University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
1-3 , 1-1
North Texas
1-2 , 0-1
Football Wins at North Texas, 41-31
10/3/2020 10:50:00 PM | Football
DENTON, Texas (AP) -- Frank Gore Jr. ran for 130 yards, Jack Abraham threw for a pair of scores and Southern Miss defeated North Texas 41-31 on Saturday night at Apogee Stadium..
Gore's 100-yard rushing game was the first for the Golden Eagles' since De'Michael Harris did it on Nov. 16, 2019, as the squad finished with over 200 yards rushing (202) for the first time this season.
Abraham threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Demarcus Jones and Gore ran it in from 11 yards out to give Southern Miss a 14-3 lead in the game's first 4 1/2 minutes.
The Mean Green's Tre Siggers capped an 80-yard scoring drive with a 1-yard scoring run with 1:54 before halftime. But Southern Miss (1-3, 1-1 Conference USA) drove 46 yards in 70 seconds, and Briggs Bourgeois kicked a 46-yard field goal to put the Golden Eagles up 20-10 at intermission.
Darius Mayberry's 4-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter stretched Southern Miss to its largest lead at 34-17. Maberry finished the contest with his first two rushing touchdowns of his career.
Austin Aune threw for 330 yards and two scores for North Texas (1-2, 0-1).
Team Stats
USM 0, UNT 3
UNT - MOONEY, Ethan 49 yd field goal 10 plays, 24 yards, TOP 2:24
USM 7, UNT 3
USM - JONES, Demarcus 22 yd pass from ABRAHAM, Jack (BOURGEOIS, B. kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:06
USM 14, UNT 3
USM - GORE, Frank 11 yd run (BOURGEOIS, B. kick), 3 plays, 24 yards, TOP 1:04
USM 17, UNT 3
USM - BOURGEOIS, B. 31 yd field goal 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:26
USM 17, UNT 10
UNT - SIGGERS, Tre 1 yd run (MOONEY, Ethan kick), 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:30
USM 20, UNT 10
USM - BOURGEOIS, B. 46 yd field goal 9 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:10
USM 27, UNT 10
USM - BROWNLEE, Jason 68 yd pass from ABRAHAM, Jack (BOURGEOIS, B. kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:23
USM 27, UNT 17
UNT - DARDEN, Jaelon 17 yd pass from AUNE, Austin (MOONEY, Ethan kick) 12 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:14
USM 34, UNT 17
USM - MABERRY, Darius 4 yd run (BOURGEOIS, B. kick), 4 plays, 22 yards, TOP 1:59
USM 34, UNT 24
UNT - TORREY, DeAndre 34 yd run (MOONEY, Ethan kick), 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:43
USM 41, UNT 24
USM - MABERRY, Darius 14 yd run (BOURGEOIS, B. kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:55
USM 41, UNT 31
UNT - SIMPSON, Deonte 37 yd pass from AUNE, Austin (MOONEY, Ethan kick) 3 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:00
