NCAAF Game Recap - Alcorn State at Southern Miss
Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

GATec
14
Clem
52
F
Duke
3
Bama
42
F
UGA
30
Vand
6
F
Hou
31
Okla
49
F
FlAtl
21
OSU
45
F
GaSo
3
LSU
55
F
MidTN
21
Mich
40
F
ND
35
Lou
17
F
LT
14
Tex
45
F
Oreg
21
Aub
27
F
TxSt
7
TxAM
41
F
EWa
14
Wash
47
F
Utah
30
BYU
12
F
Idaho
7
PSU
79
F
FlaAM
0
UCF
62
F
Tuls
7
MSU
28
F
Wisc
49
SoFL
0
F
MiaOH
14
Iowa
38
F
NoIa
26
IASt
29
F(2OT)
Syr
24
Lib
0
F
NMS
7
WaSt
58
F
SoAl
21
Neb
35
F
NW
7
Stan
17
F
Alb
21
C Mi
38
F
UCLA
14
Cin
24
F
RMor
10
Buff
38
F
Wagn
21
UConn
24
F
Mor
3
BGSU
46
F
C Ark
35
W Ky
28
F
GWebb
28
UNCC
49
F
JacSt
14
SouLA
35
F
AlaSt
19
UAB
24
F
FLInt
14
Tul
42
F
SDSU
21
MIN
28
F
NoCol
18
SJSU
35
F
Kent
7
AzSt
30
F
Rice
7
Army
14
F
UMass
21
Rut
48
F
UtSt
35
Wake
38
F
Purd
31
NEV
34
F
ColSt
31
Colo
52
F
OkSt
52
OreSt
36
F
Miss
10
Mem
15
F
MissSt
38
ULLaf
28
F
InSt
17
Kans
24
F
Akr
3
Ill
42
F
ECU
6
NCSt
34
F
How
0
MD
79
F
Toled
24
KY
38
F
Ind
34
Ball
24
F
Boise
36
FlaSt
31
F
JMU
13
WVU
20
F
URI
20
Ohio
41
F
Buck
12
Temp
56
F
HolyC
7
Navy
45
F
Colg
7
AF
48
F
GASt
38
Tenn
30
F
SCar
20
UNC
24
F
E Mi
30
CoCar
23
F
ETenn
7
App
42
F
MonSt
10
TxTch
45
F
PorSt
13
Ark
20
F
VaTec
28
BC
35
F
SamHu
31
NM
39
F
(N/A)
7
UTSA
35
F
Camp
14
Troy
43
F
UCDav
13
Cal
27
F
VMI
17
Marsh
56
F
IllSt
10
NIU
24
F
Monm
13
WestMI
48
F
AlcSt
10
SMiss
38
F
Nich
14
K St
49
F
SFA
17
Bayl
56
F
SMU
37
ArkSt
30
F
Norf
21
OD
24
F
MIZ
31
Wyo
37
F
Abil
31
NorTx
51
F
UVA
30
Pitt
14
F
Gram
9
ULMon
31
F
HBU
34
UTEP
36
F
ArkPB
7
TCU
39
F
Web
0
SDSU
6
F
SoUt
23
UNLV
56
F
Fres
23
USC
31
F

Southern Miss 38, Alcorn State 10

Aug 31, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

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Alcorn State (0-1)

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10

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Southern Miss (1-0)

10

3

15

10

38

Adams with 2 returns, Southern Miss beats Alcorn St. 38-10
Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:36 PM

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Jaylond Adams returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a score to help Southern Mississippi jump to an early lead and beat Alcorn State 38-10 on Saturday in a season opener.

Adams, who sat out most of the 2018 season due to an injury, also scored on an 80-yard punt return early in the fourth quarter. Jack Abraham threw for 293 yards and a touchdown for the Golden Eagles. He also ran for a score.

The Golden Eagles held Alcorn State to just 56 yards offense in the first half. As the Braves' offense stalled, Andrew Stein added to Southern Mississippi's early 7-0 edge with a pair of field goals, from 20 and 19 yards, to make it 13-0 at halftime.

The Braves opened the second half with a 15-yard scoring dash by De'Shawn Waller to close to 13-7. But Abraham answered for the Golden Eagles on the next drive, throwing a 55-yard strike to Neil McLaurin for a 21-7 lead with 8:26 remaining in the third. Adams' fourth-quarter punt return for a score sealed the win for Southern Mississippi.

Noah Johnson threw for 143 yards for the Braves. Waller finished with 51 rushing yards.

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Passing

AlcSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
N. Johnson 31 17 54.8 0 148 37 1 54.2
F. Harper 1 1 100.0 0 1 1 0 79.2
SMiss Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Abraham 28 18 64.3 1 293 55 1 96.3

Rushing

AlcSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Waller 16 56 3.5 15 1
N. Duffey 7 25 3.6 9 0
SMiss Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. Anderson 8 22 2.8 7 0
J. Kempf 3 20 6.7 8 0

Receiving

AlcSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Blair 4 67 16.8 37 0
R. Anderson 2 19 9.5 10 0
SMiss Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Mitchell 7 133 19.0 54 0
T. Jones 5 68 13.6 25 0

Fumbles

AlcSt F FL
J. Bolton 1 1
SMiss F FL
J. Mitchell 1 1

Returning

AlcSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Morrison 2 10.5 0 16 0 0 0
SMiss KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Adams 1 89.0 1 89 2 46.5 1 80
D. Baker 2 8.5 0 17 0 0 0

Punting

AlcSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. McCullough 7 302 43.1 59
SMiss Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Bromell 2 84 42.0 45
Z. Everett 1 51 51.0 51

Takeaways

AlcSt Int Yds InTD
T. Wilson 1 0 0
SMiss Int Yds InTD
D. Thomas 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

AlcSt SMiss
Points For 10 38
Total Yards 229 389
Rushing Yards 80 96
Passing Yards 149 293
Passing Completions / Attempts 18/32 18/28
Turnovers 2 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 2/1
First Downs 15 16
Penalties - Yards 7/67 10/81
Time Of Possession 07:07 53:53
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/16 7/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 7/43 3/45

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter AlcSt SMiss
SMiss 00:14 TD Jaylond Adams 89 yd kick return (Andrew Stein kick) 0 7
SMiss 07:27 FG Andrew Stein 20 yd FG 0 10
2nd Quarter AlcSt SMiss
SMiss 15:00 FG Andrew Stein 19 yd FG 0 13
3rd Quarter AlcSt SMiss
AlcSt 04:17 TD De'Shawn Waller 15 yd run (Corey McCullough kick) 7 13
SMiss 06:34 TD Neil McLaurin 55 yd pass from Jack Abraham (ZAC EVERETT 2pt run) 7 21
AlcSt 10:06 FG Corey McCullough 44 yd FG 10 21
SMiss 14:45 TD Jack Abraham 14 yd run (Andrew Stein kick) 10 28
4th Quarter AlcSt SMiss
SMiss 02:20 TD Jaylond Adams 80 yd punt return (Andrew Stein kick) 10 35
SMiss 04:08 FG Andrew Stein 24 yd FG 10 38

Game Information

Stadium: Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Attendance: 31,076
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