| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USM | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
 ARST | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Game Leaders
Jaylen Raynor
· QB
Devin Spencer
· RB
Braylon Braxton
· QB
Jeffery Pittman
· RB
Team Stats
221st Downs28
7-173rd down efficiency9-15
0-14th down efficiency0-0
528Total Yards456
356Passing337
24/35Comp/Att38/53
10.2Yards per pass6.4
172Rushing119
42Rushing Attempts34
4.1Yards per rush3.5
12-100Penalties2-10
2Turnovers6
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:04
(00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass intercepted by #41 A.Foster at USM00, End Of Play
0:04
(00:04) No Huddle #1 J.Raynor pass incomplete, Spike
0:07
(00:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short middle to #7 C.Rucker caught at USM20, for 23 yards to the USM13 (#11 J.Pennix), 1ST DOWN
0:13
(00:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass incomplete deep left to #3 H.Summers thrown to USM15 broken up by #1 J.Moten
0:21
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 00:21
0:21
(00:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short left to #10 J.Bonelli caught at USM38, for 9 yards to the USM36, out of bounds at USM36, 1ST DOWN
0:33
(00:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor rush middle for 1 yard gain to the USM45, End Of Play
0:43
(00:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass incomplete deep right to #3 H.Summers thrown to USM22 PENALTY USM Pass Interference (#11 J.Pennix) 15 yards from ASU39 to USM46, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
0:52
(00:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short left to #19 T.Fortenberry caught at ASU36, for 7 yards to the ASU39 (#3 I.Foster), 1ST DOWN
0:57
(01:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor rush right for 0 yards to the ASU32, out of bounds at ASU32
1:03
(01:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short right to #4 D.Spencer caught at ASU19, for 7 yards to the ASU32, out of bounds at ASU32
1:09
(01:11) #96 R.Harradine punt 41 yards to the ASU25 fair catch by #20 A.Blancas at ASU25
1:15
PENALTY USM Delay Of Game 5 yards from USM39 to USM34. NO PLAY
1:54
(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Pittman rush left for 1 yard loss to the USM39 (#4 B.Whitehead; #0 T.Yowe)
2:00
Timeout , clock 02:00
2:09
(02:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Pittman rush middle for 0 yards to the USM40 (#95 S.Mitchell; #20 K.Taylor)
2:15
Timeout Arkansas State, clock 02:15
2:14
(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Pittman rush middle for 3 yards gain to the USM40 (#20 K.Taylor)
2:21
Timeout Arkansas State, clock 02:21
2:21
(02:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Pittman rush middle for 5 yards gain to the USM37 (#20 K.Taylor), 1ST DOWN
2:26
Timeout Arkansas State, clock 02:26
2:26
(02:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Pittman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the USM32 (#10 D.Hendricks; #38 J.Drew)
3:08
(03:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Pittman rush left for 5 yards gain to the USM30 (#0 T.Yowe)
3:15
(03:15) #25 C.Amaya kickoff 52 yards to the USM13 fair catch by #6 M.Davis at USM13
3:15
(03:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short middle to #10 J.Bonelli caught at USM00, for 3 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:15 #34 C.Van Andel kick attempt good (H: #29 J.Waller, LS: #41 D.Nicolson)
3:29
(03:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short right to #7 C.Rucker caught at USM10, for 24 yards to the USM03 (#41 A.Foster; #35 C.Jones), 1ST DOWN
3:48
(03:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 D.Spencer rush middle for 5 yards gain to the USM27 (#16 J.Lewis; #35 C.Jones)
4:08
(04:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short left to #19 T.Fortenberry caught at USM32, for 4 yards to the USM32 (#35 C.Jones), 1ST DOWN
4:31
(04:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short right to #3 H.Summers caught at USM43, for 7 yards to the USM36 (#23 A.Richard, Jr.; #17 M.Montgomery)
4:52
(05:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short middle to #3 H.Summers caught at USM43, for 12 yards to the USM43 (#6 D.King), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD
5:23
(05:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short right to #7 C.Rucker caught at ASU38, for 4 yards to the ASU45 (#95 M.Clinton; #17 M.Montgomery)
5:34
(05:39) #96 R.Harradine punt 39 yards to the ASU41 fair catch by #20 A.Blancas at ASU41
5:50
PENALTY USM Delay Of Game 5 yards from USM25 to USM20. NO PLAY
6:28
(06:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass complete short middle to #88 K.Heath caught at USM20, for 4 yards to the USM25 (#25 A.Alexander; #95 S.Mitchell)
7:14
(07:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 R.Briggs Jr. rush left for 3 yards gain to the USM21 (#94 C.Sigler; #95 S.Mitchell)
7:48
(07:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 R.Briggs Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the USM18 (#38 J.Drew)
7:54
(07:58) #29 J.Waller punt 45 yards to the USM16, out of bounds at USM16
8:01
(08:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass incomplete short middle to #7 C.Rucker thrown to ASU45 broken up by #7 I.Gibson
8:06
(08:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass incomplete short right to #5 K.Clay thrown to ASU38
8:31
(08:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 K.Clay rush left for 3 yards gain to the ASU39 (#1 J.Moten; #13 M.Haygood)
8:46
(08:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short middle to #87 T.Little caught at ASU35, for 4 yards to the ASU36 (#13 M.Haygood; #22 C.Myrick), 1ST DOWN
9:06
(09:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Raynor pass complete short left to #10 J.Bonelli caught at ASU32, for 7 yards to the ASU32, End Of Play
9:15
(09:15) #96 R.Harradine kickoff 65 yards to the ASU00, Touchback
9:15
Timeout , clock 09:15
9:15
(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass complete short left to #88 K.Heath caught at ASU01, for 15 yards to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:15, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #17 K.McCormick, LS: #46 L.Beard)
9:38
(09:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass complete short left to #2 T.Chapman caught at ASU15, for 1 yard to the ASU15 (#4 B.Whitehead)
9:49
(09:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Pittman rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 09:47 PENALTY USM Holding (#56 G.Nunnery) 10 yards from ASU06 to ASU16. NO PLAY
10:16
(10:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Pittman rush left for 4 yards gain to the ASU06 (#22 N.Nelson), out of bounds
10:35
(10:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Braxton pass complete short left to #6 M.Davis caught at ASU10, for 12 yards to the ASU10 (#9 A.Dickerson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Moten picks off 3 passes, Southern Miss uses 6 turnovers to beat Arkansas State 27-21
— Josh Moten intercepted three passes, Landry Lyddy had passing and rushing touchdowns and Southern Miss held on to beat Arkansas State 27-21 on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the Sun Belt Conference.
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