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Jackson State at Southern Miss

Saturday, September 6, 2025

Southern Miss beat Jackson State 38–⁠20. It was their fourth meeting; Southern Miss leads the series 4–⁠0.

AwayJackson State9–⁠3 in 2025
20
HomeSouthern Miss7–⁠6 in 2025
38

Final at M. M. Roberts Stadium, HattiesburgTV: ESPN+Attendance 32,011

At kickoff
92°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Hattiesburg Chain Municipal Airport, 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Trennis LivingstonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Jackson State3701020
Southern Miss14371438

Standouts

Player stats

Jackson State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
JaCobian Morgan14/2713101
Parker Stofa0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Travis Terrell Jr.1080047
Ahmad Miller934111
Donerio Davenport83309
Emari Matthews429121
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nathan Rembert464022
Jameel Gardner Jr.426013
Kobe Paul223018
Ja’Naylon Dupree318010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Quincy Ivory101.510
B.J. Washington9000
Shamar Hawkins8000
Carmello Jones7000
Ashton Taylor4110

Southern Miss

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Braylon Braxton20/3021430
Landy Lyddy1/11100
John White1/1-100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jeffery Pittman1071023
Robert Briggs830115
Braylon Braxton1020017
Matt Jones71607
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bralon Brown352140
Elijah Metcalf545011
Carl Chester340023
Micah Davis338115
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Michael Montgomery8000
Josh Battle6110
Mathis Haygood6110
Josh Moten6000
Garrick Ponder4210
Ahmere Foster3001
MaLik Caswell2001

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

Team stats

Jackson StateSouthern Miss
322Total yards363
131Passing yards224
191Rushing yards139
4.7Yards per pass7.0
4.5Yards per rush3.9
19First downs25
5–⁠16Third downs4–⁠11
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
12–⁠87Penalties4–⁠43
31:15Possession28:45
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Jackson StateSouthern Miss
35%Success rate44%
−0.10EPA per play0.14
1.28Explosiveness1.18
0.30Rushing EPA−0.01
−0.60Passing EPA0.30
33%Passing-down success35%
−0.23First-down EPA0.06
0.39Second-down EPA0.42
−0.65Third-down EPA−0.20
14%Havoc by its defense23%

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)

Jackson State 63% to win. Southern Miss won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Southern Miss −13.5, over/under 52.5.

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 Southern Miss 82%, Jackson State 18%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Southern Miss end zoneJackson State end zoneQ1 Jackson StatePunt return TD, 6 plays (Southern Miss scores)Q1 Jackson StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 Southern MissMissed FG, 4 playsQ1 Jackson StateField goal, 8 playsQ1 Southern MissTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 Jackson StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Southern MissField goal, 7 playsQ2 Jackson StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern MissPunt, 7 playsQ2 Jackson StateInterception, 10 playsQ2 Southern MissMissed FG, 5 playsQ2 Jackson StateEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Southern MissPunt, 5 playsQ3 Jackson StatePunt, 9 playsQ3 Southern MissTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Jackson StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Southern MissTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Jackson StateField goal, 4 playsQ4 Southern MissTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Jackson StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Southern MissPunt, 4 playsQ4 Jackson StateInterception, 5 playsQ4 Southern MissEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Southern Miss drives left to right, Jackson State right to left.
  1. Q1 Jackson StatePunt return TD, 6 plays (Southern Miss scores), 13 yards
  2. Q1 Jackson StatePunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  3. Q1 Southern MissMissed FG, 4 plays, 6 yards
  4. Q1 Jackson StateField goal, 8 plays, 44 yards
  5. Q1 Southern MissTouchdown, 12 plays, 87 yards
  6. Q1 Jackson StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  7. Q2 Southern MissField goal, 7 plays, 58 yards
  8. Q2 Jackson StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q2 Southern MissPunt, 7 plays, 10 yards
  10. Q2 Jackson StateInterception, 10 plays, 50 yards
  11. Q2 Southern MissMissed FG, 5 plays, 19 yards
  12. Q2 Jackson StateEnd of half, 2 plays, −8 yards
  13. Q3 Southern MissPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  14. Q3 Jackson StatePunt, 9 plays, 21 yards
  15. Q3 Southern MissTouchdown, 7 plays, 45 yards
  16. Q3 Jackson StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  17. Q3 Southern MissTouchdown, 11 plays, 65 yards
  18. Q4 Jackson StateField goal, 4 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q4 Southern MissTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q4 Jackson StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 Southern MissPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  22. Q4 Jackson StateInterception, 5 plays, 24 yards
  23. Q4 Southern MissEnd of game, 2 plays, 1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Southern Miss 14, Jackson State 3
Jackson State Punt return TD, 6 plays (Southern Miss scores)
15:001st & 10 at own 35Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:521st & 10 at own 25Travis Terrell Jr. run for 4 yds to the JKST 29
14:302nd & 6 at own 29Travis Terrell Jr. run for 5 yds to the JKST 34
14:003rd & 1 at own 34Travis Terrell Jr. run for 1 yd to the JKST 35 for a 1ST down
13:171st & 10 at own 35JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Joanes Fortilien
13:112nd & 10 at own 35Ahmad Miller run for a loss of 1 yard to the JKST 34
12:373rd & 11 at own 34JaCobian Morgan run for 4 yds to the JKST 38
12:064th & 7 at own 38Donovan Warren punt blocked by Ahmere Foster blocked by Ahmere Foster for a TD , Zach Ruffin returns for 30 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)Southern Miss 7, Jackson State 0
12:061st & 10 at own 13Timeout Southern Miss, clock 12:06
Jackson State Punt, 6 plays
12:001st & 10 at own 35Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds , Travis Terrell Jr. return for 13 yds to the JKST 13
11:361st & 10 at own 13JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Ahmad Miller for no gain to the JKST 13
11:262nd & 10 at own 13PENALTY JSU False Start (Townes-Blue,D’Andre) 5 yards from JSU13 to JSU08. NO PLAY.
11:112nd & 15 at own 8Ahmad Miller run for 11 yds to the JKST 19
10:343rd & 4 at own 19JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Nate Rembert for 3 yds to the JKST 22
9:544th & 1 at own 22(09:59) Warren,Donovan punt 31 yards to the USM47 Metcalf,Elijah return 2 yards to the USM49 (Hargon,J’Cori) PENALTY USM Running Into The Kicker (Lewis,Brodarius) 5 yards from JSU22 to JSU27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:451st & 10 at own 27Nate Rembert run for 2 yds to the JKST 29
9:242nd & 8 at own 29JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Nate Rembert
9:153rd & 8 at own 29JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Kobe Paul
9:074th & 8 at own 29Kye Collins punt for 9 yds
Southern Miss Missed FG, 4 plays
9:072nd & 4 at opp 27Timeout Southern Miss, clock 09:07
8:481st & 10 at opp 33Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 6 yds to the JKST 27
8:393rd & 4 at opp 27Timeout Southern Miss, clock 08:39
8:343rd & 4 at opp 27Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Carl Chester
8:304th & 4 at opp 27Reed Harradine 45 yd FG MISSED
Jackson State Field goal, 8 plays
8:221st & 10 at own 27Travis Terrell Jr. run for 14 yds to the JKST 41 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at own 41Travis Terrell Jr. run for 2 yds to the JKST 43
7:322nd & 8 at own 43Ahmad Miller run for 10 yds to the USM 47 for a 1ST down
6:421st & 10 at opp 47JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Nate Rembert for 20 yds to the USM 27 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at opp 27Emari Matthews run for 3 yds to the USM 24
6:212nd & 7 at opp 24Timeout Southern Miss, clock 06:21
5:522nd & 7 at opp 24JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Ja’Naylon Dupree for 2 yds to the USM 22
5:313rd & 5 at opp 22JaCobian Morgan sacked by Josh Battle for a loss of 7 yards to the USM 29
4:454th & 12 at opp 29Gerardo Baeza 46 yd FG GOODSouthern Miss 7, Jackson State 3
4:381st & 10 at own 35Simon Naylor kickoff for 63 yds , Micah Davis return for 24 yds to the USM 41 Southern Miss Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (13 Yards) to the USM 13
Southern Miss Touchdown, 12 plays
4:321st & 10 at own 13Jeffery Pittman run for 10 yds to the USM 23 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at own 23Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 11 yds to the USM 34 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at own 34Braylon Braxton pass complete to Kadinn Morris for 15 yds to the USM 49 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at own 49Timeout Southern Miss, clock 03:33
3:061st & 10 at own 49Braylon Braxton pass complete to Carl Chester for 8 yds to the JKST 43
2:572nd & 2 at opp 43Jeffery Pittman run for 4 yds to the JKST 39 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at opp 39Braylon Braxton run for 2 yds to the JKST 37
2:102nd & 8 at opp 37Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Micah Davis
2:043rd & 8 at opp 37(02:09) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete short left to Pittman,Jeffery thrown to JSU27 PENALTY JSU Holding (Hawkins,Shamar) 10 yards from JSU37 to JSU27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:591st & 10 at opp 27Jeffery Pittman run for no gain to the JKST 27
1:272nd & 10 at opp 27Braylon Braxton pass complete to Bralon Brown for 4 yds to the JKST 23
1:033rd & 6 at opp 23Braylon Braxton run for 9 yds to the JKST 14 for a 1ST down
0:491st & 10 at opp 14Timeout Jackson State, clock 00:49
0:421st & 10 at opp 14Jeffery Pittman run for 6 yds to the JKST 8
0:232nd & 4 at opp 8Braylon Braxton pass complete to Bralon Brown for 8 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)Southern Miss 14, Jackson State 3
Jackson State Touchdown, 5 plays
0:231st & 10 at own 35Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:142nd & 12 at own 23Timeout Southern Miss, clock 00:14
0:001st & 10 at own 25Travis Terrell Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the JKST 23
Q2 14:502nd & 12 at own 23Travis Terrell Jr. run for 47 yds to the USM 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:171st & 10 at opp 30JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Kobe Paul for 5 yds to the USM 25
Q2 13:462nd & 5 at opp 25JaCobian Morgan run for 4 yds to the USM 21
Q2 13:163rd & 1 at opp 21Emari Matthews run for 21 yds for a TD (Gerardo Baeza KICK)Southern Miss 14, Jackson State 10
Q2 13:161st & 10 at own 25Timeout Southern Miss, clock 13:16
2nd quarter6 drives, then Southern Miss 17, Jackson State 10
Southern Miss Field goal, 7 plays
13:161st & 10 at own 35Simon Naylor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:041st & 10 at own 25Braylon Braxton pass complete to Matt Jones for 8 yds to the USM 33
12:452nd & 2 at own 33Braylon Braxton pass complete to Micah Davis for 8 yds to the USM 41 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at own 41Braylon Braxton pass complete to Bralon Brown for 40 yds to the JKST 19 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 19Matt Jones run for no gain to the JKST 19
11:252nd & 10 at opp 19Braylon Braxton run for 2 yds to the JKST 17
10:453rd & 8 at opp 17Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Matt Jones
10:444th & 8 at opp 17Reed Harradine 35 yd FG GOODSouthern Miss 17, Jackson State 10
10:441st & 10 at own 35Timeout Southern Miss, clock 10:44
Jackson State Punt, 3 plays
10:441st & 10 at own 35Reed Harradine kickoff for 62 yds
10:441st & 10 at own 35PENALTY JSU False Start (Smith,Almetris) 5 yards from JSU35 to JSU30. NO PLAY.
10:371st & 15 at own 30Ahmad Miller run for 3 yds to the JKST 33
10:062nd & 12 at own 33Donerio Davenport run for 2 yds to the JKST 35
9:373rd & 10 at own 35JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Joanes Fortilien
9:284th & 10 at own 35Donovan Warren punt for 38 yds , Elijah Metcalf returns for 13 yds to the USM 40
Southern Miss Punt, 7 plays
9:282nd & 9 at own 41Timeout Southern Miss, clock 09:28
9:221st & 10 at own 40Robert Briggs run for 1 yd to the USM 41
8:542nd & 9 at own 41Braylon Braxton pass complete to Carl Chester for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at the 50Robert Briggs run for 2 yds to the JKST 48
8:052nd & 8 at opp 48Braylon Braxton pass complete to Robert Briggs for no gain to the JKST 48
7:393rd & 8 at opp 48(07:43) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete deep right to Brown,Bralon thrown to JSU22 broken up by Rogers,Khamauri PENALTY JSU Holding (Rogers,Khamauri) 10 yards from JSU48 to JSU38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:331st & 10 at opp 38Robert Briggs run for a loss of 2 yards to the JKST 40
6:562nd & 12 at opp 40Braylon Braxton run for 3 yds to the JKST 37
6:343rd & 9 at opp 37Braylon Braxton sacked by Quincy Ivory for a loss of 13 yards to the 50 yard line
5:554th & 22 at the 50Jack Murley punt for 40 yds
Jackson State Interception, 10 plays
5:501st & 10 at own 10Donerio Davenport run for 5 yds to the JKST 15
5:302nd & 5 at own 15Donerio Davenport run for 3 yds to the JKST 18
5:063rd & 2 at own 18PENALTY JSU False Start (Barton,Mason) 5 yards from JSU18 to JSU13. NO PLAY.
4:373rd & 7 at own 13JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Ja’Naylon Dupree for 6 yds to the JKST 19
4:214th & 1 at own 19Timeout Jackson State, clock 04:21
4:094th & 1 at own 19Emari Matthews run for 4 yds to the JKST 23 for a 1ST down
3:431st & 10 at own 23Travis Terrell Jr. run for 2 yds to the JKST 25
3:052nd & 8 at own 25JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Nate Rembert for 19 yds to the JKST 44 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at own 44JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Jameel Gardner Jr. for 13 yds to the USM 43 for a 1ST down
2:061st & 10 at opp 43Jameel Gardner Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the USM 44
2:002nd & 11 at opp 44Timeout Southern Miss, clock 02:00
1:522nd & 11 at opp 44JaCobian Morgan run for 4 yds to the USM 40
1:473rd & 7 at opp 40Timeout Southern Miss, clock 01:47
1:383rd & 7 at opp 40Parker Stofa pass intercepted Ahmere Foster return for 20 yds to the USM 45
Southern Miss Missed FG, 5 plays
1:321st & 10 at own 45Braylon Braxton pass complete to Micah Davis for 15 yds to the JKST 40 for a 1ST down
1:121st & 10 at opp 40Braylon Braxton run for 2 yds to the JKST 38
0:533rd & 6 at opp 36Timeout Southern Miss, clock 00:53
0:522nd & 8 at opp 38Braylon Braxton pass complete to Jeffery Pittman for 2 yds to the JKST 36
0:493rd & 6 at opp 36Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Carl Chester
0:434th & 6 at opp 36Reed Harradine 54 yd FG MISSED
Jackson State End of half, 2 plays
0:381st & 10 at own 36JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Ja’Naylon Dupree
0:002nd & 10 at own 36JaCobian Morgan sacked by Garrick Ponder for a loss of 8 yards to the JKST 28
3rd quarter5 drives, then Southern Miss 24, Jackson State 10
Southern Miss Punt, 5 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 35Simon Naylor kickoff for 57 yds , Micah Davis return for 30 yds to the USM 38
14:421st & 10 at own 38(14:50) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass complete short middle to Metcalf,Elijah caught at USM36, for 9 yards to the USM47 (Pulliam,Reid), out of bounds PENALTY USM Holding (Morris,Kadinn) 10 yards from USM38 to USM28. NO PLAY.
14:291st & 20 at own 28(14:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete deep left to Chester,Carl thrown to JSU35 PENALTY JSU Offside 5 yards from USM28 to USM33. NO PLAY.
14:201st & 15 at own 33Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 11 yds to the USM 44
14:032nd & 4 at own 44Jeffery Pittman run for 16 yds to the JKST 40 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at opp 40Jeffery Pittman run for 2 yds to the JKST 38
13:102nd & 8 at opp 38Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Kadinn Morris
13:043rd & 8 at opp 38Braylon Braxton sacked by Ashton Taylor for a loss of 4 yards to the JKST 42
12:314th & 12 at opp 42Jack Murley punt for 37 yds
Jackson State Punt, 9 plays
12:312nd & 10 at own 5Timeout Southern Miss, clock 12:31
12:201st & 10 at own 5Ahmad Miller run for no gain to the JKST 5
11:502nd & 10 at own 5JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Jameel Gardner Jr. for 9 yds to the JKST 14
11:203rd & 1 at own 14Ahmad Miller run for 1 yd to the JKST 15 for a 1ST down
10:451st & 10 at own 15(10:49) No Huddle-Shotgun Miller,Ahmad rush right for 10 yards gain to the JSU25 (Myrick,Corey; Montgomery,Michael) PENALTY JSU Holding (Riley, Jr.,Jency) 7 yards from JSU15 to JSU08. NO PLAY.
10:281st & 17 at own 8JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Kobe Paul for 18 yds to the JKST 26 for a 1ST down
10:121st & 10 at own 26Donerio Davenport run for 2 yds to the JKST 28
9:412nd & 8 at own 28Donerio Davenport run for 8 yds to the JKST 36 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at own 36JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Kobe Paul
9:012nd & 10 at own 36(09:07) No Huddle-Shotgun Miller,Ahmad rush right for 3 yards gain to the JSU39 (Jones,Chris ; Montgomery,Michael) PENALTY JSU Holding (Villanueva,Isaiah) 10 yards from JSU36 to JSU26. NO PLAY.
8:352nd & 20 at own 26JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete
8:293rd & 20 at own 26JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Ja’Naylon Dupree
8:174th & 20 at own 26Donovan Warren punt for 39 yds , Elijah Metcalf returns for 20 yds to the JKST 45
Southern Miss Touchdown, 7 plays
8:172nd & 10 at opp 45Timeout Southern Miss, clock 08:17
8:091st & 10 at opp 45Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Carl Chester
8:032nd & 10 at opp 45Robert Briggs run for 3 yds to the JKST 42
7:403rd & 7 at opp 42Braylon Braxton run for 17 yds to the JKST 25 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at opp 25Robert Briggs run for 2 yds to the JKST 23
6:322nd & 8 at opp 23Robert Briggs run for 9 yds to the JKST 14 for a 1ST down
6:111st & 10 at opp 14Braylon Braxton run for a loss of 1 yard to the JKST 15
5:292nd & 11 at opp 15Braylon Braxton pass complete to Micah Davis for 15 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)Southern Miss 24, Jackson State 10
5:291st & 10 at own 25Timeout Southern Miss, clock 05:29
Jackson State Punt, 3 plays
5:291st & 10 at own 35Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:221st & 10 at own 25Travis Terrell Jr. run for 4 yds to the JKST 29
4:532nd & 6 at own 29Travis Terrell Jr. run for 3 yds to the JKST 32
4:113rd & 3 at own 32JaCobian Morgan run for a loss of 7 yards to the JKST 25
3:454th & 10 at own 25Donovan Warren punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the USM 35
Southern Miss Touchdown, 11 plays
3:361st & 10 at own 35Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 8 yds to the USM 43
3:002nd & 2 at own 43Matt Jones run for 2 yds to the USM 45 for a 1ST down
2:311st & 10 at own 45Jackson State Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the JKST 38 for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at opp 38Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Carl Chester
2:142nd & 10 at opp 38Timeout Southern Miss, clock 02:14
2:082nd & 10 at opp 38Matt Jones run for 7 yds to the JKST 31
1:253rd & 3 at opp 31Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Bralon Brown
1:174th & 3 at opp 31(01:25) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete short middle to Morris,Kadinn thrown to JSU18 PENALTY JSU Offside (Taylor,Ashton) 5 yards from JSU31 to JSU26, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:111st & 10 at opp 26Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Kadinn Morris
0:592nd & 10 at opp 26Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 9 yds to the JKST 17
0:483rd & 1 at opp 17Timeout Jackson State, clock 00:48
0:383rd & 1 at opp 17Braylon Braxton run for 3 yds to the JKST 14 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 14Matt Jones run for 4 yds to the JKST 10
Q4 14:542nd & 6 at opp 10Braylon Braxton pass complete to Kadinn Morris for 10 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)Southern Miss 31, Jackson State 10
4th quarter6 drives, then Southern Miss 38, Jackson State 20
Jackson State Field goal, 4 plays
14:411st & 10 at own 35Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds , Errick Simmons return for 77 yds to the USM 23
14:301st & 10 at opp 23Emari Matthews run for 1 yd to the USM 22
14:112nd & 9 at opp 22JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Kobe Paul
13:553rd & 9 at opp 22JaCobian Morgan sacked by Mathis Haygood for a loss of 1 yard to the USM 23
13:244th & 10 at opp 23Gerardo Baeza 40 yd FG GOODSouthern Miss 31, Jackson State 13
13:241st & 10 at own 25Timeout Southern Miss, clock 13:24
Southern Miss Touchdown, 7 plays
13:241st & 10 at own 35Simon Naylor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:181st & 10 at own 25Jeffery Pittman run for 4 yds to the USM 29
12:422nd & 6 at own 29Braylon Braxton pass complete to Tychaun Chapman for 4 yds to the USM 33
12:263rd & 2 at own 33Braylon Braxton pass complete to Carl Chester for 23 yds to the JKST 44 for a 1ST down Jackson State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jeremiah Williams) declined for a 1ST down
12:061st & 10 at opp 44Jeffery Pittman run for 4 yds to the JKST 40
11:222nd & 6 at opp 40Jeffery Pittman run for 23 yds to the JKST 17 for a 1ST down
10:411st & 10 at opp 17Jeffery Pittman run for 2 yds to the JKST 15
9:592nd & 8 at opp 15Robert Briggs run for 15 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)Southern Miss 38, Jackson State 13
9:591st & 10 at own 25Timeout Southern Miss, clock 09:59
Jackson State Touchdown, 11 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 35Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds , KJ Chisholm return for 25 yds to the JKST 25
9:351st & 10 at own 25JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Nate Rembert for 22 yds to the JKST 47 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at own 47Ahmad Miller run for no gain to the JKST 47
8:322nd & 10 at own 47JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Ja’Naylon Dupree for 10 yds to the USM 43 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at opp 43JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Nate Rembert
8:132nd & 10 at opp 43JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Jameel Gardner Jr. for 1 yd to the USM 42
7:413rd & 9 at opp 42JaCobian Morgan run for 16 yds to the USM 26 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at opp 26Donerio Davenport run for 6 yds to the USM 20
6:442nd & 4 at opp 20JaCobian Morgan run for 9 yds to the USM 11 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at opp 11JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Kobe Paul
6:042nd & 10 at opp 11JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Jameel Gardner Jr. for 3 yds to the USM 8
5:341st & 10 at own 30Timeout Southern Miss, clock 05:34
5:341st & 10 at own 35Simon Naylor kickoff for 41 yds Jackson State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Bryce Owens) to the USM 30
5:323rd & 7 at opp 8Ahmad Miller run for 8 yds for a TD (Gerardo Baeza KICK)Southern Miss 38, Jackson State 20
Southern Miss Punt, 4 plays
5:181st & 10 at own 30Landry Lyddy pass complete to Jermane Hayes for 11 yds to the USM 41 for a 1ST down
4:441st & 10 at own 41Matt Jones run for 2 yds to the USM 43
4:032nd & 8 at own 43Matt Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the USM 42
3:243rd & 9 at own 42Timeout Southern Miss, clock 03:24
3:163rd & 9 at own 42Robert Briggs run for no gain to the USM 42
3:164th & 9 at own 42Timeout Southern Miss, clock 03:16
2:264th & 9 at own 42Jack Murley punt for 42 yds , Jabari Jones returns for 13 yds to the JKST 29
Jackson State Interception, 5 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 29Donerio Davenport run for a loss of 2 yards to the JKST 27
2:002nd & 12 at own 27Timeout Southern Miss, clock 02:00
1:542nd & 12 at own 27Donerio Davenport run for 9 yds to the USM 36 for a 1ST down Southern Miss Penalty, Personal Foul (Khalil Foster) to the USM 49 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at opp 49JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Ja’Naylon Dupree
1:392nd & 10 at opp 49Ahmad Miller run for 2 yds to the USM 47
1:073rd & 8 at opp 47JaCobian Morgan pass intercepted MaLik Caswell return for 23 yds to the JKST 40
1:073rd & 8 at opp 47JaCobian Morgan pass intercepted MaLik Caswell return for 23 yds to the JKST 40
Southern Miss End of game, 2 plays
0:531st & 10 at opp 40John White pass complete to Cace Reed for a loss of 1 yard to the JKST 41
0:002nd & 11 at opp 41Jaylin Carter run for 2 yds to the JKST 39

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Southern Miss leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Southern Miss 38, Jackson State 20
2018Southern Miss 55, Jackson State 7
2002Southern Miss 55, Jackson State 7
1987Southern Miss 17, Jackson State 7

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