University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
1-11 , 0-8
Troy
4-8 , 3-5
Football Ends Season with Road Loss at Troy
11/30/2024 6:22:00 PM | Football
TROY, Ala. — Damien Taylor rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns, Matthew Caldwell threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Troy scored 21 points in less than two minutes in the fourth quarter to beat Southern Miss 52-20 on Saturday.
Taylor went straight up the middle from 56-yards out to give Troy a 24-8 lead midway through the third quarter. He added a 35-yard scoring run for a 38-20 lead with 5:50 left in the fourth.
On the ensuing possession, Ian Conerly-Goodly intercepted a deflected pass and returned it 31 yards for a 25-point lead. Southern Miss quarterback Tate Rodemaker was intercepted again and LJ Green returned it 49 yards to the Golden Eagles' 16-yard line. Jordan Lovett capitalized on the short field by running it in from the 5.
Taylor reached the 1,000-yard mark on the season for Troy (4-8, 3-5 Sun Belt). Caldwell was 14 of 26 for 187 yards and he carried it seven times for 30 yards.
Rodemaker threw for 234 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Southern Miss (1-11, 0-8 Sun Belt). Larry Simmons had 90-yards receiving, while Tiaquelin 'Ti' Mims has 77 yards -- both had a touchdown.
Team Stats
USM 8, TRO 0
USM - Clay,Kenyon 1 yd run (Heath,Kyirin pass), 3 plays, 41 yards, TOP 01:29
USM 8, TRO 7
TRO - Taylor,Damien 6 yd run (Renfroe,Scott Taylor kick), 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 04:43
USM 8, TRO 10
TRO - Renfroe,Scott Taylor 50 yd field goal 9 plays, 39 yards, TOP 03:39
USM 8, TRO 17
TRO - Caldwell,Matthew 14 yd run (Renfroe,Scott Taylor kick), 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 06:26
USM 8, TRO 24
TRO - Taylor,Damien 56 yd run (Renfroe,Scott Taylor kick), 1 plays, 56 yards, TOP 00:12
USM 14, TRO 24
USM - Simmons,Larry 75 yd pass from Rodemaker,Tate () 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:18
USM 14, TRO 31
TRO - Swartz,Trae 10 yd pass from Caldwell,Matthew (Renfroe,Scott Taylor kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:04
USM 20, TRO 31
USM - Mims,Tiaquelin 4 yd pass from Rodemaker,Tate () 3 plays, 29 yards, TOP 01:09
USM 20, TRO 38
TRO - Taylor,Damien 35 yd run (Renfroe,Scott Taylor kick), 3 plays, 49 yards, TOP 01:05
USM 20, TRO 45
TRO - Conerly-Goodly,Ian 31 yd interception (Renfroe,Scott Taylor kick)
USM 20, TRO 52
TRO - Lovett,Jordan 5 yd run (Troemel,Nick kick), 2 plays, 16 yards, TOP 00:25
