University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
5-2 , 3-0
Louisiana
2-5 , 1-2
Golden Eagles Spoil Louisiana's Homecoming with 22-10 Win
10/18/2025 8:09:00 PM | Football
LAFAYETTE, La. — Micah Davis caught a 98-yard touchdown pass from Braylon Braxton and Jabari Ishmael recovered a fumble inside the 1-yard line to help Southern Miss beat Louisiana 22-10 on Saturday.
On a third-and-14 from the Golden Eagle two-yard line, Davis caught a long ball down the right sideline for the longest pass play in Southern Miss history. It put the Golden Eagles (5-2, 3-0 Sun Belt) up 20-10 at the 3:40 mark in the third quarter.
The Ragin' Cajuns (2-5, 1-2 Sun Belt) nearly responded with a touchdown on the ensuing possession, but Lunch Winfield reached for the goal line on a quarterback keeper and lost the ball, which Ishmael recovered.
On a fourth-and-8, Winfield was stripped sacked in the end zone by Chris Jones for a safety with 3:44 remaining.
Braxton was 13-of-18 passing for 237 yards and also threw an interception. Davis finished with 134 yards on three receptions. Ahmere Foster and Corey Myrick each had an interception for the Golden Eagles, who entered with 11 interceptions, second in the FBS
Winfield finished 12-of-21 for 112 yards passing and added 98 yards and a touchdown on the ground for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Southern Miss returns home next week to host ULM in its annual homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 25. Kickoff from The Rock is slated for 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
USM 0, UL 7
UL - Winfield,Lunch 3 yd run (Sterner,Tony kick), 16 plays, 85 yards, TOP 08:01
USM 7, UL 7
USM - Jones,Matt 1 yd run (Harradine,Reed kick), 3 plays, 37 yards, TOP 00:47
USM 10, UL 7
USM - Wilbanks,Creighton 32 yd field goal 10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 02:55
USM 13, UL 7
USM - Wilbanks,Creighton 52 yd field goal 1 plays, yards, TOP 00:03
USM 13, UL 10
UL - Sterner,Tony 24 yd field goal 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 05:21
USM 20, UL 10
USM - Davis,Micah 98 yd pass from Braxton,Braylon (Wilbanks,Creighton kick) 3 plays, 94 yards, TOP 00:58
USM 22, UL 10
USM - 0 yd safety
