEP - Mattox 38 field goal, 12:45 USM - Richard 9 pass from Mullens (Sarrazin rush failed), 0:15 3rd USM - Thompson 27 pass from Mullens (Brachle kick), 9:27 UTEP - Mattox 26 field goal, 4:11 4th USM - Thompson 10 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 14:54 UTEP - Dowell 1 run (Mattox kick), 10:09 USM - Sarrazin 8 run (Brauchle kick), 6:45 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

UTEP 16 32-101 197 32-16-0 64-298 0-0 0-0 5-79 0-0 4-47.0 2-0 6-55 31:29 9 of 17 0 of 1 3-3 1-10

USM 24 36-246 277 33-23-0 69-523 0-0 2-0 1-25 0-0 2-34.5 2-1 4-41 28:31 8 of 15 1 of 2 4-5 0-0

Individual Statistics RUSHING: UTEP - Dowell 17-52, TD; D. Laufasa 4-22; J. Laufasa 7-18; Leftwich 2-11; Plinke 1-(-1), Team 1-(-1). USM - Richard 20-127; I. Smith 9-104; Hayes 5-15; Sarrazin 1-8, TD; Mullens 1-(-8). PASSING: UTEP - Leftwich 16-32-0-197 yards. USM - Mullens 23-330-277 yards, 4 TD. RECEIVING: UTEP - Plinke 4-35; J. Laufasa 3-54; Freytag 3-41; White 2-50; Redix 2-10; Batson 2-7. USM - Thompson 10-112, 2 TD; Martin 5-31; Thomas 4-84, TD; Richard 2-23, TD; I. Smith 1-16; Davis 1-11. TACKLES: UTEP - Jones 7-1-8; Robertson-Harris 6-1-7; Usher 4-2-6; Fisher, Jr. 4-2-6. USM - Reed 8-1-9; Antoine 5-3-8; Swain 5-0-5; Armstrong 3-2-5.

HOUSTON – Nick Mullens threw five touchdown passes in the first half and Southern Miss established several school records in defeating Rice, 65-10, at Rice Stadium. Southern Miss set school records for total offensive yards with 682, bettering its previous total of 654 set against Rice in 2011, as well as for passing yards with 501, while throwing a school-best seven team passing touchdowns. Mullens threw a touchdown pass for the 12th-straight game with 3:13 left in the opening quarter as he hit Ito Smith for the first of two scoring plays in the half from 28 yards out to put Southern Miss up, 7-0. He has thrown 13 touchdown passes in the last three games. The Golden Eagles then broke open the game in the second period with a school-record quarter point total of 35 to take a 42-0 lead at intermission. The visitors’ first points of the second quarter started on a fake field goal after a stalled drive that had holder Tyler Sarrazin throw to Xavier Thigpen on a shovel pass for a six-yard score. Then, in the space of 1 minute, 26 seconds, Mullens connected with Mike Thomas for touchdown throws of 50 and 51 yards to extend the lead to 28-0. Thomas finished with 126 yards in the contest and tallied his sixth 100-yard receiving game in the last seven contests. Mullens then hit D.J. Thompson on a 13-yard strike one play after Rice fumbled deep in their own end to make the score 35-0 with 5:04 left in the opening half and scored for the final time with 30 seconds before the half as he and Smith connected for the second time, with the touchdown pass coming from 16 yards. For the day, Mullens collected 386 passing yards on 23-of-31 attempts, tying a school record for most touchdowns in a game (five) while tying the single-season school mark for passing scores with 30 along with Austin Davis (2011). Jalen Richard increased the USM lead to 49-0 on a 60yard touchdown run just 90 seconds into the second half and Stephen Brauchle nailed a career-long tying field goal from 39 yards to put the visitors up 52-0 after three quarters. Meanwhile, the Golden Eagle defense limited Rice to just 214 total yards. Rice scored twice in the final quarter, on a 33-yard field goal from Hayden Tobola and on a 20-yard pass to Nate German from Driphus Jackson. Tyler Matthews put the final points on the board for the Golden Eagles as he hit Jarrell Aaron for a 47-yard touchdown pass. It was Aaron’s first catch of his career.

Game 11: at Southern Miss 56, Old Dominion 31 (Nov. 21, 2015) HATTIESBURG, Miss. – When it comes to the Southern Miss offense these days, opponents are discovering it’s become a daunting case of pick your poison. A week after establishing a school record for passing yards in a game, the Golden Eagles turned to its ground game to overcome a 10-point, third quarter deficit to roll over Old Dominion 56-31 at Roberts Stadium. In his final home game, senior Jalen Richard rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries, becoming the first Golden Eagle to break the 1,000-yard mark in a season since Damion Fletcher in 2009. Trailing 31-21 with 7 minutes, 30 seconds left in the third quarter, the Golden Eagles reeled off 35 unanswered points to win their fifth consecutive game and finish the conference home slate unbeaten. Richard and sophomore Ito Smith, who had 125 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, powered a rushing attack that averaged 9.5 yards a carry in the second half and gained 284 yards of the team’s 310 rushing yards total over the final two quarters. Junior quarterback Nick Mullens, who set a school record for touchdown passes in a season, balanced out the Golden Eagles’ offense, completing 21 of 37 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns and an interception. He also ran for his second touchdown of the season in USM’s fivetouchdown spree to end the game as the Golden Eagles topped 600 yards total offense for a second consecutive game with 612 yards. While the avalanche of points eventually buried ODU, the Monarchs turned in one of the best efforts by a conference foe against USM in the past six weeks. ODU led 17-14 at halftime, the first time USM had trailed at the break since Oct. 9 at Marshall. And those 31 points were accompanied by momentum, after the Monarchs carried a strong second-quarter effort through the midpoint of the third quarter. Mullens, who shared the single-season passing touchdown mark of 30 set by Austin Davis in 2011, threw his second score of the day on the Golden Eagles’ opening drive in the second half. He connected with Michael Thomas on a 24-yard scoring pass to give USM a 21-17 lead. But ODU freshman quarterback Shuler Bentley, who took over late in the first quarter after starter David Washington was injured while trying to escape a collapsing pocket, capped a 83-yard drive with an 11-yard pass to Jonathan Duhart (134 yards on nine catches) to put ODU back on top. Then, after USM failed on a fourth-and-6 from ODU’s 36 yard-line, Duhart got behind the Golden Eagles’ coverage on a 64-yard scoring play that put the Monarchs up 31-21 with 7:30 left in the third quarter. Southern Miss answered on Smith’s 19-yard run to cut the deficit to 31-28, and then senior linebacker Anthony Swain had a hand in a pair of forced turnovers that changed the complexion of the game. ODU junior receiver Zach Pascal fumbled away a screen pass after being hit by junior safety Devonta Foster and Swain recovered at the Monarchs’ 29-yard line.

Scoring Summary

1 2 3 4 Old Dominion 7 10 14 0 Southern Miss 14 0 28 14 1st USM - Richard 1 run (Brauchle kick), 8:19 ODU - Simpson 33 fumble return (Kirtley kick), 4:11 USM - Martin 34 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 2:38 2nd ODU - Pascal 16 pass from Bentley (Kirtley kick), 13:05 ODU - Kirtley 25 field goal, 0:00 3rd USM - Thomas 24 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 12:53 ODU - Duhart 11 pass from Bentley (Kirtley kick), 8:46 ODU - Duhart 64 pass from Bentley (Kirtley kick) 7:30 USM - I. Smith 19 run (Brauchle kick), 5:51 USM - Richard 10 run (Brauchle kick), 1:34 USM - Richard 4 run (Brauchle kick), 1:16 4th USM - Mullens 9 run (Brauchle kick), 14:11 USM - Ricahrd 54 run (Brauchle kick), 9:03 ODU First Downs 18 Rushes-Yards 23-114 Passing Yards 224 Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-23-1 Offensive Yards 68-338 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-33 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-74 Interception Returns-Yards 1-52 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 Penalties-Yards 4-50 Possession Time 25:40 3rd-Down Conversions 5 of 15 4th-Down Conversions 2 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F Southern Miss 7 35 10 13 65 Rice 0 0 0 10 10 1st USM - I. Smith 28 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 3:13 2nd USM - Thigpen 6 pass from Sarrazin (Brauchle kick), 9:22 USM - Thomas 50 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 7:34 USM - Thomas 51 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 6:08 USM - Thompson 13 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 5:04 USM - I. Smith 16 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 0:30 3rd USM - Richard 60 run (Brauchle kick), 13:02 USM - Brauchle 39 field goal, 7:53 4th USM - Matthews 17 run (kick blocked), 14:54 RICE - Tobola 33 field goal, 11:10 USM - Aaron 47 pass from Matthews (Shaunfield kick), 9:45 RICE - German 20 pass from Jackson (Tobola kick), 4:46 USM RICE First Downs 26 15 Rushes-Yards 35-181 35-107 Passing Yards 501 107 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-28-0 36-13-0 Offensive Yards 72-682 71-214 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 5-16 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-34 10-187 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-39.3 9-45.9 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1 Penalties-Yards 6-59 7-67 Possession Time 31:12 28:48 3rd-Down Conversions 8 of 16 4 of 18 4th-Down Conversions 4 of 4 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-39 0-0 Individual Statistics RUSHING: USM - Richard 6-78, TD; I. Smith 18-57; Thornton 8-25, Matthews 2-23, TD; Team 1-(-2). RICE - Dillard 9-70; Walter 10-65; Turner 1-8; Davis 2-4; Stehling 4-4; Stewart 1-0; Jackson 8-(-44). PASSING: USM - Mullens 23-31-0-386 yards, 5 TDs; Matthews 4-5-0-109 yards, TD; Sarrazin 1-1-0-6 yards, TD. RICE - Jackson 8-19-0-69 yards, TD; Stehling 5-16-0-38 yards; Wright 0-1-0-0 yards. RECEIVING: USM - Martin 6-109; I. Smith 6-3, 2 TDs; Thomas 5-126, 2 TDs; Thompson 3-43, TD; Robertson 2-34; Richard 2-8; Aaron 1-47, TD; Mitchell 1-28; Davis 1-17; Thigpen 1-6, TD. RICE - Smith 3-40; German 2-22, TD; Alaka 2-17; Cella 2-11; Parks 1-12; Davis 1-6; Mayden 1-0; Hunt 1-(-1). TACKLES: USM - Antoine 5-2-7; Foster 4-1-5; Nelson, Jr. 3-2-5. RICE - Lyons 5-3-8; Blasingame 6-0-6; McGaskey 4-2-6.

Game 12: Southern Miss 58, at Louisiana Tech 24 (Nov. 28, 2015) F 31 56

USM 33 48-310 302 37-21-1 85-612 0-0 4-17 3-81 1-0 2-25.5 1-1 4-40 34:20 8 of 14 2 of 3 5-7 0-0

Individual Statistics RUSHING: ODU - Cox 21-98; Bentley 1-9; Washington 1-7. USM - Richard 22-161, 4 TDs; I. Smith 15-125, TD; Thornton 6-26; Matthews 2-15; Mullens 3-(-17), TD. PASSING: ODU - Washington 1-4-0-(-4) yards; Bentley 22-41-1-228 yards, 3 TDs. USM - Mullens 21-37-1-302 yards, 2 TD. RECEIVING: ODU - Duhart 9-134, 2 TDs; Cox 7-21; Pascal 5-54, TD; Little 2-15. USM - Martin 8-104, TD; Thompson 5-73; Thomas 4-86, TD; Robertson 1-20; Ricahrd 1-7; Marini 1-6; Smith 1-6.

RUSTON, La.– Ito Smith scored three rushing touchdowns over a 45-second span early in the fourth quarter to lead visiting Southern Miss to a 58-24 victory over Louisiana Tech at Joe Aillet Stadium to capture the Conference USA West Division crown. The win for Southern Miss gave them its third divisional championship since the league went to this format in 2005. Smith rushed for a career-high 169 yards on 22 carries and scored three times, all on the first play of a drive following a Louisiana Tech turnover - the Bulldogs committed seven in the game - to break open a tight game. The first TD came with 14:41 left in the contest from 57 yards, and he added a 17-yard rushing touchdown 21 seconds later, before tallying an 11-yard score 26 seconds after that. Devonta Foster then completed the 27-point final quarter with a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown with 4:26 remaining. Mike Thomas collected a career-best 162 yards on seven catches, including a one-handed grab on a score in the back corner of the end zone in the second quarter as Southern Miss built a 24-10 lead at halftime. Mullens finished the day throwing for 386 yards on 24-of37 passing with three touchdowns and one interception. The Golden Eagles opened the game’s scoring on their second drive as Mullens orchestrated a 92-yard drive, recording four pass plays of at least 20 yards, which culminated in 22-yard scoring strike to Jalen Richard to give Southern Miss the early 7-0 lead. It was the third scoring drive for the Golden Eagles that went at least 90 yards this season. The Bulldogs scored on their ensuing drive as quarterback Jeff Driskell pushed the home squad down the field and had LA Tech at 1st-and-10 at the Southern Miss 25. After an incompletion, Dylan Bradley sacked Driskell. The Bulldogs were then hit with a delay of game and had to settle for a 47-yard field goal from Jonathan Barnes. The game remained 7-3 until Southern Miss blew up open the game with 21 points in the second quarter. The Golden Eagles extended their lead on a 1-yard touchdown run by Richard with 12:06 to go in the second quarter.

TACKLES: ODU - Simpson 9-2-11; Misher 7-4-11; Carter 6-3-9. USM - Anderson 7-5-12; Nelson, Jr. 6-1-7; Reed 6-0-6; Antoine 5-1-6; Foster 4-2-6; Parker 4-2-6.

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Scoring Summary

1 2 3 4 F Southern Miss 7 17 7 27 58 Louisiana Tech 3 7 7 7 24 1st USM - Richard 22 pass from Mullens (Brachle kick), 8:17 LT - Barnes 47 field goal, 4:33 2nd USM - Richard 1 run (Brauchle kick), 12:06 USM - Thomas 7 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 10:06 USM - Brauchle 21 field goal, 4:10 LT - Dixon 22 yard pass from Driskel (Barnes kick), 1:44 3rd LT - Dixon 43 pass from Driskel (Barnes kick), 5:11 USM - Robertson 1 pass from Mullens (Brauchle kick), 2:09 4th USM - I. Smith 57 run (Brauchle kick), 14:41 USM - I. Smith 17 run (Brauchle kick failed), 14:20 USM - I. Smith 11 run (Brauchle kick), 13:56 LT - Taylor 19 pass from Driskel (Barnes kick), 10:23 USM - Foster 26 INT return (Brauchle kick), 4:26 USM LT First Downs 25 27 Rushes-Yards 36-169 23-(-2) Passing Yards 386 407 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-24-1 51-32-4 Offensive Yards 73-555 74-405 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-31 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 1-15 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-43 8-176 Interception Returns-Yards 4-86 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.6 4-41.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-3 Penalties-Yards 6-65 2-6 Possession Time 30:04 29:56 3rd-Down Conversions 9 of 15 7 of 13 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-7 1-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-32 2-19 Individual Statistics RUSHING: USM - I. Smith 22-169, 3 TDs; Richard 9-18, TD; Hayes 2-3; Team 1-(-2); Mullens 2-(-19). LT - Turner 1-7; Henderson 1-4; Martin 2-4; Higgins 1-0; Dixon 8-(-4); Driskel 10-(-13). PASSING: USM - Mullens 24-37-1-386 yards, 3 TDs. LT - Driskel 27-44-3-355 yards, 3 TDs; Higgins 5-7-1-52 yards. RECEIVING: USM - Thomas 7-162, TD; Martin 4-75; Thompson 4-53; I. Smith 4-40; Richard 3-43, TD; Davis 1-12; Robertson 1-1, TD. LT - Taylor 11-102, TD; Turner 6-112; Dixon 5-81, 2 TDs; Henderson 5-60; Martin 2-14; Gaines 1-21; Childress 1-9; Watts 1-8. TACKLES: USM - Antoine 6-1-7; Collins 6-0-6; Anderson 5-1-6; Nelson, Jr. 5-1-6; LT - Fitte 9-6-15; Abraham 5-2-7; Butler 3-3-6.

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Southern Miss 104 139 149 136 Opponents 53 85 88 88

OT

0 0

Total 528 314

USM

OPP

528 40.6 98 302 99 174 29 2495 2757 262 472 5.3 191.9 29 4263 312-492-12 8.7 13.7 327.9 38 6758 964 7.0 519.8 37-865 27-134 13-267 23.4 5.0 20.5 19-13 94-891 68.5 44-1689 38.4 35.3 92-5409 58.8 40.1 30:42 90/193 47% 14/29 48% 31-215 0 71 12-18 3-4 (56-70) 80% (46-70) 66% (66-70) 94% 170007 6/28334

314 24.2 57 250 90 134 26 1830 2179 349 462 4.0 140.8 12 2903 248-458-13 6.3 11.7 223.3 22 4733 920 5.1 364.1 72-1370 13-95 12-136 19.0 7.3 11.3 18-10 75-732 56.3 76-3165 41.6 38.3 64-3928 61.4 37.7 29:18 73/203 36% 11/22 50% 22-171 29 37 18-26 1-2 (39-49) 80% (24-49) 49% (34-36) 94% 208234 7/29748 0/0

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games Rushing

gp-gs

att

RICHARD, Jalen SMITH, Ito HAYES, Justice THORNTON, Delaunte' MATTHEWS, Tyler SARRAZIN, Tyler DAVIS, Daythan BRADLEY, Dylan MARTIN, Casey TEAM MULLENS, Nick Total Opponents

13-12 13-6 8- 0 3- 0 5- 0 13-0 13-2 13-12 13-10 8- 0 13-13 13 13

185 155 45 25 8 2 3 2 1 9 37 472 462

Passing

gp-gs

MULLENS, Nick MATTHEWS, Tyler SARRAZIN, Tyler MARTIN, Casey Total Opponents

13-13 5- 0 13-0 13-10 13 13

gain loss

net avg td

1113 15 1098 5.9 14 1112 24 1088 7.0 8 206 11 195 4.3 2 133 2 131 5.2 0 76 9 67 8.4 1 8 1 7 3.5 1 5 0 5 1.7 0 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 24 -24 -2.7 0 103 171 -68 -1.8 3 2757 262 2495 5.3 29 2179 349 1830 4.0 12

effic comp-att-int

pct

lg avg/g

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

64 75 35 22 29 8 4 1 0 0 17 75 66

RICHARD, Jalen MARTIN, Casey ROBERTSON, Korey NELSON, Picasso Total Opponents

20 5 1 1 27 13

92 22 0 20 134 95

23 14 0 0 23 22

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

lg

REED, Kalan ANTOINE, D'Nerius ARMSTRONG, Cornell WRIGHT, Terrick FOSTER, Devonta WILLIAMS, Kevin YANCEY, Darian MUSTAFAA, Naim Total Opponents

4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 13 12

116 56 -1 22 26 12 36 0 267 136

2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

76 30 0 22 26 12 36 0 76 52

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

THOMAS, Michael SMITH, Ito MIKELL, Curtis RICHARD, Jalen ROBERTSON, Korey HARRIS, LaDarius ANTOINE, D'Nerius Total Opponents

13 277 11 233 6 130 3 145 2 34 1 23 1 23 37 865 72 1370

Fumble Returns

no.

yds td

155.07 306-483-12 63.4 4145 36 252.97 5-7-0 71.4 112 1 240.20 1-2-0 50.0 6 1 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 156.81 312-492-12 63.4 4263 38 117.57 248-458-13 54.1 2903 22

Receiving

gp-gs

yds

avg

td

lg avg/g

MARTIN, Casey THOMAS, Michael THOMPSON, D.J. SMITH, Ito RICHARD, Jalen ROBERTSON, Korey DAVIS, Daythan MITCHELL, Jordan MARINI, Taylor PARKS, Ricky HAYES, Justice WASHINGTON,Jay'Sha AARON, Jarell THIGPEN, Xavier HOLMES, Tyre'oune MIKELL, Curtis Total Opponents

13-10 74 855 12-12 62 1201 13-13 52 743 13-6 44 493 13-12 30 284 13-1 14 200 13-2 9 80 10-0 7 105 12-5 6 65 11-3 4 81 8- 0 4 49 1- 1 2 50 7- 1 1 47 13-0 1 6 2- 0 1 3 13-0 1 1 13 312 4263 13 248 2903

no.

11.6 19.4 14.3 11.2 9.5 14.3 8.9 15.0 10.8 20.2 12.2 25.0 47.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 13.7 11.7

7 12 6 3 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 38 22

50 69 50 49 53 44 18 30 15 35 30 31 47 6 3 1 69 64

65.8 100.1 57.2 37.9 21.8 15.4 6.2 10.5 5.4 7.4 6.1 50.0 6.7 0.5 1.5 0.1 327.9 223.3

84.5 83.7 24.4 43.7 13.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.4 -3.0 -5.2 191.9 140.8 lg avg/g

69 47 6 0 69 64

318.8 22.4 0.5 0.0 327.9 223.3

REED, Kalan OSBORNE, Evan WRIGHT, Terrick Total Opponents

1 1 1 3 5

4.6 4.4 0.0 20.0 5.0 7.3 29.0 28.0 -0.5 22.0 26.0 12.0 36.0 0.0 20.5 11.3 21.3 21.2 21.7 48.3 17.0 23.0 23.0 23.4 19.0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 30 0 37 0 27 1 95 0 19 0 23 0 23 1 95 1 100

yds avg td

3 28 3 34 84

3.0 28.0 3.0 11.3 16.8

0 0 0 0 2

lg

3 28 3 28 42

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games

Scoring

td

fg

kick

RICHARD, Jalen BRAUCHLE, Stephen THOMAS, Michael SMITH, Ito MARTIN, Casey THOMPSON, D.J. SHAUNFIELD, Parker ROBERTSON, Korey MULLENS, Nick HAYES, Justice REED, Kalan SARRAZIN, Tyler AARON, Jarell THIGPEN, Xavier WASHINGTON,Jay'Sha MATTHEWS, Tyler FOSTER, Devonta MITCHELL, Jordan MARINI, Taylor Total Opponents

17 12 11 7 6 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 71 37

10-13 2-5 12-18 18-26

44-48 22-22 66-70 34-36

Field Goals

fg

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

0-1 0-1 -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1

-

pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

BRAUCHLE, Stephen 10-13 76.9 0-0 SHAUNFIELD, Parker 2-5 40.0 0-0

6-6 1-2

4-6 1-2

0-1 0-1

0-0 0-0

pts

Total Offense

- 102 - 74 - 72 - 66 - 42 - 36 - 28 - 18 - 18 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 - 528 1 314

total avg/g

lg blk

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

39 33

SARRAZIN, Tyler MOSELEY, Matthew TEAM Total Opponents

39 1563 4 126 1 0 44 1689 76 3165

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

BRAUCHLE, Stephen SHAUNFIELD, Parker Total Opponents

91 5359 1 50 92 5409 64 3928

0 1

Southern Miss

Opponents

Mississippi State Austin Peay Texas State Nebraska North Texas Marshall UTSA Charlotte UTEP RICE Old Dominion Louisiana Tech WKU

(31),(27),(27) 49,31,(28) 33,44 (33),21 (25),(22),(20),(39) (38) (39) 35 (21) -

(38),(37) 25 (27),38,(33) (29),(27),(40),(22),(50),51,2 46 (34) (30) (25),49,42 (38),50,(26) (33) (25) (47) (37)

520 185 155 45 15 25 4 3 2 1 9 964 920

rush pass

13 13 13 8 5 3 13 13 13 13 8 13 13

FG Sequence

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

g plays

MULLENS, Nick RICHARD, Jalen SMITH, Ito HAYES, Justice MATTHEWS, Tyler THORNTON, Delaunte' SARRAZIN, Tyler DAVIS, Daythan BRADLEY, Dylan MARTIN, Casey TEAM Total Opponents

-68 4145 4077 313.6 1098 0 1098 84.5 1088 0 1088 83.7 195 0 195 24.4 67 112 179 35.8 131 0 131 43.7 7 6 13 1.0 5 0 5 0.4 1 0 1 0.1 -5 0 -5 -0.4 -24 0 -24 -3.0 2495 4263 6758 519.8 1830 2903 4733 364.1

40.1 31.5 0.0 38.4 41.6

58 39 0 58 63

58.9 14 50.0 0 58.8 14 61.4 26

2 1 17 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 19 6 6 20 13 14

1 0 0 1 1

net ydln

3 0 3 19.0 40.1 1 23.4 37.7

24 27

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games All Purpose

SMITH, Ito RICHARD, Jalen THOMAS, Micha MARTIN, Casey THOMPSON, D. HAYES, Justice ROBERTSON, K THORNTON, De MIKELL, Curtis REED, Kalan MITCHELL, Jord DAVIS, Daythan PARKS, Ricky ANTOINE, D'Ner MATTHEWS, Ty MARINI, Taylor WASHINGTON, AARON, Jarell YANCEY, Daria FOSTER, Devon HARRIS, LaDari WRIGHT, Terric NELSON, Picas WILLIAMS, Kevi SARRAZIN, Tyle THIGPEN, Xavie HOLMES, Tyre'o BRADLEY, Dyla ARMSTRONG, TEAM MULLENS, Nick Total Opponents

g

13 13 12 13 13 8 13 3 13 13 10 13 11 13 5 12 1 7 13 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 2 13 12 8 13 13 13

rush

rcv

1088 493 1098 284 0 1201 -5 855 0 743 195 49 0 200 131 0 0 1 0 0 0 105 5 80 0 81 0 0 67 0 0 65 0 50 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 -24 0 -68 0 2495 4263 1830 2903

pr

kr

ir

0 233 92 145 0 277 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 865 95 1370

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 36 26 0 22 0 12 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 267 136

total avg/g

1814 1619 1478 872 743 244 234 131 131 116 105 85 81 79 67 65 50 47 36 26 23 22 20 12 7 6 3 1 -1 -24 -68 8024 6334

139.5 124.5 123.2 67.1 57.2 30.5 18.0 43.7 10.1 8.9 10.5 6.5 7.4 6.1 13.4 5.4 50.0 6.7 2.8 2.9 2.6 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.1 -0.1 -3.0 -5.2 617.2 487.2

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games ## 2B 18 13 11 3D 94 16 14 95 15 22 31 2 19 91 92 32 37 8D 34 98 43 99 90 85 5B 27 5D 26 8W 28 17 7D 25 12 41 89 40 88 42 23 3 80 8 58 1D 70 56

Defensive Leaders

gp-gs

ua

a

Tackles tot

tfl/yds

Sacks no-yds

Pass defense int-yds brup

ANTOINE, D'Nerius ANDERSON, Brian NELSON, Picasso REED, Kalan ARMSTRONG, Cornell BRADLEY, Dylan PARKER, Elijah WRIGHT, Terrick BOLTON, Andrew FOSTER, Devonta YANCEY, Darian SWAIN, Anthony COLLINS, Trae MIKELL, Curtis SMITH, Michael MUSTAFAA, Naim THIGPEN, Xavier RUFF, Sherrod TRULY, Deshadrick OSBORNE, Evan RILEY, Draper HARRIS, LaDarius RUSSELL, Quincy CRAYTON, Rod POOLE, Ja'Boree ABSTON, Justin WILLIAMS, Kevin DAVIS, Walden SANGSTER, Jeremy ROBERTSON, Korey BRAUCHLE, Stephen BERTUCCI, David APPLEWHITE, Jomez SMITH, Ito AARON, Jarell SCHUFFERT, Lance PARKS, Ricky PERRY, C.J. THOMAS, Michael MARINI, Taylor KILCREASE, Collin DAVIS, Daythan MITCHELL, Jordan PARKS, Tez KELLY, Illiad MARION, Xavier TOM, Cameron EDWARDS, Jon Michael Total Opponents

13-12 13-13 13-9 13-13 12-12 13-12 13-13 13-7 13-13 9-2 13-12 10-5 12-0 13-0 13-13 13-1 13-0 10-1 10-2 13-0 10-0 9-0 8-0 8-0 13-0 13-0 13-0 9-0 12-0 13-1 13-0 13-0 13-0 13-6 7-1 12-0 11-3 6-0 12-12 12-5 2-0 13-2 10-0 1-0 1-0 8-0 13-13 4-0 13 13

67 42 40 41 37 26 26 20 15 26 14 18 20 16 10 13 15 13 15 9 10 6 8 5 7 5 4 4 1 4 1 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 565 590

26 41 13 6 10 16 15 18 19 7 17 11 5 6 12 9 7 8 4 7 5 7 4 5 3 3 2 2 4 . 3 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . 298 280

93 83 53 47 47 42 41 38 34 33 31 29 25 22 22 22 22 21 19 16 15 13 12 10 10 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 863 870

7.5-23 13.5-53 5.0-16 4.0-14 1.0-1 11.5-62 6.5-27 2.5-3 3.0-4 . 6.0-24 1.5-2 . 1.0-1 3.5-24 4.0-11 4.5-33 2.0-3 . . 5.0-15 2.5-11 1.0-1 0.5-1 4.0-27 . . . 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91-357 57-245

1.5-10 4.0-31 . . . 6.5-47 1.0-8 . . . 1.5-9 . . . 3.0-23 1.5-8 4.5-33 . . . 1.5-9 2.0-10 . . 4.0-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-215 22-171

2-56 . . 4-116 2--1 . . 1-22 . 1-26 1-36 . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-267 12-136

4 2 4 19 10 2 3 . 2 2 . . 2 . 1 1 2 . 3 . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 63

qbh

Fumbles rcv-yds

ff

blkd kick

saf

2 2 . . 1 5 1 1 2 . 4 . . . 2 2 2 . . . 1 2 1 . 3 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 50

1-0 . . 1-3 . . . 1-3 1-0 1-0 . 1-0 1-0 1-0 . . 1-0 . . 1-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34 13-84

4 1 1 1 . . 2 1 . 2 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13

. . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games TEAM STATISTICS Date

Opponent

no.

Sep 05 MISSISSIPPI STATE Sep 12 AUSTIN PEAY Sep 19 at Texas State Sep 26 at Nebraska Oct 03 NORTH TEXAS Oct 9 at Marshall Oct 17 UTSA Oct 24 at Charlotte Oct 31 UTEP Nov 14 at RICE Nov 21 OLD DOMINION Nov 28 at Louisiana Tech Dec 05 at WKU Southern Miss Opponents

Rushing yds td

36 102 0 30 239 3 46 280 4 23 11 2 33 248 3 35 125 0 44 213 1 38 212 1 36 246 1 35 181 2 48 310 6 36 169 4 32 159 2 472 2495 29 462 1830 12

lg

no.

Receiving yds td

lg

Passing cmp-att-int yds

td

lg

44 30 311 1 44 30-44-2 311 1 44 75 22 275 3 49 22-40-1 275 3 49 64 19 333 4 50 19-27-0 333 4 50 17 26 447 2 53 26-42-0 447 2 53 42 27 325 4 62 27-36-0 325 4 62 31 29 314 1 31 29-58-1 314 1 31 21 23 343 2 53 23-31-3 343 2 53 30 25 268 4 69 25-40-0 268 4 69 38 23 277 4 39 23-33-0 277 4 39 60 28 501 7 51 28-37-0 501 7 51 54 21 302 2 35 21-37-1 302 2 35 57 24 386 3 43 24-37-1 386 3 43 37 15 181 1 31 15-30-3 181 1 31 75 312 4263 38 69 312-492-12 4263 38 69 66 248 2903 22 64 248-458-13 2903 22 64

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

7 2 0 4 2 3 0 3 1 2 3 2 8 37 72

0 0 5 28 0 0 0 0 1 14 3 25 2 22 3 4 2 5 5 16 4 17 1 3 1 0 27 134 13 95

166 42 0 81 42 52 0 140 25 34 81 43 159 865 1370

0 37 0 23 0 0 0 28 0 28 0 22 0 0 1 95 0 25 0 19 0 30 0 27 0 29 1 95 1 100

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

tot off

0 413 7 514 0 613 0 458 14 573 22 439 16 556 6 480 9 523 23 682 16 612 3 555 0 340 23 6758 22 4733

Games: 13 • Avg/rush: 5.3 • Avg/catch: 13.7 • Pass effic: 156.81 • KR avg: 23.4 • PR avg: 5.0 • All purpose avg/game: 617.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 519.8 Date

Opponent

ua

Tackles a total

14 32 10 28 32 54 20 36 16 14 18 12 12 298 280

55 79 69 66 82 69 62 72 56 60 56 63 74 863 870

tfl-yds

Sacks no-yds

5.0-16 11.0-35 7.0-27 4.0-16 9.0-43 5.0-10 6.0-36 9.0-37 5.0-11 9.0-52 7.0-17 7.0-40 7.0-17 91.0-357 57.0-245

1.0-5 3.0-21 3.0-22 1.0-12 5.0-38 1.0-3 5.0-34 2.0-9 0.0-0 6.0-39 0.0-0 4.0-32 0.0-0 31.0-215 22.0-171

Fumble ff fr-yds

Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick

1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 13 13

0-0 1-76 0-0 1-30 1-0 1-0 0-0 3-35 0-0 0-0 1-0 4-86 1-40 13-267 12-136

Sep 05 MISSISSIPPI STATE Sep 12 AUSTIN PEAY Sep 19 at Texas State Sep 26 at Nebraska Oct 03 NORTH TEXAS Oct 9 at Marshall Oct 17 UTSA Oct 24 at Charlotte Oct 31 UTEP Nov 14 at RICE Nov 21 OLD DOMINION Nov 28 at Louisiana Tech Dec 05 at WKU Southern Miss Opponents

41 47 59 38 50 15 42 36 40 46 38 51 62 565 590

2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 3-31 0-0 10-34 13-84

Date

no.

yds

avg

long

blkd

tb

fc

50+

i20

md-att

6 3 2 4 4 2 2 5 2 3 2 5 4 44 76

208 113 73 162 188 105 78 175 69 118 51 198 151 1689 3165

34.7 37.7 36.5 40.5 47.0 52.5 39.0 35.0 34.5 39.3 25.5 39.6 37.8 38.4 41.6

48 52 37 46 57 53 48 41 36 48 34 58 45 58 63

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 20

0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 14

3 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 19 13

3-3 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 4-4 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 12-18 18-26

Punting Opponent

Sep 05 MISSISSIPPI STATE Sep 12 AUSTIN PEAY Sep 19 at Texas State Sep 26 at Nebraska Oct 03 NORTH TEXAS Oct 9 at Marshall Oct 17 UTSA Oct 24 at Charlotte Oct 31 UTEP Nov 14 at RICE Nov 21 OLD DOMINION Nov 28 at Louisiana Tech Dec 05 at WKU Southern Miss Opponents

1 2 2 0 4 6 3 2 2 3 1 2 4 32 50

4 1 3 3 2 4 8 7 8 7 3 3 6 59 63

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf

1-1 7-7 8-8 4-4 7-7 1-1 2-3 5-6 4-4 8-9 8-8 7-8 4-4 66-70 34-36

Field Goals

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

pts

3 7 0 7 0 3 6 14 0 7 14 30 7 98 57

16 52 56 28 49 10 32 44 34 65 56 58 28 528 314

Kickoffs

long blkd

31 28 0 0 0 33 39 38 0 39 0 21 0 39 50

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

off t/o

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

no.

yds

avg

tb

ob

3 153 9 546 10 565 4 219 8 440 3 165 7 416 8 492 6 347 11 643 9 549 9 558 5 316 92 5409 64 3928

51.0 60.7 56.5 54.8 55.0 55.0 59.4 61.5 57.8 58.5 61.0 62.0 63.2 58.8 61.4

0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 2 14 26

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Date

Opponent

no.

Sep 05 MISSISSIPPI STATE Sep 12 AUSTIN PEAY Sep 19 at Texas State Sep 26 at Nebraska Oct 03 NORTH TEXAS Oct 9 at Marshall Oct 17 UTSA Oct 24 at Charlotte Oct 31 UTEP Nov 14 at RICE Nov 21 OLD DOMINION Nov 28 at Louisiana Tech Dec 05 at WKU Opponents Southern Miss

Rushing yds td

28 205 1 48 96 0 37 281 3 39 242 1 49 185 1 35 114 1 41 139 0 36 137 1 32 101 1 35 107 0 23 114 0 23 -2 0 36 111 3 462 1830 12 472 2495 29

lg

no.

Receiving yds td

lg

Passing cmp-att-int yds

td

lg

49 22 237 2 44 22-38-0 237 2 44 14 11 93 1 44 11-18-1 93 1 44 66 31 310 3 36 31-46-0 310 3 36 28 23 368 2 53 23-35-1 368 2 53 24 14 201 1 61 14-32-1 201 1 61 17 11 163 2 61 11-21-1 163 2 61 47 6 66 1 20 6-22-0 66 1 20 27 12 120 0 37 12-30-3 120 0 37 8 16 197 0 39 16-32-0 197 0 39 30 13 107 1 20 13-36-0 107 1 20 29 23 224 3 64 23-45-1 224 3 64 9 32 407 3 43 32-51-4 407 3 43 21 34 410 3 54 34-52-1 410 3 54 66 248 2903 22 64 248-458-13 2903 22 64 75 312 4263 38 69 312-492-12 4263 38 69

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

3 8 7 3 5 3 6 6 5 10 5 8 3 72 37

2 6 1 0 1 19 1 17 1 3 0 0 2 9 3 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 1 -2 13 95 27 134

91 127 126 31 77 86 138 93 79 187 74 176 85 1370 865

1 100 0 27 0 26 0 18 0 24 0 33 0 34 0 30 0 23 0 33 0 19 0 31 0 61 1 100 1 95

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

tot off

0 442 0 189 19 591 17 610 3 386 0 277 6 205 22 257 0 298 0 214 0 338 14 405 0 521 22 4733 23 6758

Games: 13 • Avg/rush: 4.0 • Avg/catch: 11.7 • Pass effic: 117.57 • KR avg: 19.0 • PR avg: 7.3 • All purpose avg/game: 487.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 364.1 Date

Opponent

ua

Tackles a total

24 18 18 24 4 62 16 16 16 20 22 22 18 280 298

81 55 61 57 58 96 67 66 61 65 77 65 61 870 863

tfl-yds

Sacks no-yds

3.0-26 4.0-9 6.0-16 6.0-32 3.0-7 6.0-38 1.0-3 5.0-18 3.0-12 4.0-12 2.0-13 8.0-32 6.0-27 57.0-245 91.0-357

3.0-26 0.0-0 1.0-6 4.0-30 0.0-0 4.0-35 0.0-0 1.0-9 1.0-10 0.0-0 2.0-13 2.0-19 4.0-23 22.0-171 31.0-215

Fumble ff fr-yds

Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick

0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 13 13

2-22 1-32 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-14 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-52 1-0 3-16 12-136 13-267

Sep 05 MISSISSIPPI STATE Sep 12 AUSTIN PEAY Sep 19 at Texas State Sep 26 at Nebraska Oct 03 NORTH TEXAS Oct 9 at Marshall Oct 17 UTSA Oct 24 at Charlotte Oct 31 UTEP Nov 14 at RICE Nov 21 OLD DOMINION Nov 28 at Louisiana Tech Dec 05 at WKU Opponents Southern Miss

57 37 43 33 54 34 51 50 45 45 55 43 43 590 565

0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 4-45 1-5 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-33 0-0 1-0 13-84 10-34

Date

no.

yds

avg

long

blkd

tb

fc

50+

i20

md-att

4 10 4 1 6 7 9 9 4 9 6 4 3 76 44

168 380 147 44 266 336 357 345 188 413 247 165 109 3165 1689

42.0 38.0 36.8 44.0 44.3 48.0 39.7 38.3 47.0 45.9 41.2 41.2 36.3 41.6 38.4

51 60 49 44 63 56 49 53 52 55 50 48 44 63 58

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2

1 0 1 1 4 0 3 4 0 1 2 3 0 20 4

1 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 14 6

2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 13 19

2-2 0-1 2-3 5-7 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-3 2-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 18-26 12-18

Punting Opponent

Sep 05 MISSISSIPPI STATE Sep 12 AUSTIN PEAY Sep 19 at Texas State Sep 26 at Nebraska Oct 03 NORTH TEXAS Oct 9 at Marshall Oct 17 UTSA Oct 24 at Charlotte Oct 31 UTEP Nov 14 at RICE Nov 21 OLD DOMINION Nov 28 at Louisiana Tech Dec 05 at WKU Opponents Southern Miss

4 1 5 6 1 17 1 6 1 1 2 3 2 50 32

4 4 2 2 3 15 2 8 6 2 9 2 4 63 59

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf

4-4 0-1 4-5 3-3 2-2 4-4 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 4-4 3-3 6-6 34-36 66-70

Field Goals

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

pts

3 0 7 3 0 7 3 0 0 3 7 0 24 57 98

34 6 50 36 14 31 10 10 13 10 31 24 45 314 528

Kickoffs

long blkd

38 0 33 50 0 34 30 25 38 33 25 47 37 50 39

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

off t/o

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

no.

yds

avg

tb

ob

7 430 2 113 7 440 8 483 3 192 6 380 3 195 3 184 4 260 3 187 5 309 5 312 8 443 64 3928 92 5409

61.4 56.5 62.9 60.4 64.0 63.3 65.0 61.3 65.0 62.3 61.8 62.4 55.4 61.4 58.8

0 0 7 4 1 3 3 0 3 1 1 3 0 26 14

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Game Superlatives (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20

Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks

Tackles For Loss Interceptions

27 230 4 4 75 58 30 447 5 69 10 162 3 69 4 39 39 5 5 52.5 58 3 3 3 23 95 12 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

RICHARD, Jalen at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) RICHARD, Jalen at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) RICHARD, Jalen at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) RICHARD, Jalen vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) SMITH, Ito vs Austin Peay (Sep 12, 2015) MULLENS, Nick at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) MULLENS, Nick vs Mississippi State (Sep 05, 2015) MULLENS, Nick at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) MULLENS, Nick at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) MULLENS, Nick at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) THOMPSON, D.J. vs UTEP (Oct 31, 2015) THOMAS, Michael at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) THOMAS, Michael vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) THOMAS, Michael at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) BRAUCHLE, Stephen vs UTSA (Oct 17, 2015) BRAUCHLE, Stephen vs UTSA (Oct 17, 2015) BRAUCHLE, Stephen at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) SARRAZIN, Tyler at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) SARRAZIN, Tyler at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) SARRAZIN, Tyler at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) SARRAZIN, Tyler at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) SARRAZIN, Tyler vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) SARRAZIN, Tyler at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) SARRAZIN, Tyler at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) RICHARD, Jalen at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) RICHARD, Jalen at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) ANDERSON, Brian vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) BRADLEY, Dylan vs Austin Peay (Sep 12, 2015) POOLE, Ja'Boree vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) ANDERSON, Brian vs UTSA (Oct 17, 2015) BRADLEY, Dylan vs Austin Peay (Sep 12, 2015) REED, Kalan vs Austin Peay (Sep 12, 2015) ANTOINE, D'Nerius at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) ARMSTRONG, Cornell vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) REED, Kalan at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) ARMSTRONG, Cornell at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) REED, Kalan at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) YANCEY, Darian at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) MUSTAFAA, Naim vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) ANTOINE, D'Nerius at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) WRIGHT, Terrick at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) FOSTER, Devonta at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) WILLIAMS, Kevin at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) REED, Kalan at WKU (Dec 05, 2015)

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Game Superlatives (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20

Long Punt Return

48 310 8.0 6 58 30 501 13.5 7 93 682 9.5 65 6 33 15 130 5 4 6 52.5 58 3 3 3 3 23

vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) vs Austin Peay (Sep 12, 2015) vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) vs Mississippi State (Sep 05, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) vs Mississippi State (Sep 05, 2015) at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) vs Mississippi State (Sep 05, 2015) vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015)

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Game Superlatives (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes

Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions

Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts

Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20

Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks

Tackles For Loss

Interceptions

22 22 160 2 2 66 52 34 410 3 3 3 3 64 11 11 165 2 2 2 2 64 5 50 9 9 9 48.0 63 2 2 2 22 100 15 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2

WILSON, Jeffrey, vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) JOHNSON, Devon, at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) Jones, Tyler, at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) Jones, Tyler, at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) FERBY, D'Andre, at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) Jones, Tyler, at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) DOUGHTY, B., at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) DOUGHTY, B., at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) DOUGHTY, B., at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) Jones, Tyler, at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) BENTLEY, Shuler, vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) DRISKEL, Jeff, at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) DOUGHTY, B., at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) BENTLEY, Shuler, vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) Westerkamp, J., at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) TAYLOR, Trent, at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) TAYLOR, Taywan, at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) Mercer, Demun, at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) DUHART, J., vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) DIXON, Kenneth, at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) TAYLOR, Taywan, at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) DUHART, J., vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) Brown, Drew, at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) Brown, Drew, at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) Routsas, vs UTSA (Oct 17, 2015) HART, Arthur, at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) FARRIMOND, Jame, at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) WILLIAMS, Tyler, at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) KEENA, Eric, vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) WILLIAMS, Tyler, at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) LUNA, Alan, vs UTEP (Oct 31, 2015) FARRIMOND, Jame, at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) HOLMES, Ardy, at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015) B.Holloway, vs Mississippi State (Sep 05, 2015) FITTE, Beau, at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) A.J. Jefferson, vs Mississippi State (Sep 05, 2015) Akinmoladun, F., at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) THOMPSON, Gary, at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) A.J. Jefferson, vs Mississippi State (Sep 05, 2015) Alexcee, Damani, at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) Akinmoladun, F., at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) MCKELVEY, Evan, at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) THOMPSON, Gary, at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) USHER, Nick, vs UTEP (Oct 31, 2015) BRICE, Kentrell, at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) BROWN, Dejon, at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) Okotcha, vs UTSA (Oct 17, 2015)

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Game Superlatives (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes

Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By

First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20

Long Punt Return

49 281 7.6 3 3 52 34 410 10.5 3 3 3 3 88 610 8.2 50 4 4 4 29 12 98 7 3 3 10 48.0 63 2 2 2 2 22

vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) vs Old Dominion (Nov 21, 2015) at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) at Texas State (Sep 19, 2015) at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) at Nebraska (Sep 26, 2015) at Louisiana Tech (Nov 28, 2015) vs UTSA (Oct 17, 2015) at WKU (Dec 05, 2015) vs Austin Peay (Sep 12, 2015) at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) vs North Texas (Oct 03, 2015) vs Mississippi State (Sep 05, 2015) at Marshall (Oct 9, 2015) vs UTEP (Oct 31, 2015) at RICE (Nov 14, 2015) at Charlotte (Oct 24, 2015)

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Red-Zone Results (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games Southern Miss Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Date

Opponent

Sep 05, 2015 Sep 12, 2015 Sep 19, 2015 Sep 26, 2015 Oct 03, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 Oct 17, 2015 Oct 24, 2015 Oct 31, 2015 Nov 14, 2015 Nov 21, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 Dec 05, 2015

MISSISSIPPI STATE AUSTIN PEAY at Texas State at Nebraska NORTH TEXAS at Marshall UTSA at Charlotte UTEP at RICE OLD DOMINION at Louisiana Tech at WKU Totals 56 of 70 (80.0%)

Score L W W L W L W W W W W W L

16-34 52-6 56-50 28-36 49-14 10-31 32-10 44-10 34-13 65-10 56-31 58-24 28-45

Times Times In RZ Scored

5 6 4 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 3 70

4 5 4 4 6 2 5 4 4 5 5 6 2 56

Total Pts

TDs

Rush TDs

Pass TDs

FGs Made

16 31 28 28 42 10 22 27 27 30 35 37 14 347

1 4 4 4 6 1 2 4 4 4 5 5 2 46

0 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 3 1 22

1 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 24

3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 10

Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents Inside Southern Miss Red-Zone

Date

Opponent

Sep 05, 2015 Sep 12, 2015 Sep 19, 2015 Sep 26, 2015 Oct 03, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 Oct 17, 2015 Oct 24, 2015 Oct 31, 2015 Nov 14, 2015 Nov 21, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 Dec 05, 2015

MISSISSIPPI STATE AUSTIN PEAY at Texas State at Nebraska NORTH TEXAS at Marshall UTSA at Charlotte UTEP at RICE OLD DOMINION at Louisiana Tech at WKU Totals 39 of 49 (79.6%)

Score L W W L W L W W W W W W L

16-34 52-6 56-50 28-36 49-14 10-31 32-10 44-10 34-13 65-10 56-31 58-24 28-45

Times Times In RZ Scored

5 1 6 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 6 49

4 0 5 7 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 1 6 39

Total Pts

TDs

Rush TDs

Pass TDs

FGs Made

24 0 27 33 7 17 10 10 13 10 17 7 38 213

3 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 24

1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 10

2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 14

1 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 15

Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss By-Quarter Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games 3rd-Down Conversions Date

Opponent

Sep 05, 2015 Sep 12, 2015 Sep 19, 2015 Sep 26, 2015 Oct 03, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 Oct 17, 2015 Oct 24, 2015 Oct 31, 2015 Nov 14, 2015 Nov 21, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 Dec 05, 2015

MISSISSIPPI STATE AUSTIN PEAY at Texas State at Nebraska NORTH TEXAS at Marshall UTSA at Charlotte UTEP at RICE OLD DOMINION at Louisiana Tech at WKU Southern Miss Opponents

Score L W W L W L W W W W W W L

16-34 52-6 56-50 28-36 49-14 10-31 32-10 44-10 34-13 65-10 56-31 58-24 28-45

Overall

4-17 7-13 9-15 4-14 6-11 7-19 5-13 10-18 8-15 8-16 8-14 9-15 5-13 90-193 73-203

1st Qtr

23.5 53.8 60.0 28.6 54.5 36.8 38.5 55.6 53.3 50.0 57.1 60.0 38.5 46.6 36.0

2-6 1-4 4-5 1-3 1-2 2-4 1-3 2-4 1-2 3-6 3-4 1-2 2-6 24-51 13-44

2nd Qtr

33.3 25.0 80.0 33.3 50.0 50.0 33.3 50.0 50.0 50.0 75.0 50.0 33.3 47.1 29.5

0-4 3-4 1-4 1-4 1-2 1-4 0-3 3-5 3-5 2-5 4-5 6-8 1-2 26-55 16-60

3rd Qtr

0.0 75.0 25.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 60.0 60.0 40.0 80.0 75.0 50.0 47.3 26.7

1-3 3-4 3-4 1-3 2-4 2-5 2-3 5-6 1-3 1-2 0-3 1-3 1-3 23-46 23-49

50.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 83.3

4th Qtr

33.3 75.0 75.0 33.3 50.0 40.0 66.7 83.3 33.3 50.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 50.0 46.9

1-4 0-1 1-2 1-4 2-3 2-6 2-4 0-3 3-5 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 17-41 21-50

0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 50.0 20.0

1-1 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-11 5-10

Overtime

25.0 0.0 50.0 25.0 66.7 33.3 50.0 0.0 60.0 66.7 50.0 50.0 50.0 41.5 42.0

0-0 0-0

0.0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions Date

Opponent

Sep 05, 2015 Sep 12, 2015 Sep 19, 2015 Sep 26, 2015 Oct 03, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 Oct 17, 2015 Oct 24, 2015 Oct 31, 2015 Nov 14, 2015 Nov 21, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 Dec 05, 2015

MISSISSIPPI STATE AUSTIN PEAY at Texas State at Nebraska NORTH TEXAS at Marshall UTSA at Charlotte UTEP at RICE OLD DOMINION at Louisiana Tech at WKU Southern Miss Opponents

Score L W W L W L W W W W W W L

16-34 52-6 56-50 28-36 49-14 10-31 32-10 44-10 34-13 65-10 56-31 58-24 28-45

Overall

2-4 0-0 2-3 1-3 0-0 1-6 0-0 0-2 1-2 4-4 2-3 0-0 1-2 14-29 11-22

50.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 50.0 100.0 66.7 0.0 50.0 48.3 50.0

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-1

1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-8 5-6

0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-6 1-5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 50.0 0.0

4th Qtr

100.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.3 50.0

Overtime

0-0 0-0

0.0 0.0

Time of Possession Date

Opponent

Sep 05, 2015 Sep 12, 2015 Sep 19, 2015 Sep 26, 2015 Oct 03, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 Oct 17, 2015 Oct 24, 2015 Oct 31, 2015 Nov 14, 2015 Nov 21, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 Dec 05, 2015

MISSISSIPPI STATE AUSTIN PEAY at Texas State at Nebraska NORTH TEXAS at Marshall UTSA at Charlotte UTEP at RICE OLD DOMINION at Louisiana Tech at WKU Southern Miss Opponents

L W W L W L W W W W W W L

Score

Overall

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

Overtime

16-34 52-6 56-50 28-36 49-14 10-31 32-10 44-10 34-13 65-10 56-31 58-24 28-45 Total Avg. Total Avg.

37:45 22:52 29:30 25:59 30:09 32:22 35:01 36:22 28:31 31:12 34:20 30:04 24:57 399:04 30:41 380:56 29:18

13:15 6:27 10:37 6:31 5:07 7:58 6:37 7:31 4:38 9:13 7:40 5:57 10:40 102:11 7:51 92:49 7:08

10:04 7:42 7:52 5:56 7:41 6:45 10:48 8:45 8:51 7:24 9:21 10:51 4:15 106:15 8:10 88:45 6:49

6:18 5:52 7:03 7:15 6:29 9:07 8:26 10:06 7:13 9:00 9:10 7:06 6:57 100:02 7:41 94:58 7:18

8:08 2:51 3:58 6:17 10:52 8:32 9:10 10:00 7:49 5:35 8:09 6:10 3:05 90:36 6:58 104:24 8:01

0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games Total Tackles

UA-A

Total

ANTOINE, D. DB ANDERSON, Brian LB NELSON, Picasso DB ARMSTRONG, C. DB REED, Kalan DB BRADLEY, Dylan DL PARKER, Elijah LB WRIGHT, Terrick LB BOLTON, Andrew DL FOSTER, Devonta DB YANCEY, Darian DL SWAIN, Anthony LB COLLINS, Trae DB SMITH, Michael DL THIGPEN, Xavier DL MIKELL, Curtis DB MUSTAFAA, N. DL RUFF, Sherrod LB TRULY, D. DB OSBORNE, Evan DB RILEY, Draper DL HARRIS, L. DL RUSSELL, Quincy DL CRAYTON, Rod DL POOLE, Ja'Boree DL ABSTON, Justin DB WILLIAMS, Kevin DB DAVIS, Walden DB SANGSTER, J. LB BRAUCHLE, S. APPLEWHITE, J. DB BERTUCCI, David LB ROBERTSON, K. AARON, Jarell SMITH, Ito PERRY, C.J. LB PARKS, Ricky SCHUFFERT, L. MITCHELL, J. TOM, Cameron MARION, Xavier DB MARINI, Taylor KILCREASE, C. LB DAVIS, Daythan THOMAS, Michael EDWARDS, J. KELLY, Illiad DL

67-26 42-41 40-13 37-10 41-6 26-16 26-15 20-18 15-19 26-7 14-17 18-11 20-5 10-12 15-7 16-6 13-9 13-8 15-4 9-7 10-5 6-7 8-4 5-5 7-3 5-3 4-2 4-2 1-4 1-3 4-0 3-1 4-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1

93 83 53 47 47 42 41 38 34 33 31 29 25 22 22 22 22 21 19 16 15 13 12 10 10 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

MS

APSU

TXST

NEB

NT

MARSHA

UTSA

CHA

UTEP

RICE

ODU

LATECH

WKU

4-1 0-4 5-0 4-0 1-0 3-0 0-4 0-1 3-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 0-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 4-1 0-1 DNP DNP 2-0 2-0 DNP 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

3-0 3-2 1-0 DNP 7-1 2-2 0-1 DNP 2-1 4-3 2-1 0-1 1-0 3-3 4-2 DNP 1-0 1-2 0-1 DNP 5-1 1-4 0-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 0-1 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

9-0 3-2 1-0 4-0 8-1 3-1 1-0 0-2 2-0 DNP 2-1 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 6-1 5-1 3-0 2-1 DNP 1-0 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

3-5 3-2 5-2 4-1 6-1 2-1 5-1 0-3 1-2 DNP 1-3 DNP 1-2 1-1 3-0 0-1 0-2 DNP 1-0 DNP 1-1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

5-2 3-4 6-1 0-3 3-0 3-4 2-3 3-1 0-2 DNP 1-2 DNP 5-1 2-1 1-0 2-0 3-1 1-2 DNP 2-0 DNP 1-0 0-3 DNP 2-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1

5-4 1 - 10 1-2 3-0 0-2 0-4 0-3 0-3 2-6 1-0 0-3 0-4 1-3 0-3 0-2 DNP 1-4 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

3-3 4-2 1-1 4-0 4-0 4-1 3-3 4-1 1-0 3-1 0-1 3-0 1-2 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP

5-4 3-4 1-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 2-1 1-1 1-5 3-0 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-2 2-1 1-0 0-4 1-0 0-2 3-0 0-1 DNP 1-0 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP

5-3 3-1 3-2 8-1 2-1 3-0 2-0 1-1 3-1 5-0 DNP 1-1 1-1 2-1 0-1 0-1 DNP 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

5-2 2-1 3-2 3-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 4-1 1-0 0-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 4-0 1-0 DNP 3-0 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP

5-1 7-5 6-1 0-1 6-0 1-1 4-2 0-2 4-2 0-3 1-0 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

6-1 6-0 5-1 3-0 2-1 4-0 5-0 0-1 0-1 6-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 DNP 0-2 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP

9-0 4-4 5-1 8-2 3-0 0-1 2-1 3-1 4-0 2-1 3-0 DNP 1-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 3-0 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Passing Game-by-Game (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games #9 MULLENS, Nick Mississippi State Austin Peay Texas State Nebraska North Texas Marshall UTSA Charlotte UTEP RICE Old Dominion Louisiana Tech WKU TOTALS

Comp 30 22 19 26 27 29 23 24 23 23 21 24 15 306

Att 44 40 27 41 36 58 31 38 33 31 37 37 30 483

Int 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 12

Pct 68.2 55.0 70.4 63.4 75.0 50.0 74.2 63.2 69.7 74.2 56.8 64.9 50.0 63.4

Yards 311 275 333 447 325 314 343 265 277 386 302 386 181 4145

TD 1 3 4 2 4 1 2 4 4 5 2 3 1 36

Long 44 49 50 53 62 31 53 69 39 51 35 43 31 69

Sacked 3-26 0-0 1-6 3-25 0-0 4-35 0-0 0-0 1-10 0-0 2-13 2-19 4-23 20-157

Effic 125.96 132.50 222.86 171.09 187.50 97.72 169.07 156.47 180.21 232.01 137.75 173.85 91.68 155.07

#6Q MATTHEWS, Tyler Charlotte RICE TOTALS

Comp 1 4 5

Att 2 5 7

Int 0 0 0

Pct 50.0 80.0 71.4

Yards 3 109 112

TD 0 1 1

Long 3 47 47

Sacked 1-9 0-0 1-9

Effic 62.60 329.12 252.97

#82 SARRAZIN, Tyler Nebraska RICE TOTALS

Comp 0 1 1

Att 1 1 2

Int 0 0 0

Pct 0.0 100.0 50.0

Yards 0 6 6

TD 0 1 1

Long 0 6 6

Sacked 0-0 0-0 0-0

Effic 0.00 480.40 240.20

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games RUSHING RICHARD, Jalen RB SMITH, Ito RB HAYES, Justice RB THORNTON, D. MATTHEWS, Tyler QB SARRAZIN, Tyler P DAVIS, Daythan FB BRADLEY, Dylan MARTIN, Casey WR TEAM MULLENS, Nick QB

No-Yds/TD MS APSU TXST NEB 185-1098/14 16-48/0 8-44/0 27-230/4 11-22/1 155-1088/8 8-69/0 10-135/1 11-48/0 7-29/1 45-195/2 6-13/0 9-53/1 4-11/0 DNP 25-131/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 8-67/1 DNP DNP DNP 2-7/1 1--1/0 3-5/0 2-5/0 2-1/0 2-1/0 1--5/0 1--5/0 9--24/0 DNP 1--2/0 1--10/0 37--68/3 4--29/0 1-2/1 2--6/0 3--25/0

NT MARSHA UTSA CHA UTEP RICE ODU LATECH WKU 4-21/0 16-87/0 25-115/1 13-114/1 20-127/0 6-78/1 22-161/4 9-18/1 8-33/1 9-84/1 9-46/0 14-101/0 8-16/0 9-104/0 18-57/0 15-125/1 22-169/3 15-105/1 16-86/1 3-14/0 DNP DNP 5-15/0 DNP DNP 2-3/0 DNP DNP DNP 11-80/0 DNP 8-25/0 6-26/0 DNP DNP 2-36/0 DNP DNP 2--7/0 DNP 2-23/1 2-15/0 DNP DNP 1-8/1 1-0/0 DNP 1--1/0 3--6/0 1--1/0 DNP 1--2/0 DNP 1--2/0 DNP 2-21/1 6--21/0 2-3/0 2-10/0 1--8/0 3--17/1 2--19/0 9-21/0

RECEIVING THOMAS, Michael WR MARTIN, Casey WR THOMPSON, D.J. WR SMITH, Ito RB RICHARD, Jalen RB ROBERTSON, K. WR MITCHELL, J. WR PARKS, Ricky DAVIS, Daythan FB MARINI, Taylor TE WASHINGTON, J. TE HAYES, Justice RB AARON, Jarell WR THIGPEN, Xavier HOLMES, T. WR MIKELL, Curtis

No-Yds/TD 62-1201/12 74-855/7 52-743/6 44-493/3 30-284/2 14-200/3 7-105/1 4-81/0 9-80/0 6-65/1 2-50/1 4-49/0 1-47/1 1-6/1 1-3/0 1-1/0

NT MARSHA UTSA 7-155/3 7-109/1 5-103/1 4-36/1 9-85/0 3-22/0 3-16/0 4-40/0 6-141/1 7-85/0 4-32/0 4-8/0 3-18/0 1-3/0 5-69/0 1-6/0 DNP 1-14/0 1-3/0 1-6/0 2-30/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -

MS 4-33/0 5-6/0 5-58/0 2-11/0 1-4/0 6-81/0 2-32/0 1-18/0 DNP 2-50/1 1-17/0 DNP 1-1/0

APSU DNP 7-81/0 3-20/1 1-49/1 3-19/0 2-46/1 3-22/0 1-7/0 DNP 2-31/0 DNP -

TXST 2-27/0 5-114/2 4-75/1 3-49/0 1-7/0 2-49/1 1--2/0 1-14/0 DNP DNP DNP -

NEB 5-121/0 8-102/2 2-78/0 5-72/0 4-60/0 DNP 2-14/0 DNP DNP DNP -

CHA UTEP RICE 6-105/1 4-84/1 5-126/2 8-54/1 5-31/0 6-109/0 2-20/0 10-112/2 3-43/1 3-15/0 1-16/0 6-83/2 1-9/0 2-23/1 2-8/0 2-18/1 2-34/0 DNP DNP 1-28/0 1-35/0 1-11/0 1-17/0 1-9/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-47/1 1-6/1 1-3/0 DNP DNP -

ODU LATECH 4-86/1 7-162/1 8-104/1 4-75/0 5-73/0 4-53/0 1-6/0 4-40/0 1-7/0 3-43/1 1-20/0 1-1/1 DNP 1-12/0 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -

WKU 6-90/1 2-36/0 1-14/0 3-27/0 3-14/0 DNP DNP -

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games PUNT RETURNS RICHARD, Jalen MARTIN, Casey NELSON, Picasso ROBERTSON, K.

No-Yds 20-92 5-22 1-20 1-0

MS -

APSU 2-7 2-1 1-20 -

TXST -

NEB -

NT 1-14 -

MARSHA 2-27 1--2 -

UTSA 2-22 -

CHA 2-4 1-0

UTEP 1--4 1-9 -

RICE 5-16 -

ODU 4-17 -

LATECH 1-3 -

WKU 1-0 -

KICK RETURNS THOMAS, Michael SMITH, Ito RICHARD, Jalen MIKELL, Curtis ROBERTSON, K. ANTOINE, D. HARRIS, L.

No-Yds 13-277 11-233 3-145 6-130 2-34 1-23 1-23

MS 2-39 1-37 4-90 DNP

APSU DNP 1-19 1-23 DNP

TXST DNP

NEB 4-81 DNP

NT 1-14 1-28 -

MARSHA 2-36 1-16 -

UTSA -

CHA 1-21 1-95 1-24 -

UTEP 1-25 -

RICE 2-34 -

ODU 2-59 1-22 -

LATECH 2-43 -

WKU 7-136 1-23

INT. RETURNS REED, Kalan ARMSTRONG, C. ANTOINE, D. FOSTER, Devonta WILLIAMS, Kevin MUSTAFAA, N. WRIGHT, Terrick YANCEY, Darian

No-Yds 4-116 2--1 2-56 1-26 1-12 1-0 1-22 1-36

MS -

APSU 1-76 DNP DNP -

TXST DNP -

NEB 1-30 DNP -

NT 1-0 DNP -

MARSHA 1-0 -

UTSA -

CHA 1-0 1--1 1-36

UTEP -

RICE -

ODU 1-0 -

LATECH 1-26 1-26 1-12 1-22 -

WKU 1-40 -

FUMBLE RETURNS OSBORNE, Evan WRIGHT, Terrick REED, Kalan

No-Yds 1-28 1-3 1-3

MS -

APSU -

TXST -

NEB -

NT -

MARSHA -

UTSA 1-3

CHA -

UTEP -

RICE -

ODU -

LATECH 1-28 1-3 -

WKU -

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games SEASON Rushing

gp

att

RICHARD, Jalen SMITH, Ito HAYES, Justice THORNTON, Delaunte' MATTHEWS, Tyler SARRAZIN, Tyler DAVIS, Daythan BRADLEY, Dylan MARTIN, Casey TEAM MULLENS, Nick Total Opponents

13 13 8 3 5 13 13 13 13 8 13 13 13

185 155 45 25 8 2 3 2 1 9 37 472 462

CAREER td

lg avg/g

gp

att

gain

loss

net

avg

td

lg

avg/g

1113 15 1098 5.9 14 1112 24 1088 7.0 8 206 11 195 4.3 2 133 2 131 5.2 0 76 9 67 8.4 1 8 1 7 3.5 1 5 0 5 1.7 0 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 24 -24 -2.7 0 103 171 -68 -1.8 3 2757 262 2495 5.3 29 2179 349 1830 4.0 12

gain loss

64 84.5 75 83.7 35 24.4 22 43.7 29 13.4 8 0.5 4 0.4 1 0.1 0 -0.4 0 -3.0 17 -5.2 75 191.9 66 140.8

41 25 8 3 5 32 24 32 24

397 291 45 25 8 3 3 2 1

2164 1685 206 133 76 19 5 1 0

80 61 11 2 9 1 0 0 5

2084 1624 195 131 67 18 5 1 -5

5.2 5.6 4.3 5.2 8.4 6.0 1.7 0.5 -5.0

19 10 2 0 1 1 0 0 0

64 75 35 22 29 11 4 1 0

50.8 65.0 24.4 43.7 13.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.2

32

126

340

472

-132

-1.0

5

31

-4.1

Passing

gp

effic comp-att-int

MULLENS, Nick MATTHEWS, Tyler SARRAZIN, Tyler MARTIN, Casey Total Opponents

13 5 13 13 13 13

155.07 306-483-12 252.97 5-7-0 240.20 1-2-0 0.00 0-0-0 156.81 312-492-12 117.57 248-458-13

td

lg avg/g

gp

effic comp-att-int

pct

yds

td

lg

avg/g

63.4 4145 36 71.4 112 1 50.0 6 1 0.0 0 0 63.4 4263 38 54.1 2903 22

pct

yds

69 318.8 47 22.4 6 0.5 0 0.0 69 327.9 64 223.3

32 5 32 24

133.11 660-1124-35 252.97 5-7-0 93.47 1-3-1 0.00 0-1-0

58.7 71.4 33.3 0.0

8391 112 6 0

61 1 1 0

81 47 6 0

262.2 22.4 0.2 0.0

Receiving

gp

yds

avg

td

lg avg/g

gp

no.

yds

avg

td

lg

avg/g

MARTIN, Casey THOMAS, Michael THOMPSON, D.J. SMITH, Ito RICHARD, Jalen ROBERTSON, Korey DAVIS, Daythan MITCHELL, Jordan MARINI, Taylor PARKS, Ricky HAYES, Justice WASHINGTON,Jay'Sha AARON, Jarell THIGPEN, Xavier HOLMES, Tyre'oune MIKELL, Curtis Total Opponents

13 74 855 12 62 1201 13 52 743 13 44 493 13 30 284 13 14 200 13 9 80 10 7 105 12 6 65 11 4 81 8 4 49 1 2 50 7 1 47 13 1 6 2 1 3 13 1 1 13 312 4263 13 248 2903

11.6 19.4 14.3 11.2 9.5 14.3 8.9 15.0 10.8 20.2 12.2 25.0 47.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 13.7 11.7

7 12 6 3 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 38 22

50 65.8 69 100.1 50 57.2 49 37.9 53 21.8 44 15.4 18 6.2 30 10.5 15 5.4 35 7.4 30 6.1 31 50.0 47 6.7 6 0.5 3 1.5 1 0.1 69 327.9 64 223.3

24 24 34 25 41 13 24 10 12 11 8 1 9 13 13 25

129 103 81 52 83 14 18 7 6 4 4 2 1 1 54 7

1386 1793 1082 569 675 200 167 105 65 81 49 50 47 6 413 49

10.7 17.4 13.4 10.9 8.1 14.3 9.3 15.0 10.8 20.2 12.2 25.0 47.0 6.0 7.6 7.0

9 17 6 3 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0

55 69 54 49 53 44 25 30 15 35 30 31 47 6 34 14

57.8 74.7 31.8 22.8 16.5 15.4 7.0 10.5 5.4 7.4 6.1 50.0 5.2 0.5 31.8 2.0

g plays

pass

total avg/g

g

plays

rush

pass

total

avg/g

-68 4145 4077 313.6 1098 0 1098 84.5 1088 0 1088 83.7 195 0 195 24.4 67 112 179 35.8 131 0 131 43.7 7 6 13 1.0 5 0 5 0.4 1 0 1 0.1 -5 0 -5 -0.4 -24 0 -24 -3.0 2495 4263 6758 519.8 1830 2903 4733 364.1

32 41 25 8 5 3 32 24 32 24

1250 397 291 45 15 25 6 3 2 2

-132 2084 1624 195 67 131 18 5 1 -5

8391 0 0 0 112 0 6 0 0 0

8259 2084 1624 195 179 131 24 5 1 -5

258.1 50.8 65.0 24.4 35.8 43.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.2

Total Offense

MULLENS, Nick RICHARD, Jalen SMITH, Ito HAYES, Justice MATTHEWS, Tyler THORNTON, Delaunte' SARRAZIN, Tyler DAVIS, Daythan BRADLEY, Dylan MARTIN, Casey TEAM Total Opponents

13 13 13 8 5 3 13 13 13 13 8 13 13

no.

net avg

520 185 155 45 15 25 4 3 2 1 9 964 920

rush

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games SEASON Scoring

td

fg

RICHARD, Jalen BRAUCHLE, Stephen THOMAS, Michael SMITH, Ito MARTIN, Casey THOMPSON, D.J. SHAUNFIELD, Parker ROBERTSON, Korey MULLENS, Nick REED, Kalan HAYES, Justice FOSTER, Devonta SARRAZIN, Tyler THIGPEN, Xavier AARON, Jarell WASHINGTON,Jay'Sha MARINI, Taylor MITCHELL, Jordan MATTHEWS, Tyler Total Opponents

17 - 10-13 12 11 7 6 - 2-5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 71 12-18 37 18-26

CAREER PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

kick

44-48 22-22 66-70 34-36

0-1 0-1 -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1

-

pts

- 102 - 74 - 72 - 66 - 42 - 36 - 28 - 18 - 18 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 - 528 1 314

td

fg

kick

25 - 10-13 18 13 9 6 - 2-5 3 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -

44-48 22-22 -

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

pts

0-1 -

150 74 108 78 54 36 28 18 30 18 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

- - - - - - - - - 0-2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg

td

lg

no.

yds

avg

td

lg

RICHARD, Jalen MARTIN, Casey NELSON, Picasso ROBERTSON, Korey Total Opponents

20 5 1 1 27 13

92 22 20 0 134 95

4.6 4.4 20.0 0.0 5.0 7.3

0 0 0 0 0 0

23 14 0 0 23 22

26 20 1 1

177 156 20 0

6.8 7.8 20.0 0.0

0 0 0 0

35 27 0 0

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg

td

THOMAS, Michael SMITH, Ito MIKELL, Curtis RICHARD, Jalen ROBERTSON, Korey ANTOINE, D'Nerius HARRIS, LaDarius Total Opponents

13 277 11 233 6 130 3 145 2 34 1 23 1 23 37 865 72 1370

Interceptions

no.

REED, Kalan ANTOINE, D'Nerius ARMSTRONG, Cornell WILLIAMS, Kevin WRIGHT, Terrick YANCEY, Darian MUSTAFAA, Naim FOSTER, Devonta Total Opponents

4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 13 12

Fumble Returns

no.

REED, Kalan OSBORNE, Evan WRIGHT, Terrick Total Opponents

1 1 1 3 5

lg

no.

yds

avg

td

lg

0 30 0 37 0 27 1 95 0 19 0 23 0 23 1 95 1 100

39 21 6 21 2 1 1

902 456 130 539 34 23 23

23.1 21.7 21.7 25.7 17.0 23.0 23.0

1 0 0 1 0 0 0

100 45 27 95 19 23 23

yds avg

td

lg

no.

yds

avg

td

lg

116 56 -1 12 22 36 0 26 267 136

29.0 28.0 -0.5 12.0 22.0 36.0 0.0 26.0 20.5 11.3

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0

76 30 0 12 22 36 0 26 76 52

8 2 2 1 2 1 1 1

135 56 -1 12 26 36 0 26

16.9 28.0 -0.5 12.0 13.0 36.0 0.0 26.0

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

76 30 0 12 22 36 0 26

yds avg

td

lg

no.

yds

avg

td

lg

0 0 0 0 2

3 28 3 28 42

2 1 1

21 28 3

10.5 28.0 3.0

0 0 0

18 28 3

3 28 3 34 84

21.3 21.2 21.7 48.3 17.0 23.0 23.0 23.4 19.0

3.0 28.0 3.0 11.3 16.8

-

-

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games SEASON All Purpose

SMITH, Ito RICHARD, Jalen THOMAS, Micha MARTIN, Casey THOMPSON, D. HAYES, Justice ROBERTSON, K MIKELL, Curtis THORNTON, Del REED, Kalan MITCHELL, Jord DAVIS, Daythan PARKS, Ricky ANTOINE, D'Neri MATTHEWS, Tyl MARINI, Taylor WASHINGTON,J AARON, Jarell YANCEY, Darian FOSTER, Devont HARRIS, LaDariu WRIGHT, Terrick NELSON, Picass WILLIAMS, Kevi SARRAZIN, Tyle THIGPEN, Xavie HOLMES, Tyre'o BRADLEY, Dylan ARMSTRONG, C TEAM MULLENS, Nick Total Opponents

g

13 13 12 13 13 8 13 13 3 13 10 13 11 13 5 12 1 7 13 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 2 13 12 8 13 13 13

rush

rcv

CAREER

pr

1088 493 1098 284 0 1201 -5 855 0 743 195 49 0 200 0 1 131 0 0 0 0 105 5 80 0 81 0 0 67 0 0 65 0 50 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 -24 0 -68 0 2495 4263 1830 2903

Field Goals

att good

BRAUCHLE, Stephen SHAUNFIELD, Parker Total Opponents

13 5 18 26

kr

ir

0 233 92 145 0 277 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 865 95 1370

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 36 26 0 22 0 12 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 267 136

total avg/g

1814 1619 1478 872 743 244 234 131 131 116 105 85 81 79 67 65 50 47 36 26 23 22 20 12 7 6 3 1 -1 -24 -68 8024 6334

139.5 124.5 123.2 67.1 57.2 30.5 18.0 10.1 43.7 8.9 10.5 6.5 7.4 6.1 13.4 5.4 50.0 6.7 2.8 2.9 2.6 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.1 -0.1 -3.0 -5.2 617.2 487.2

g

rush

rcv

pr

kr

ir

total

avg/g

25 41 24 24 34 8 13 25 3 47 10 24 11 13 5 12 1 9 14 9 9 49 25 19 32 13 13 32 24

1624 2084 0 -5 0 195 0 -4 131 0 0 5 0 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 3 1 0

569 675 1793 1386 1082 49 200 49 0 0 105 167 81 0 0 65 50 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 413 0 0

0 177 0 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0

456 539 902 21 0 0 34 130 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 36 26 0 26 53 12 0 0 0 0 -1

2649 3475 2695 1558 1082 244 234 175 131 135 105 172 81 79 67 65 50 47 36 26 23 26 73 12 18 6 416 43 -1

106.0 84.8 112.3 64.9 31.8 30.5 18.0 7.0 43.7 2.9 10.5 7.2 7.4 6.1 13.4 5.4 50.0 5.2 2.6 2.9 2.6 0.5 2.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 32.0 1.3 0.0

32

-132

0

0

0

0

-132

-4.1

long

blkd

att

good

long

blkd

39 33 39 50

0 1 1 1

13 5

10 2

39 33

0 1

10 2 12 18

Punting

no. yds avg

lg blk

no.

yds

avg

lg

blk

SARRAZIN, Tyler MOSELEY, Matthew TEAM Total Opponents

39 4 1 44 76

58 39 0 58 63

149 5904 23 898

39.6 39.0

58 62

1 0

1563 126 0 1689 3165

Kickoffs

no. yds avg

BRAUCHLE, Stephen SHAUNFIELD, Parker Total Opponents

91 5359 58.9 14 1 50 50.0 0 92 5409 58.8 14 64 3928 61.4 26

tb ob

3 0 3 1

40.1 31.5 0.0 38.4 41.6

1 0 0 1 1

no.

yds

avg

tb

ob

91 5359 1 50

58.9 50.0

14 0

3 0

2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2015) All games SEASON ## Defensive Leaders

2B 18 13 3D 11 94 16 14 95 15 22 31 2 32 91 92 19 37 8D 34 98 43 99 85 90 5B 5D 27 26 7D 8W 17 28 12 25 89 41 40 56 58 70 42 8 1D 3 88 80 23

ANTOINE, D'Nerius ANDERSON, Brian NELSON, Picasso ARMSTRONG, Cornell REED, Kalan BRADLEY, Dylan PARKER, Elijah WRIGHT, Terrick BOLTON, Andrew FOSTER, Devonta YANCEY, Darian SWAIN, Anthony COLLINS, Trae THIGPEN, Xavier SMITH, Michael MUSTAFAA, Naim MIKELL, Curtis RUFF, Sherrod TRULY, Deshadrick OSBORNE, Evan RILEY, Draper HARRIS, LaDarius RUSSELL, Quincy POOLE, Ja'Boree CRAYTON, Rod ABSTON, Justin DAVIS, Walden WILLIAMS, Kevin SANGSTER, Jeremy APPLEWHITE, Jomez ROBERTSON, Korey BERTUCCI, David BRAUCHLE, Stephen AARON, Jarell SMITH, Ito PARKS, Ricky SCHUFFERT, Lance PERRY, C.J. EDWARDS, Jon Micha KELLY, Illiad TOM, Cameron MARINI, Taylor PARKS, Tez MARION, Xavier DAVIS, Daythan THOMAS, Michael MITCHELL, Jordan KILCREASE, Collin Total Opponents

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CAREER a total

13 67 26 93 13 42 41 83 13 40 13 53 12 37 10 47 13 41 6 47 13 26 16 42 13 26 15 41 13 20 18 38 13 15 19 34 9 26 7 33 13 14 17 31 10 18 11 29 12 20 5 25 13 15 7 22 13 10 12 22 13 13 9 22 13 16 6 22 10 13 8 21 10 15 4 19 13 9 7 16 10 10 5 15 9 6 7 13 8 8 4 12 13 7 3 10 8 5 5 10 13 5 3 8 9 4 2 6 13 4 2 6 12 1 4 5 13 4 . 4 13 4 . 4 13 3 1 4 13 1 3 4 7 3 . 3 13 3 . 3 11 2 . 2 12 2 . 2 6 2 . 2 4 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 13 1 . 1 12 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 8 1 . 1 13 . 1 1 12 1 . 1 10 1 . 1 2 1 . 1 13 565 298 863 13 590 280 870

tfl sack int pbu

7.5 13.5 5.0 1.0 4.0 11.5 6.5 2.5 3.0 0.0 6.0 1.5 0.0 4.5 3.5 4.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 2.5 1.0 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 91 57

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ff blk

1 .5 2 4 1 4 4 .0 . 2 . 1 . . 4 . 1 . 2 10 . . . 4 19 1 1 6 .5 . 2 . . 1 .0 . 3 . 2 . 1 . 1 1 . . 2 1 . . 1 2 1 2 1 .5 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . 2 1 1 4 .5 . 2 1 . 3 .0 . 1 . . 1 .5 1 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 1 . 1 .5 . . . . 2 .0 . . . . . . . . . 4 .0 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 13 59 10 13 22 12 63 13 13

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13 67 21 80 25 61 24 59 47 104 32 62 23 46 49 92 13 15 9 26 14 14 10 18 22 31 13 15 47 56 13 13 25 18 10 13 10 15 31 10 19 17 9 6 8 8 33 19 13 6 18 7 9 4 19 7 12 1 25 20 13 4 45 15 13 1 9 3 25 3 11 2 48 5 30 24 4 1 1 . 36 3 12 1 11 1 8 1 24 1 24 2 10 1 2 1

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26 68 28 18 39 61 36 88 19 7 17 11 7 7 57 9 9 8 4 14 11 7 4 14 11 3 2 5 4 21 . 11 3 . . . 5 32 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . .

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tfl

93 7.5 148 16.5 89 5.0 77 4.0 143 8.5 123 21.0 82 7.0 180 9.5 34 3.0 33 0.0 31 6.0 29 1.5 38 1.0 22 4.5 113 12.0 22 4.0 27 1.0 21 2.0 19 0.0 24 0.0 28 6.0 13 2.5 12 1.0 33 6.5 17 0.5 10 0.0 6 0.0 12 0.0 5 1.0 41 2.5 4 0.0 26 1.0 4 0.0 3 0.0 3 0.0 2 0.0 10 0.0 56 5.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 4 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 2 1.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0

sack int pbu

1 .5 4 .0 . . . 9 .5 1 .0 2 .0 . . 1 .5 . . 4 .5 4 .0 1 .5 . . . . 2 .5 2 .0 . 6 .5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .0 . . . . . . . . . .

2 4 . 3 2 11 2 14 8 35 . 2 . 4 2 3 . 2 1 2 1 . . . . 3 . 2 . 1 1 1 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 1 . . . 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 1 . 1 3 1 . 2 1 1 . 1 2 1 1 . 1 . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . .

ff blk

4 1 1 . 2 1 2 2 . 2 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2015 Southern Miss Football Southern Miss - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS Yds Type Player(s) 95* KR RICHARD, Jalen 76* INT REED, Kalan 75* Rush SMITH, Ito 69* Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 64* Rush RICHARD, Jalen 62* Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 60* Rush RICHARD, Jalen 57* Rush SMITH, Ito 54* Rush RICHARD, Jalen 53 Pass RICHARD, Jalen from MULLENS, Nick 53 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 53* Rush RICHARD, Jalen 51* Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 50 Pass THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick 50* Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 50* Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 49* Pass SMITH, Ito from MULLENS, Nick 47* Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 47* Pass AARON, Jarell from MATTHEWS, Tyler 47 Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 44 Pass THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick 44 Pass ROBERTSON, Korey from MULLENS, Nick 44 Rush SMITH, Ito 43 Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 43 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 42 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 42 Rush SMITH, Ito 40* INT REED, Kalan 40 Rush SMITH, Ito 39 Pass SMITH, Ito from MULLENS, Nick 39 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 38 Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 38 Pass SMITH, Ito from MULLENS, Nick 38 Rush RICHARD, Jalen 37 Pass THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick 37* Rush SMITH, Ito 37 KR SMITH, Ito 37 Pass ROBERTSON, Korey from MULLENS, Nick 36 Rush SMITH, Ito 36 INT YANCEY, Darian 35 Rush HAYES, Justice 35 Pass PARKS, Ricky from MULLENS, Nick 35 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 34* Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 34 Pass SMITH, Ito from MULLENS, Nick 32 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 31 Rush RICHARD, Jalen 31 Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 31 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 31 Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 31 Rush SMITH, Ito 31 Pass WASHINGTON,Jay'Shawn from MULLENS, Nick 31 Pass SMITH, Ito from MULLENS, Nick 30 Rush RICHARD, Jalen 30 INT ANTOINE, D'Nerius 30 Rush SMITH, Ito 30 Pass MITCHELL, Jordan from MULLENS, Nick 30 KR THOMAS, Michael 30 Pass HAYES, Justice from MULLENS, Nick 29 Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 29 Pass MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick 29 Rush MATTHEWS, Tyler 29 KR THOMAS, Michael 29 KR THOMAS, Michael 28 Pass THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick 28 KR RICHARD, Jalen 28 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 28 Pass MITCHELL, Jordan from MATTHEWS, Tyler 28* Pass SMITH, Ito from MULLENS, Nick 28 FR OSBORNE, Evan 28 KR SMITH, Ito 28 Pass THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick 27 KR THOMAS, Michael 27 Pass THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick 27 Rush SMITH, Ito 27* Pass THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick * touchdown scored on play

Opponent Charlotte Austin Peay Austin Peay Charlotte Texas State North Texas RICE Louisiana Tech Old Dominion UTSA Nebraska Texas State RICE Nebraska RICE Texas State Austin Peay UTSA RICE RICE UTSA Mississippi State Mississippi State Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech North Texas North Texas WKU Old Dominion Nebraska UTEP Texas State RICE UTEP UTSA WKU Mississippi State Austin Peay UTEP Charlotte North Texas Charlotte Old Dominion Old Dominion Texas State Louisiana Tech Marshall WKU Marshall Old Dominion UTEP Mississippi State North Texas Charlotte Nebraska Old Dominion Texas State Old Dominion Austin Peay Austin Peay Marshall North Texas Old Dominion WKU Nebraska North Texas WKU RICE RICE Louisiana Tech Nebraska Nebraska Louisiana Tech Texas State Louisiana Tech UTEP

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Long Plays By Yards No. TD 100+ 0 0 90-99 1 1 80-89 0 0 70-79 2 2 60-69 4 4 50-59 9 6 40-49 13 4 30-39 30 2 20-29 74 7 Long Plays By Type Rushing Passing Punt returns Kick returns Interceptions Fumble returns Other TOTAL

No. 30 72 2 21 7 1 0 133

TD 7 15 0 1 3 0 0 26

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR THOMAS, Michael 30 6 0 24 6 0 0 0 SMITH, Ito 29 5 15 8 6 0 0 0 RICHARD, Jalen 19 6 11 3 3 2 0 0 MARTIN, Casey 15 3 0 15 0 0 0 0 THOMPSON, D.J. 12 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 MIKELL, Curtis 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 ROBERTSON, Korey 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 HAYES, Justice 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 ANTOINE, D'Nerius 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 REED, Kalan 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 MITCHELL, Jordan 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 AARON, Jarell 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 FOSTER, Devonta 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 THORNTON, Delaunte' 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 WRIGHT, Terrick 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HARRIS, LaDarius 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 OSBORNE, Evan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MATTHEWS, Tyler 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 WASHINGTON,Jay'Shaw 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 YANCEY, Darian 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PARKS, Ricky 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 133 26 30 72 21 2 7 1 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 75 SMITH, Ito vs Austin Peay (9/12/2015) Rushing Touchdown 75 SMITH, Ito vs Austin Peay (9/12/2015) Passing 69 THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick vs Charlotte (10/24/2015) Passing Touchdown 69 THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick vs Charlotte (10/24/2015) Punt Return 23 RICHARD, Jalen vs RICE (11/14/2015) Kick Return 95 RICHARD, Jalen vs Charlotte (10/24/2015) Interception Return 76 REED, Kalan vs Austin Peay (9/12/2015) Fumble Return 28 OSBORNE, Evan vs Louisiana Tech (11/28/2015) Punt 58 SARRAZIN, Tyler vs Louisiana Tech (11/28/2015) Field Goal 39 BRAUCHLE, Stephen vs UTSA (10/17/2015) 39 BRAUCHLE, Stephen vs RICE (11/14/2015)

Yds 27 27 26* 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 24* 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23* 22 22 22 22* 22 22 22 22 22 21 21* 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Type Pass KR INT Pass Pass Pass Pass INT Pass KR Rush Pass Pass Rush Pass KR Pass Rush Pass KR Rush Rush PR KR Pass KR Pass KR Pass INT Pass PR KR KR Rush KR Pass Pass Pass Rush Pass Rush Pass KR Pass Pass KR Rush KR Pass Rush Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass Pass

Player(s) THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick MIKELL, Curtis FOSTER, Devonta SMITH, Ito from MULLENS, Nick THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick ANTOINE, D'Nerius THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick THOMAS, Michael RICHARD, Jalen THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick HAYES, Justice RICHARD, Jalen from MULLENS, Nick SMITH, Ito THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick SMITH, Ito THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick MIKELL, Curtis RICHARD, Jalen SMITH, Ito RICHARD, Jalen HARRIS, LaDarius THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick ANTOINE, D'Nerius THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick RICHARD, Jalen THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick WRIGHT, Terrick RICHARD, Jalen from MULLENS, Nick RICHARD, Jalen MIKELL, Curtis SMITH, Ito THORNTON, Delaunte' MIKELL, Curtis MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick SMITH, Ito MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick SMITH, Ito THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick SMITH, Ito THOMPSON, D.J. from MULLENS, Nick ROBERTSON, Korey from MATTHEWS, Tyler THOMAS, Michael RICHARD, Jalen SMITH, Ito THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick SMITH, Ito SMITH, Ito from MULLENS, Nick THOMAS, Michael from MULLENS, Nick RICHARD, Jalen ROBERTSON, Korey from MULLENS, Nick MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick MARTIN, Casey from MULLENS, Nick

Opponent North Texas Mississippi State Louisiana Tech North Texas UTSA UTEP UTEP Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech WKU Charlotte WKU Nebraska Austin Peay Nebraska UTEP Old Dominion WKU UTSA Charlotte UTEP UTEP RICE WKU RICE Austin Peay Texas State Old Dominion UTEP Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Marshall Mississippi State Marshall Charlotte Mississippi State Nebraska Nebraska North Texas Marshall Austin Peay UTSA UTSA Charlotte Louisiana Tech RICE Mississippi State WKU Nebraska Marshall Louisiana Tech Nebraska Louisiana Tech Old Dominion Old Dominion Louisiana Tech Marshall