University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss Holds Off Nebraska
9/11/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
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Southern Miss Holds Off Nebraska
LINCOLN,
The Golden Eagles converted five
?I'm proud of our football team,? Southern Miss Head Football Coach Jeff Bower said. ?We came into this game believing in ourselves and expecting to win. We knew we would have to overcome adversity. We just found a way to win this football game, and it?s a great win for our football team.?
Darren McCaleb converted on a 39 yard field goal, giving Southern Miss a 3-0 lead with 5:42 to play in the first quarter.
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The Cornhuskers made the score 6-3 with 14:50 to play in the second quarter on a 35-yard field goal from Sandr DeAngelis.
Southern Miss went on a 15-play drive with 5:59 remaining in the first half, registering four first downs on the drive, which resulted in another McCaleb field goal, this time a 21-yarder, making the the halftime score 9-3.
Nebraska took its first lead on its first offensive series of the second half, as Dailey tossed a nine-yard touchdown pass to Grant Mulkey, making the score 10-9 with 11:29 to play in the third quarter.
The Cornhuskers took advantage of Southern Miss? only turnover of the game, an interception by Daniel Bullocks, as Dailey threw a 13-yard touchdown to Matt Herian, making the score 17-9 with 10:00 to play in the third quarter.
But the Golden Eagles got closer, as they took advantage of another
With 8:34 to play in the game, Darrell Bennett recovered a fumble by Cornhusker Tierre Green, giving the Golden Eagles the ball at their own 49 yard line. Two plays later, Dustin Almond put Southern Miss ahead to stay, tossing a 46 yard touchdown to Marvin Young. The two-point conversion attempt was no good, as Southern Miss led 21-17 with 7:47 remaining in the game.
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But the Cornhuskers would have one final opportunity to win the game, as they took over at their 41 yard line with 3:18 to play. The Cornhuskers again reached the Southern Miss 12 yard line, but two incomplete passes by Dailey, followed by a delay of game penalty, saw
The Cornhuskers out-gained the Golden Eagles in total offense 476 to 239. Almond finished the game by completing 12-of-28 passes for 142 yards. Antwon Courington led the Golden Eagle receivers with 63 yards on three catches, while Young also caught three passes for 49 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Harris finished with 19 carries for 72 yards.
Southern Miss Notes:
? Southern Miss held a 9-3 lead at the half in today's opener, marking the seventh-straight regular season game in which the Golden Eagles held a halftime lead. The team's record in those games is 7-0.
? With Southern Miss' win today, the Golden Eagles have won 10-straight games where the team had the halftime lead. The last loss after having the halftime lead was a 20-17, double-overtime loss against
? The Southern Miss defense snatched three
? Eighteen of Southern Miss' 21 points were scored off turnovers in the game (two field goals and two touchdowns). The other field goal was scored off a turnover on downs.
? Southern Miss caused five turnovers (three interceptions and two fumbles) in the game in all, the most since causing six turnovers against
? Quarterback Dustin Almond finished the game with 142 yards and one touchdown on 12-of-28 passing and had one interception. Almond is now 9-3 in his career as a starter (.750), which is fourth-best among Southern Miss quarterbacks with 10 or more starts.
? Running back Anthony Harris gained 72 yards on 19 carries in the game, breaking the previous high of 70 yards (Derrick Nix, 1999) against
? Receivers Antwon Courington and Marvin Young both had a team-best three receptions for 63 and 49 yards, respectively. Young had the lone touchdown catch, a 46-yarder in the fourth quarter that gave the Golden Eagles the win.
? Sophomore kicker Darren McCaleb connected on three field goals in the game, on kicks of 39, 41 and 21 yards, respectively. The three made field goals ties his career high, which he also did in a win over
? Sophomore Damion Carter registered his first career catch today - a 5-yarder in the second quarter - while playing wide receiver. Carter also is the team's backup quarterback.
? Preseason All-American linebacker Michael Boley registered 18 tackles in the game, marking the fourth-straight game dating back to last season in which he had a double-digit tackle total. It is also the 17th game of his career with 10 or more tackles. The 18 tackles matches a career-high for the senior linebacker, which he also accomplished against
? Boley also forced two fumbles on the day, pushing his career total to six, which currently ranks tied for third on the Southern Miss all-time career mark in that category.
? Two players - junior defensive tackle Terrance Ford and junior linebacker Naton Stewart - both tallied the first interceptions of their respective careers today. Stewart took his pick 49 yards for a touchdown, also the first of his career. John Eubanks had the team's third interception.
? Senior linebacker Antoine Cash and junior defensive back Trevis Coley both added 10 total tackles. Cash led the team with two-and-a-half tackles for loss.
