University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Football Falls At Alabama
10/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Football Falls At Alabama
It was the first loss of the season for Southern Miss, as the team falls to 4-1 on the campaign.
Sophomore quarterback Damion Carter made his third career start today, but finished by completing 5-of-20 passes for 16 yards, including a long pass of 12 yards on the night. Freshman quarterback Jeremy Young saw his first action of his career late in the fourth quarter, as he finished by completing 1-of-3 passes for seven yards.
Southern Miss drove into
On Alabama?s ensuing possession, the Crimson Tide took the first lead of the game on a 45-yard field goal by Brian Bostick, taking a 3-0 lead with 6:25 to play in the first quarter.
The Golden Eagles cut the Crimson Tide?s lead to 10-3 with a 37-yard field goal with 13:41 remaining in the first half.
Bostick added a 37-yard field goal with 1:01 remaining in the first half, as
Neither team would score in the third quarter, but
The game was not without positives however, as the Golden Eagles ran for 148 yards today against the Crimson Tide, the most since rushing for 105 in 1995.
Senior Michael Boley finished with 11 tackles to tie for the team, his 19th double-figure performance of his career. Senior Antoine Cash also finished with 11 tackles to tie Boley for game-high honors. Junior Trevis Coley had his second interception of the season in the fourth quarter, the fifth of his career.
Junior wide receiver Antwon Courington extended his games with a catch streak to 15, while senior DaRon Lawrence has now caught a pass in 11 straight games.
Southern Miss returns home Saturday, Oct. 23 in a homecoming game against
