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Washington vs. Southern Miss Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl recap, score and key stats for the Huskies and Golden Eagles.

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Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Recap

Score: Washington 44, Southern Miss 31

Prediction: Washington 34, Southern Miss 23, Line: Washington -8.5, o/u: 55.5

And You Care Because … Washington RB Myles Gaskin went off, running for four scores from two, one, 86 and 13 yards out, with the big one from 86 yards away breaking a 24-24 tie in the second half and sparking a run of 17 straight Husky points. Southern Miss hung around with two Ito Smith touchdown runs and a 56-yard Michael Thomas scoring grab, but the UW running game wore the Golden Eagle defense down. Cameron Van Winkle nailed all three of his field goal attempts for the Huskies.

What Else?

– Washington RB Myles Gaskin ran 26 times for 181 yards and four scores,

– Southern Miss QB Nick Mullens completed 25-of-38 passes for 331 yards and two scores.

– Washington QB Jake Browning completed 23-of-34 passes for 284 yards and ran five times for 28 yards.

– Southern Miss RB Ito Smith ran 16 times for 40 yards and two scores, and caught five passes for 22 yards.

– Southern Miss QB Michael Thomas caught nine passes for 190 yards and two scores.

– Total Yards: Washington 580 – Southern Miss 375

Game Rating: B. Myles Gaskin and the Washington offense made it fun, while the Southern Miss attack did a nice job of sticking around. It was an entertaining game with plenty of big plays and several big performances. It’s what Washington and the Pac-12 needed – the Chris Petersen era had to have this win to close out a rebuilding year.