Southern Miss at UTEP

Saturday, November 1, 2014

UTEP beat Southern Miss 35–⁠14. It was their seventh meeting; after it, UTEP led the series 4–⁠3.

AwaySouthern Miss3–⁠9 in 2014
14
HomeUTEP7–⁠6 in 2014
35

Final at Sun Bowl, El PasoAttendance 24,673

At kickoff
75°F, mostly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; El Paso International Airport (KELP), 13 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Clay Martin; umpire Ben Young; head linesman Hugo Cruz; line judge Sarah Thomas; side judge Lark Jones; field judge Justin Larrew; back judge Larry C. NealGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Southern Miss0014014
UTEP70141435

Standouts

Player stats

Southern Miss

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cole Weeks20/4630912
Casey Martin0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jalen Richard633021
Ito Smith1030021
Cole Weeks828020
George Payne2303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Casey Martin6129155
Marquise Ricard255043
Markese Triplett249031
D.J. Thompson223016

UTEP

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jameill Showers10/2312710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nate Jeffery1257017
Aaron Jones193808
Jameill Showers89111
Josh Bell2403
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Aaron Jones346027
Ian Hamilton127027
Nate Jeffery126025
Jaquan White111011
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Trey Brown1511
Alvin Jones1140

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Southern MissUTEP
402Total yards234
309Passing yards127
93Rushing yards107
6.6Yards per pass5.5
3.4Yards per rush2.5
17First downs15
5–⁠19Third downs5–⁠16
0–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
5Turnovers1
9–⁠95Penalties4–⁠20
26:37Possession33:01

Efficiency

Southern MissUTEP
29%Success rate28%
0.01EPA per play−0.32
1.65Explosiveness0.89
−0.03Rushing EPA−0.22
0.03Passing EPA−0.06
16%Passing-down success17%
−0.04First-down EPA−0.24
−0.14Second-down EPA−0.34
0.53Third-down EPA0.19

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UTEP 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

UTEP −6.5, over/under 55.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were UTEP 67%, Southern Miss 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

UTEP end zoneSouthern Miss end zoneQ1 UTEPFumble, 3 playsQ1 Southern MissPunt, 3 playsQ1 UTEPTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Southern MissPunt, 6 playsQ1 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ1 Southern MissPunt, 5 playsQ1 UTEPPunt, 10 playsQ2 Southern MissPunt, 6 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern MissPunt, 4 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 4 playsQ2 Southern MissPunt, 4 playsQ2 UTEPPunt, 5 playsQ2 Southern MissTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ2 UTEPEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Southern MissTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 UTEPTouchdownQ3 Southern MissMissed FG, 5 playsQ3 UTEPPunt, 4 playsQ3 Southern MissFumble, 3 playsQ3 UTEPTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Southern MissInterception, 3 playsQ3 UTEPTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ4 Southern MissPick-six, 6 plays (UTEP scores)Q4 Southern MissFumble, 5 playsQ4 UTEPPunt, 3 playsQ4 Southern MissFumble return TD, 3 plays (UTEP scores)Q4 Southern MissPunt, 3 playsQ4 UTEPPunt, 6 playsQ4 Southern MissTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 UTEPEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UTEP drives left to right, Southern Miss right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 UTEPFumble, 3 plays, 19 yards
  2. Q1 Southern MissPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  3. Q1 UTEPTouchdown, 9 plays, 87 yards
  4. Q1 Southern MissPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  5. Q1 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q1 Southern MissPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  7. Q1 UTEPPunt, 10 plays, 34 yards
  8. Q2 Southern MissPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  9. Q2 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q2 Southern MissPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  11. Q2 UTEPPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  12. Q2 Southern MissPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  13. Q2 UTEPPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  14. Q2 Southern MissTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 29 yards
  15. Q2 UTEPEnd of half, 2 plays, 17 yards
  16. Q3 Southern MissTouchdown, 6 plays, 72 yards
  17. Q3 UTEPTouchdown, 0 yards
  18. Q3 Southern MissMissed FG, 5 plays, 51 yards
  19. Q3 UTEPPunt, 4 plays, 25 yards
  20. Q3 Southern MissFumble, 3 plays, −7 yards
  21. Q3 UTEPTouchdown, 3 plays, 12 yards
  22. Q3 Southern MissInterception, 3 plays, 5 yards
  23. Q3 UTEPTouchdown, 4 plays, 2 yards
  24. Q3 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  25. Q4 Southern MissPick-six, 6 plays (UTEP scores), 24 yards
  26. Q4 Southern MissFumble, 5 plays, 23 yards
  27. Q4 UTEPPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  28. Q4 Southern MissFumble return TD, 3 plays (UTEP scores), 43 yards
  29. Q4 Southern MissPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  30. Q4 UTEPPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  31. Q4 Southern MissTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 46 yards
  32. Q4 UTEPEnd of game, 4 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then UTEP 7, Southern Miss 0
UTEP Fumble, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Corey Acosta kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25Nathan Jeffery run for 11 yds to the UTEP 36 for a 1ST down
14:151st & 10 at own 36Aaron Jones run for 8 yds to the UTEP 44
13:392nd & 2 at own 44Aaron Jones run for 3 yds to the UTEP 47 Aaron Jones fumbled, forced by Dasman McCullum, recovered by SoMis Cornell Armstrong
Southern Miss Punt, 3 plays
13:301st & 10 at opp 47Cole Weeks pass complete to Casey Martin for a loss of 1 yard Casey Martin fumbled, recovered by SoMis
13:002nd & 11 at opp 48George Payne run for 3 yds to the UTEP 45
12:213rd & 8 at opp 45Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Casey Martin
12:134th & 8 at opp 45Tyler Sarrazin punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UTEP 13
UTEP Touchdown, 9 plays
12:001st & 10 at own 13Jameill Showers pass complete to Nathan Jeffery for 26 yds Nathan Jeffery fumbled, recovered by UTEP
11:501st & 10 at opp 39Jameill Showers pass complete to Aaron Jones for 27 yds to the SOUMISS 34 for a 1ST down SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, Roughing Passer (Adam Williams) to the SoMis 19 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 19Aaron Jones run for 7 yds to the SoMis 12
10:262nd & 3 at opp 12Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Ian Hamilton
10:253rd & 3 at opp 12Jameill Showers run for 2 yds to the SoMis 10
10:004th & 1 at opp 10Jameill Showers run for 1 yd to the SoMis 9 for a 1ST down
9:271st & goal at opp 9Nathan Jeffery run for 5 yds to the SoMis 4
8:452nd & goal at opp 4Jameill Showers run for 3 yds to the SoMis 1
8:013rd & goal at opp 1Katrae Ford 1 Yd pass from Jameill Showers (Jay Mattox Kick)UTEP 7, Southern Miss 0
Southern Miss Punt, 6 plays
8:013rd & 2 at own 35Jay Mattox kickoff for 65 yds , Michael Thomas return for 16 yds to the SoMis 16
7:451st & 10 at own 16Ito Smith run for 3 yds to the SoMis 19
7:202nd & 7 at own 19Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Casey Martin
7:103rd & 7 at own 19Cole Weeks pass complete to D.J. Thompson for 7 yds to the SoMis 26 for a 1ST down
6:451st & 10 at own 26Cole Weeks run for 1 yd to the SoMis 27
6:002nd & 9 at own 27Ito Smith run for 4 yds to the SoMis 31
5:223rd & 5 at own 31Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Jalen Richard
5:154th & 5 at own 31Tyler Sarrazin punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UTEP 33
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 33Aaron Jones run for 4 yds to the UTEP 37
4:302nd & 6 at own 37Aaron Jones run for a loss of 4 yards to the UTEP 33
3:453rd & 10 at own 33Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Aaron Jones
3:374th & 10 at own 33Jay Mattox punt for 36 yds , Casey Martin returns for 4 yds to the SoMis 37 SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the SoMis 25
Southern Miss Punt, 5 plays
3:331st & 10 at own 25Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Marquise Ricard
3:252nd & 10 at own 25Ito Smith run for 21 yds to the SoMis 46 for a 1ST down
3:021st & 10 at own 46Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Michael Thomas
3:022nd & 10 at own 46Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 03:02
2:552nd & 10 at own 46Weeks, Cole pass complete to Smith, Ito for 15 yards to the UTEP39, PENALTY SOUMISS holding (Cox, James) 10 yards to the SOUMISS36, NO PLAY.
2:292nd & 20 at own 36SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the SoMis 31
2:242nd & 25 at own 31Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Michael Thomas
2:173rd & 25 at own 31Cole Weeks pass complete to Casey Martin for 14 yds to the SoMis 45
2:104th & 11 at own 45Tyler Sarrazin punt for 55 yds for a touchback
UTEP Punt, 10 plays
2:041st & 10 at own 20Aaron Jones run for 5 yds to the UTEP 25
1:312nd & 5 at own 25Jameill Showers pass complete to Jarrad Shaw for 6 yds to the UTEP 31 for a 1ST down
1:031st & 10 at own 31Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Cole Freytag
0:562nd & 10 at own 31Jameill Showers run for 11 yds to the UTEP 42 for a 1ST down
0:151st & 10 at own 42Aaron Jones run for 2 yds to the UTEP 44
Q2 14:552nd & 8 at own 44Nathan Jeffery run for 2 yds to the UTEP 46
Q2 14:003rd & 6 at own 46Jameill Showers pass complete to Jaquan White for 11 yds to the SoMis 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:501st & 10 at opp 43Jameill Showers sacked by Rakeem Nunez-Roches for a loss of 7 yards to the 50 yard line
Q2 13:002nd & 17 at the 50Jameill Showers pass complete to Aaron Jones for 4 yds to the SoMis 46
Q2 12:293rd & 13 at opp 46Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Aaron Jones
Q2 12:234th & 13 at opp 46Jay Mattox punt for 46 yds for a touchback
2nd quarter8 drives, then UTEP 7, Southern Miss 0
Southern Miss Punt, 6 plays
12:171st & 10 at own 20Cole Weeks pass incomplete to James Cox
12:102nd & 10 at own 20Ito Smith run for no gain to the SoMis 20
11:243rd & 10 at own 20Cole Weeks run for 20 yds to the SoMis 40 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at own 40Weeks, Cole rush for 1 yard to the SOUMISS41, PENALTY SOUMISS holding (Thomas, Michael) 10 yards to the SOUMISS30, NO PLAY.
10:301st & 20 at own 30Ito Smith run for 2 yds to the SoMis 32
10:252nd & 18 at own 32Casey Martin pass incomplete to D.J. Thompson
9:573rd & 18 at own 32Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Markese Triplett
9:494th & 18 at own 32Tyler Sarrazin punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Damian Payne at the UTEP 24
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 24Aaron Jones run for 1 yd to the UTEP 25
9:002nd & 9 at own 25Aaron Jones run for 4 yds to the UTEP 29
8:253rd & 5 at own 29Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Jarrad Shaw
8:154th & 5 at own 29Jay Mattox punt for 51 yds , Casey Martin returns for a loss of 6 yards to the SoMis 14
Southern Miss Punt, 4 plays
8:001st & 10 at own 14Jalen Richard run for 21 yds to the SoMis 35 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at own 35Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Jalen Richard
7:352nd & 10 at own 35Weeks, Cole pass complete to Martin, Casey for 4 yards to the SOUMISS39, PENALTY SOUMISS holding (Triplett, Markese) 10 yards to the SOUMISS25, NO PLAY.
7:002nd & 20 at own 25Cole Weeks sacked by Roy Robertson-Harris for a loss of 3 yards to the SoMis 22 Cole Weeks fumbled, recovered by SoMis Cole Weeks , return for 0 yards
6:253rd & 23 at own 22Cole Weeks pass complete to Jalen Richard for 7 yds to the SoMis 29
5:314th & 16 at own 29Tyler Sarrazin punt for 38 yds , Damian Payne returns for 6 yds to the UTEP 39
UTEP Punt, 4 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 39Nathan Jeffery run for 1 yd to the UTEP 40
4:452nd & 9 at own 40Showers, Jameill pass incomplete to Jones, Aaron, PENALTY SOUMISS pass interference (Reed, Kalan) 15 yards to the SOUMISS45, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN UTEP. for a 1ST down
4:431st & 10 at opp 45Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Jarrad Shaw
4:202nd & 10 at opp 45Aaron Jones run for 2 yds to the SoMis 43
3:473rd & 8 at opp 43Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Jarrad Shaw
3:414th & 8 at opp 43Jay Mattox punt for 43 yds for a touchback
Southern Miss Punt, 4 plays
3:301st & 10 at own 20Jalen Richard run for 11 yds to the SoMis 31 for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at own 31George Payne run for no gain to the SoMis 31
2:412nd & 10 at own 31Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Jalen Richard
2:403rd & 10 at own 31Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Jalen Richard
2:274th & 10 at own 31Tyler Sarrazin punt for 50 yds , Damian Payne returns for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 18
UTEP Punt, 5 plays
2:271st & 10 at own 18UTEP Penalty, False Start (Jerel Watkins) to the UTEP 13
2:251st & 15 at own 13Aaron Jones run for 1 yd to the UTEP 14
2:232nd & 14 at own 14Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 02:23
2:162nd & 14 at own 14Nathan Jeffery run for 17 yds to the UTEP 31 for a 1ST down
1:531st & 10 at own 31Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Aaron Jones
1:252nd & 10 at own 31Jameill Showers pass complete to Autrey Golden for 1 yd to the UTEP 32
1:203rd & 9 at own 32SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, 12 Men on the Field (5 Yards) to the UTEP 37
1:153rd & 4 at own 37Jameill Showers run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 35
0:594th & 6 at own 35Jay Mattox punt for 25 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SoMis 40
Southern Miss Turnover on downs, 5 plays
0:501st & 10 at own 40Cole Weeks pass complete to Casey Martin for 26 yds to the UTEP 34 for a 1ST down
0:381st & 10 at opp 34Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Casey Martin
0:312nd & 10 at opp 34Cole Weeks run for 3 yds to the UTEP 31
0:283rd & 7 at opp 31Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Jalen Richard
0:204th & 7 at opp 31Cole Weeks pass complete to Jalen Richard for 5 yds to the UTEP 26
UTEP End of half, 2 plays
0:171st & 10 at own 26Jameill Showers pass complete to Ian Hamilton for 27 yds to the SoMis 47 for a 1ST down
0:141st & 10 at opp 47Timeout UTEP, clock 00:14
0:061st & 10 at opp 47Showers, Jameill pass complete to Hamilton, Ian for 19 yards to the SOUMISS28, PENALTY UTEP holding (Daniels, Jerome) 10 yards to the UTEP43, NO PLAY.
0:061st & 20 at own 43Timeout UTEP, clock 00:06
0:011st & 20 at own 43Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Aaron Jones
3rd quarter8 drives, then UTEP 21, Southern Miss 14
Southern Miss Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jay Mattox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25Ito Smith run for no gain to the SoMis 25
14:302nd & 10 at own 25Ito Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the SoMis 23
13:403rd & 12 at own 23Cole Weeks pass complete to D.J. Thompson for 16 yds to the SoMis 39 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 39Jalen Richard run for a loss of 5 yards to the SoMis 34
12:402nd & 15 at own 34Cole Weeks pass complete to Daythan Davis for 11 yds to the SoMis 45
11:543rd & 4 at own 45Casey Martin 55 Yd pass from Cole Weeks (Corey Acosta Kick)Tied at 7
11:423rd & 4 at own 35Autrey Golden 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Jay Mattox Kick)UTEP 14, Southern Miss 7
Southern Miss Missed FG, 5 plays
11:421st & 15 at own 35Jay Mattox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:351st & 10 at own 25Cole Weeks pass complete to Marquise Ricard for 43 yds to the UTEP 32 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 32Cole Weeks pass complete to Casey Martin for 5 yds to the UTEP 27
10:302nd & 5 at opp 27Cole Weeks pass complete to Michael Thomas for 4 yds to the UTEP 23
10:003rd & 1 at opp 23Ito Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 24
9:264th & 2 at opp 24Corey Acosta 41 yd FG MISSED
UTEP Punt, 4 plays
9:201st & 10 at own 24Aaron Jones run for 2 yds to the UTEP 26
9:002nd & 8 at own 26Showers, Jameill pass complete to Jones, Aaron for no gain to the UTEP26, PENALTY SOUMISS illegal use of hands (Williams, Adam) 15 yards to the UTEP41, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN UTEP. for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at own 41Josh Bell run for 1 yd to the UTEP 42
7:302nd & 9 at own 42Aaron Jones run for a loss of 8 yards to the UTEP 34
6:353rd & 17 at own 34Jameill Showers pass complete to Aaron Jones for 15 yds to the UTEP 49
5:564th & 2 at own 49Jay Mattox punt for 51 yds for a touchback
Southern Miss Fumble, 3 plays
5:451st & 10 at own 20Cole Weeks sacked by Trey Brown for a loss of 7 yards to the SoMis 13
5:152nd & 17 at own 13Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Casey Martin
5:113rd & 17 at own 13TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the SoMis 12 TEAM fumbled, recovered by UTEP Jimmy Musgrave
UTEP Touchdown, 3 plays
5:001st & 10 at opp 12Aaron Jones run for 2 yds to the SoMis 10
4:242nd & 8 at opp 10Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Malcolm Trail
4:193rd & 8 at opp 10Jameill Showers run for 10 yds for a TD, (Jay Mattox KICK)UTEP 21, Southern Miss 7
Southern Miss Interception, 3 plays
4:193rd & 8 at own 35Jay Mattox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:001st & 10 at own 25Cole Weeks pass complete to Jalen Richard for 2 yds to the SoMis 27
3:362nd & 8 at own 27Jalen Richard run for 3 yds to the SoMis 30
2:583rd & 5 at own 30Cole Weeks pass intercepted Alvin Jones return for 14 yds to the SoMis 18
UTEP Touchdown, 4 plays
2:541st & 10 at opp 18Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Darrin Laufasa
2:452nd & 10 at opp 18Nathan Jeffery run for 2 yds to the SoMis 16
2:023rd & 8 at opp 16Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Ian Hamilton
1:544th & 8 at opp 16J. Mattox 34 yd FG BLOCKED,blocked by Rakeem Nunez-Roches,Mattox, Jay field goal attempt from 34 blocked, recovered by SOUMISS Armstrong, Cornell at S, (C. Acosta KICK)UTEP 21, Southern Miss 14
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
1:541st & 10 at own 35Corey Acosta kickoff for 53 yds , Autrey Golden return for 14 yds to the UTEP 26
1:401st & 10 at own 26Jameill Showers pass complete to Cole Rogers for 9 yds to the UTEP 35
1:002nd & 1 at own 35Aaron Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 34
0:103rd & 2 at own 34Aaron Jones run for no gain to the UTEP 34
Q4 14:454th & 2 at own 34Jay Mattox punt for 41 yds , Casey Martin returns for no gain to the SoMis 25
4th quarter8 drives, then UTEP 35, Southern Miss 14
Southern Miss Pick-six, 6 plays (UTEP scores)
14:401st & 10 at own 25Ito Smith run for 8 yds to the SoMis 33
14:352nd & 2 at own 33Jalen Richard run for 3 yds to the SoMis 36 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at own 36Cole Weeks pass complete to James Cox for 13 yds to the SoMis 49 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at own 49Jalen Richard run for no gain to the SoMis 49
13:452nd & 10 at own 49Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Jalen Richard
13:123rd & 10 at own 49Cole Weeks pass intercepted for a TD Trey Brown return for 51 yds for a TD, (Jay Mattox KICK)UTEP 28, Southern Miss 14
Southern Miss Fumble, 5 plays
13:121st & 10 at own 35Jay Mattox kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:001st & 10 at own 25Cole Weeks run for 15 yds to the SoMis 40 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 40Cole Weeks pass complete to Michael Thomas for 13 yds to the UTEP 47 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 47Ito Smith run for a loss of 5 yards to the SoMis 48
11:272nd & 15 at own 48Cole Weeks pass incomplete
11:273rd & 15 at own 48Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 11:27
11:193rd & 15 at own 48Cole Weeks run for 3 yds to the UTEP 49 Cole Weeks fumbled, recovered by UTEP
UTEP Punt, 3 plays
11:121st & 10 at own 49Jameill Showers sacked by Rakeem Nunez-Roches for a loss of 9 yards to the UTEP 40 UTEP Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Jameill Showers) to the UTEP 40
11:082nd & 19 at own 40Jameill Showers pass incomplete to Jarrad Shaw
11:003rd & 19 at own 40Aaron Jones run for 2 yds to the UTEP 42
Southern Miss Fumble return TD, 3 plays (UTEP scores)
10:151st & 10 at own 20Cole Weeks pass complete to Markese Triplett for 31 yds to the UTEP 49 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 49Cole Weeks pass complete to Marquise Ricard for 12 yds to the UTEP 37 for a 1ST down
9:311st & 10 at opp 37Nick Gathrite 59 Yd Fumble Return (Jay Mattox Kick)UTEP 35, Southern Miss 14
Southern Miss Punt, 3 plays
9:311st & 10 at own 35Jay Mattox kickoff for 64 yds
9:261st & 10 at own 35Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Casey Martin
9:202nd & 10 at own 35Cole Weeks pass incomplete
9:173rd & 10 at own 35Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Jalen Richard
9:024th & 10 at own 35Tyler Sarrazin punt for 57 yds, downed at the UTEP 8
UTEP Punt, 6 plays
8:551st & 10 at own 8Nathan Jeffery run for 3 yds to the UTEP 11
8:002nd & 7 at own 11Aaron Jones run for 2 yds to the UTEP 13
7:223rd & 5 at own 13Aaron Jones run for 6 yds to the UTEP 19 for a 1ST down
6:551st & 10 at own 19Nathan Jeffery run for 1 yd to the UTEP 20
6:002nd & 9 at own 20Josh Bell run for 3 yds to the UTEP 23
5:003rd & 6 at own 23Nathan Jeffery run for 5 yds to the UTEP 28
4:274th & 1 at own 28Timeout UTEP, clock 04:27
4:114th & 1 at own 28Jay Mattox punt for 44 yds , Casey Martin returns for 13 yds to the SoMis 41
Southern Miss Turnover on downs, 8 plays
3:451st & 10 at own 41Cole Weeks pass complete to Jalen Richard for a loss of 2 yards to the SoMis 39
3:292nd & 12 at own 39Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Markese Triplett
3:213rd & 12 at own 39Cole Weeks pass complete to Markese Triplett for 18 yds to the UTEP 43 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 43Cole Weeks pass complete to Casey Martin for 30 yds to the UTEP 13 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 13Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Michael Thomas
2:432nd & 10 at opp 13Cole Weeks pass incomplete to Michael Thomas
2:393rd & 10 at opp 13Cole Weeks pass incomplete to James Cox
2:394th & 10 at opp 13Timeout SOUTHERN MISS, clock 02:39
2:344th & 10 at opp 13Cole Weeks pass incomplete to James Cox
UTEP End of game, 4 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 13Nathan Jeffery run for 4 yds to the UTEP 17
1:402nd & 6 at own 17Nathan Jeffery run for 3 yds to the UTEP 20
1:003rd & 3 at own 20Nathan Jeffery run for 3 yds to the UTEP 23 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at own 23TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTEP 22

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Southern Miss leads 8–⁠5 in 13 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2021UTEP 26, Southern Miss 13
2019Southern Miss 31, UTEP 13
2018Southern Miss 39, UTEP 7
2017Southern Miss 24, UTEP 0
2016Southern Miss 34, UTEP 7
2015Southern Miss 34, UTEP 13

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