University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
2-9 , 1-6
Louisiana Tech
3-8 , 2-5
Southern Miss Blows Past Louisiana Tech on the Road
11/20/2021 12:05:00 AM | Football
RUSTON, La. (AP) -- Frank Gore, Jr. threw two touchdowns on four completions and Southern Miss beat Louisiana Tech 35-19 on Friday night.
Gore was one of four players at quarterback that totaled 110 passing yards as the Golden Eagles (2-9, 1-6 Conference USA) dumped LA Tech (3-8, 2-5) in its last home game of the year.
Though listed as a running back, Gore was 4-of-8 passing for 75 yards with a pick and ran for a score. His TD passes — the first of his career — of 9 and 39 yards to Jason Brownlee contributed to a 21-9 halftime lead.
Trey Baldwin's 43-yard fumble recovery for a score brought the Bulldogs within 21-19 with 11:58 left, but Antavious Willis threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Grayson Gunter a little more than five minutes later for 28-19 Southern Miss lead.
Willis, a redshirt freshman defensive back, was 3-for-3 passing for 32 yards.
Dajon Richard ran for 120 yards on 22 carries for Southern Miss.
Marcus Williams Jr. ran for 88 yards on 17 carries for LA Tech.
Team Stats
USM 0, LAT 3
LAT - Barnes,Jacob 39 yd field goal 4 plays, -3 yards, TOP 01:16
USM 7, LAT 3
USM - Gore,Frank 1 yd run (Bourgeois,Briggs kick), 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 06:05
USM 7, LAT 6
LAT - Barnes,Jacob 43 yd field goal 11 plays, 50 yards, TOP 05:09
USM 14, LAT 6
USM - Brownlee,Jason 9 yd pass from Gore,Frank (Bourgeois,Briggs kick) 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:37
USM 14, LAT 9
LAT - Barnes,Jacob 43 yd field goal 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 03:07
USM 21, LAT 9
USM - Brownlee,Jason 39 yd pass from Gore,Frank (Bourgeois,Briggs kick) 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 02:34
USM 21, LAT 12
LAT - Barnes,Jacob 39 yd field goal 9 plays, 35 yards, TOP 03:24
USM 21, LAT 19
LAT - Baldwin,Trey 43 yd fumble recovery (Barnes,Jacob kick)
USM 28, LAT 19
USM - Gunter,Grayson 20 yd pass from Willis,Antavious (Bourgeois,Briggs kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:15
USM 35, LAT 19
USM - Habas,Averie 6 yd interception (Bourgeois,Briggs kick)
