NCAAF Game Recap - Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss
Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:30 PM EDT

Cit
0
Clem
49
F
SoFL
0
ND
52
F
Tuls
7
OkSt
16
F
APSU
20
Cin
55
F
UCF
49
GATec
21
F
MiaFL
47
Lou
34
F
ULLaf
34
GASt
31
F OT
App
7
Marsh
17
F
Syr
10
Pitt
21
F
Camp
21
CoCar
43
F
BC
26
Duke
6
F
Lib
30
W Ky
24
F
Navy
27
Tul
24
F
SFA
10
UTSA
24
F
Troy
47
MidTN
14
F
SMU
65
NorTx
35
F
TxSt
38
ULMon
17
F
LT
31
SMiss
30
F
Wake
42
NCSt
45
F
Abil
13
UTEP
17
F

Sep 19, 2020, 7:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Louisiana Tech (1-0)

7

3

14

7

31

Southern Miss (0-2)

0

13

14

3

30

La Tech beats Southern Miss 31-30 on Herbert's TD catch
Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:57 PM

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Griffin Hebert made a spectacular 4-yard touchdown catch underneath the goal post with 14 seconds left as Louisiana Tech rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Southern Mississippi 31-30 on Saturday night in a Conference USA opener.

On fourth down, Luke Anthony scrabbled around the pocket and then tossed the ball to Hebert, who made a two-handed jumping catch while being pushed by two defenders out of bounds. Herbert kept his left foot just inside the end zone. The play was initially ruled incomplete and reversed after a lengthy review.

Anthony was 13 of 21 for 149 yards with three touchdown passes for Louisiana Tech in its season opener. Hebert finished with five catches for 48 yards including a 5-yard touchdown from starting quarterback Aaron Allen.

Jack Abraham was 24-of-32 passing for 264 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for Southern Miss (0-2, 0-1). Tim Jones had eight receptions for 160 yards and two touchdowns.

Trailing 27-10 midway through the third quarter, Anthony threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Adrian Hardy. Anthony then tossed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Smoke Harris, who made an over-the-shoulder catch between two defenders that pulled the Bulldogs to 27-24 at the end of the third quarter.

It was interim coach Scott Walden's debut for the Golden Eagles. He replaced Jay Hopson of Sept. 7. Hopson was 28-23 in five seasons at Southern Miss.

Capacity was limited to 25% at 36,000-seat M.M. Roberts Stadium. Six feet of social distancing was required and tailgating prohibited.

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Passing

LT Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
L. Anthony 21 13 61.9 3 149 35 0 122.8
A. Allen 14 11 78.6 1 69 16 1 81.3
SMiss Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Abraham 32 24 75.0 3 264 74 1 117.2

Rushing

LT Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Henderson 18 69 3.8 11 0
I. Tucker 11 65 5.9 15 0
SMiss Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Ragsdale 11 56 5.1 21 0
F. Gore Jr. 6 39 6.5 27 0

Receiving

LT Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Hardy 5 79 15.8 32 1
S. Harris 5 59 11.8 35 1
SMiss Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Jones 8 160 20.0 74 2
D. Jones 4 45 11.3 18 0

Fumbles

LT F FL
A. Allen 1 0
L. Anthony 1 0

Returning

LT KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
W. Toussant 2 28.0 0 30 0 0 0
I. Graham 1 10.0 0 10 0 0 0
SMiss KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Harrell 4 32.5 0 48 0 0 0
B. Hayes 1 19.0 0 19 0 0 0

Punting

LT Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Barnes 2 73 36.5 41
SMiss Punt Yds Avg LgPu
G. Fleming 2 85 42.5 44

Takeaways

LT Int Yds InTD
D. Hall 1 23 0
SMiss Int Yds InTD
S. Latham 1 15 0

Team Stats Comparison

LT SMiss
Points For 31 30
Total Yards 381 393
Rushing Yards 163 129
Passing Yards 218 264
Passing Completions / Attempts 24/35 24/32
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 2/0 0/0
First Downs 26 21
Penalties - Yards 7/48 5/45
Time Of Possession 44:44 16:16
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 10/16 7/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/3 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 0/0 0/0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter LT SMiss
LT 13:11 TD Griffin Hebert 5 yd pass from Aaron Allen (Jacob Barnes kick) 7 0
2nd Quarter LT SMiss
SMiss 03:00 TD Kevin Perkins 1 yd run (failed 2pt rush) 7 6
LT 08:52 FG Eric Barnes 28 yd FG 10 6
SMiss 09:16 TD Tim Jones 74 yd pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) 10 13
3rd Quarter LT SMiss
SMiss 01:02 TD Tim Jones 20 yd pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) 10 20
SMiss 07:24 TD Jason Brownlee 5 yd pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) 10 27
LT 09:29 TD Adrian Hardy 32 yd pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) 17 27
LT 14:31 TD Smoke Harris 35 yd pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) 24 27
4th Quarter LT SMiss
SMiss 09:54 FG Briggs Bourgeois 37 yd FG 24 30
LT 14:46 TD Griffin Hebert 4 yd pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) 31 30

Game Information

Stadium: Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Attendance: 0
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