University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Football Looks To Rebound Against Memphis On Friday
11/9/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
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Football Looks To Rebound Against Memphis On Friday
HATTIESBURG, Miss.? The Southern Miss football team, coming off it?s first Conference USA loss since Nov. 23, 2002, looks to rebound at Memphis Friday night, in a nationally televised game scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
The Golden Eagles had previously won 13-consecutive league games, before Saturday?s loss to
The
This will be the 55th meeting between
The Golden Eagles have won three of the last four meetings at
So far this season, Southern Miss has scored 193 points, averaging 27.6 points a contest, which ranks No. 45 nationally and No. 6 in Conference
Almond leads the team with 850 yards through the air, on 69-of-131 passing. He has thrown six touchdowns this season, against two interceptions, and has long scoring passes of 46 and 45 yards to Marvin Young against
After Almond strained his hamstring on his 18-yard touchdown run against
Carter got the start against
Carter has played in all seven games this season, five of them coming at wide receiver, where he provides depth. He recorded his first career catch against
Redshirt freshman Jeremy Young also has seen limited action at quarterback this season, and has completed 3-of-7 passes for 42 yards, including a long of 26 yards. Young scored his first-career touchdown against
Junior running back Anthony Harris leads all running backs with 473 yards on 117 carries. He averages four yards a carry and has scored a team-best four touchdowns on the ground this season.
Senior Sherron Moore ranks second on the team with 322 yards rushing, on 73 attempts, an average of 4.4 yards a carry.
Redshirt freshman running back Larry Thomas is the team?s third-leading rusher with 221 yards on 21 carries, an average of 10.5 yards a carry. Against
Junior Antwon Courington leads the receiving corps with 256 yards on 19 catches, and is tied for the team lead with Marvin Young with three touchdowns. Courington caught three passes for 34 yards against
Young ranks second on the team with 17 catches for 251 receiving yards, including long touchdown catches of 46 and 45 yards against
Senior DaRon Lawrence, playing with a torn ACL in his knee, recorded a season-best day in receiving yards against
Freshman Tavarres Williams ranks fourth on the team with 103 receiving yards on six catches, despite playing in only three games and recording catches in two games. Williams caught his first pass in the
Senior tight end Otho Graves has two catches, each for touchdowns, including a one-yard score against Tulane (9/25) and the game-winning score against
Junior kickoff returner John Eubanks ranks No. 2 nationally in kickoff returns (32.5 yards per return). He set an M.M. Roberts Stadium record with a 97-yard return against
Sophomore kicker Darren McCaleb connected on a 20-yard field goal against
Defensively, the Golden Eagles have recorded 57 tackles for loss, 20 sacks, 10 interceptions, 27 pass breakups, nine forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.
Senior linebacker Michael Boley, a midseason All-American and Conference
Senior linebacker Antoine Cash ranks second on the team with 60 total tackles (31 solos and 29 assists). He leads the team with 12 tackles for loss, has four sacks, a 62-yard fumble recovery return and two pass breakups.
Junior defensive backs John Eubanks and Trevis Coley lead the team with two interceptions each.
The Tigers have scored 296 points this season, averaging 37 points a contest and has racked up 3,671 yards of total offense this season (1,498 on the ground, 2,173 through the air). The team averages 458.9 yards of total offense a contest (187.2 yards on the ground and 271.6 through the air) and averages 6.1 yards a play. They have converted 59-of-122 (48 percent) third-down attempts this season, also making 4-of-7 (57 percent) fourth down attempts.
Danny Wimprine leads the team in passing yards with 1,979. He has completed 145-of-267 passes, including 15 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Wimprine averages 247.4 yards a contest and has a long pass of 68 yards this season.
Running back DeAngelo Williams has 1,141 yards rushing this season on 208 attempts, averaging 142.6 yards a game and has scored 13 touchdowns. Robert Douglas has scored two rushing touchdowns, while Wimprine has scored one.
Receiver Tavares Gideon has a team-high 387 receiving yards on 30 catches, averaging 48.4 yards a game. He averages 12.9 yards a catch and has scored nine touchdowns, one of nine Tiger players to record a touchdown. Darron White has caught 21 passes for 327 yards, for a team-high 15.6 yards per catch average and a touchdown.
Kicker Stephen Gostkowski has connected on 15-of-17 field goals this season, including a long of 49. He has also connected on 33-of-33 extra-point attempts. Wimprine leads the team in punting, with 15 punts for 572 yards.
Defensively, the Tigers have recorded 42 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, five interceptions, 28 pass breakups, five forced fumbles and eight fumble recoveries.
Linebacker Tim Goodwell has a team-high 70 total tackles, including 30 solos and 40 assists. He has 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
Defensive lineman Albert Means has a team-high seven tackles for loss, defensive end Marcus West has a team-best six sacks and defensive back O.C. Collins has a team-high two interceptions.
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