Southern Miss vs. Texas State

Final Score: Southern Miss 56, Texas State 50

1. Cruising along up 49-28 in the fourth, Southern Miss had to deal with the onslaught as Texas State scored 22 fourth quarter points including a 54-yard Tyler Jones run and a four-yard Demun Mercer score with four seconds left. It wasn’t enough.

2. Southern Miss hit big play after big play with Jalen Richard taking off for a 53-yard scoring run and a 64-yarder as part of his four scores, and Casey Martin catching a 50-yard touchdown pass.

3. Nick Mullens threw four touchdown passes for the Golden Eagles with two in the first quarter for a 14-3 USM lead, with Richard’s first scoring run making it 21-3 before Texas State roared back with 22 second quarter points on a Jones 35-yard run and two scoring passes. The third was all USM, which was enough of a buffer to hold on.

Southern Miss

– Jalen Richard ran 27 times for 230 yards and four scores.

– Nick Mullens completed 19-of-27 passes for 333 yards and four scores.

– Casey Martin caught five passes for 114 yards and two scores.

Texas State

– Tyler Jones completed 31-of-46 passes for 310 yards and three scores, and ran 18 times for 160 yards and two scores.

– Jafus Gaines caught eight passes for 78 yards, and C.J. Best caught eight passes for 74 yards.

– Robert Lowe ran 12 times for 90 yards and a score.