Southern Miss-UCF Postgame Notes

Nov. 13, 2010

Team Notes

Team Captains were senior defensive end Roshaad Byrd, junior linebacker Tim Green and senior defensive back Chick Hunter. Southern Miss won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Fedora is 3-0 in his career vs. UCF and Southern Miss is 5-1.
Southern Miss has now outscored their opponents 100-44 in the first quarter this season. The Knights outscored Southern Miss 14-3 today.
Southern Miss has forced at least one turnover in each of the last seven games.
Southern Miss did not score 40 points for the first time in the last six games. They have scored at least 40 points in eight of the last 11 games.
With today's win Southern Miss has had nine straight seasons with at least seven wins.
The win also marks the 15th time the Golden Eagles have finished with at least a .500 record in Conference USA.
Today's victory also snapped UCF's 11-game win streak over Conference USA opponents.
The win also snapped a 10-game losing streak over ranked opponents. The last time Southern Miss beat a ranked opponent was on November 20, 2003 vs. No. 9 TCU in Hattiesburg.
Southern Miss had not beat a ranked opponent on the road since September 16, 2000 at No. 13 Alabama.

Offensive Notes

Offensive lineman Cameron Zipp made his 36th consecutive start today.
With 21 completions today QB Austin Davis passed Jeff Kelly (198) and moved into fifth-place all-time for completions in a season with 201.
Southern Miss rushed 35 times today, the first time in the last seven games they have not had at least 40 rushes.
Johdrick Morris hauled in his fourth TD pass of the season in the second quarter, a five-yard reception.
Kelvin Boldin hauled two TD passes in the game, a 23-yard strike from Davis in the second quarter and a 26-yard pass.
Receiver DeAndre Brown returned after missing six games and caught three passes for 66 yards, including a season-high 53-yard reception.
Brown hauled in his 24th career TD and his third of the season. The 24 career TD's is second all-time for the Eagles.
Davis threw a season-high four TD's in the game,which ties his career-high for a single game. He also had four vs. Rice on October 18, 2008.
Davis has now thrown for 47 career TD passes, which is fifth-place all-time for Southern Miss.
Davis threw for over 200 yards for the 19th time in his career which is second place all-time behind Jeff Kelly who had 22.

Defensive Notes

Alex Walters intercepted a pass in the first quarter, his second consecutive game forcing a turnover.
Justin Wilson intercepted a pass in the second quarter, the 12th of his career and fourth of the season.
Jamie Collins tallied his first solo sack of the season in the third quarter. He has 1.5 on the season now.
Cordarro Law recorded his fourth sack of the season in the fourth quarter.

Special Teams Notes

Hrapmann hit a 31-yard field goal in the first quarter. He has now had at least one field goal in all 10 games this season.
Hrapmann is now 22-of-24 in field goals and a perfect 38-for-38 in PAT's this season.
Hrapmann needs only one more field goal this season to tie the school record of 23 field goals in a season set by Darren McCaleb in 2005.

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