Southern Miss
1-5 , 0-2
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UTEP
5-1 , 2-0
Southern Miss Falls at Home to UTEP
10/9/2021 10:42:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss.(AP) -- Breon Heyward scooped up a fumble and raced 53 yards for a touchdown to help UTEP to a 26-13 win over Southern Mississippi on Saturday night.
Ronald Awatt ran for 159 yards and a touchdown and Jacob Cowing broke free for a 53-yard touchdown to give UTEP a 14-7 halftime advantage.
Jake Lange threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Jason Brownlee in the first quarter to get the Golden Eagles even at 7-7, but had the ball stripped early in the third quarter and Heyward converted to put the Miners up, 21-7.
Awatt had 18 carries and scored the game's first touchdown on a 17-yard run five minutes into the game. Deion Hankins carried 13 times for 46 yards for UTEP (5-1, 2-0 Conference USA).
Lange was 20 of 31 for 239 yards passing and threw two touchdowns, but was picked off once and sacked five times. The Golden Eagles (1-5, 0-2) ran the ball 32 times for 15 yards.
Team Stats
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UTE 7, USM 0
UTE - Awatt,Ronald 17 yd run (Baechle,Gavin kick), 12 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:38
UTE 7, USM 7
USM - Brownlee,Jason 31 yd pass from Lange,Jake (Bourgeois,Briggs kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:40
UTE 14, USM 7
UTE - Cowing,Jacob 53 yd run (Baechle,Gavin kick), 2 plays, 59 yards, TOP 00:45
UTE 21, USM 7
UTE - Hayward,Breon 55 yd fumble recovery (Baechle,Gavin kick)
UTE 23, USM 7
UTE - Ortega,Josh 0 yd safety
UTE 26, USM 7
UTE - Baechle,Gavin 38 yd field goal 6 plays, 53 yards, TOP 03:37
UTE 26, USM 13
USM - Jones,Demarcus 3 yd pass from Lange,Jake () 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:53
