| | | Captains for MT:16, 33, 20, Captains for USM:97, 70, 9, 50 |
| | | Middle Tennessee won the toss and deferred. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm35 | Change of possession, MT ball on MT35, 1st and 10. |
| | | CLARK, Cody kickoff 58 yards to the USM7, Thomas, Michael return 26 yards to the USM33 (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm33 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 15:00. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm33 | Smith, Ito rush for 2 yards to the USM35 (LUCKETT, C.). |
| Usm | 2-8 | at  Usm35 | Foster, Kyle rush for no gain to the USM35 (BYARD, Kevin). |
| Usm | 3-8 | at  Usm35 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 26 yards to the MT39 (KELLY, John), PENALTY USM pass interference (Thomas, Michael) 15 yards to the USM20, NO PLAY. |
| Usm | 3-23 | at  Usm20 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to TRIPLETT, M. (DALE, Alex). |
| Usm | 4-23 | at  Usm20 | Sarrazin, Tyler punt 7 yards to the USM27, out-of-bounds. |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 01:41 |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm27 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 13:19. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm27 | GRAMMER, Austin rush for no gain to the USM27 (COTTON, J.). |
| Mt | 2-10 | at  Usm27 | GRAMMER, Austin rush for no gain to the USM27 (Anderson, Brian). |
| Mt | 3-10 | at  Usm27 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to BATTIES, E. for 4 yards to the USM23 (Reed, Kalan). |
| Mt | 4-6 | at  Usm23 | CLARK, Cody field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 11:36. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 3, Southern Miss 0 |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:43 |
| | | CLARK, Cody kickoff 61 yards to the USM4, Thomas, Michael return 31 yards to the USM35 (ROWLAND, Tony). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm35 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 11:36. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm35 | Smith, Ito rush for 1 yard to the USM36, fumble forced by BARBER, T.T., fumble by Smith, Ito recovered by USM Smith, Ito at USM36. |
| Usm | 2-9 | at  Usm36 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Foster, Kyle for 9 yards to the USM45, 1ST DOWN USM (WAFFORD, Trey). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm45 | Payne, George rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (WALKER, Xavier). |
| Usm | 2-5 | at  Usm50 | Payne, George rush for 4 yards to the MT46 (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 3-1 | at  Mt46 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 09:21. |
| Usm | 3-1 | at  Mt46 | Payne, George rush for 3 yards to the MT43, 1ST DOWN USM (WAFFORD, Trey). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt43 | Payne, George rush for 3 yards to the MT40 (HUFF, Shaquille). |
| Usm | 2-7 | at  Mt40 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Payne, George for 12 yards to the MT28, 1ST DOWN USM, out-of-bounds (WALKER, Xavier). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt28 | Payne, George rush for loss of 3 yards to the MT31 (FELTON, Raynard). |
| Usm | 2-13 | at  Mt31 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 9 yards to the MT22 (SINGLETARY, J.). |
| Usm | 3-4 | at  Mt22 | Payne, George rush for 8 yards to the MT14, 1ST DOWN USM (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt14 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Thomas, Michael. |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Mt14 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Parks, Tez for 1 yard to the MT13, fumble forced by LUCKETT, C., fumble by Parks, Tez recovered by USM Bates, Oliver at MT11. |
| Usm | 3-7 | at  Mt11 | Mullens, Nick pass intercepted by BYARD, Kevin at the MT0, BYARD, Kevin return 1 yards to the MT1. |
| | | Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, TOP 04:53 |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt01 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 06:43. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt01 | GRAMMER, Austin pass incomplete, QB hurry by APPLEWHITE, J.. |
| Mt | 2-10 | at  Mt01 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 8 yards to the MT9 (COTTON, J.). |
| Mt | 3-2 | at  Mt09 | PARKER, Jordan rush for no gain to the MT9 (Anderson, Brian). |
| Mt | 4-2 | at  Mt09 | LOPEZ, Zachary punt 15 yards to the MT24, out-of-bounds. |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:17 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt24 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 05:26. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt24 | Payne, George rush for 2 yards to the MT22 (SINGLETARY, J.). |
| Usm | 2-8 | at  Mt22 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to RICARD, M. for 11 yards to the MT11, 1ST DOWN USM (AKINS, Shon). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt11 | Payne, George rush for 3 yards to the MT8 (BASTIEN, S.). |
| Usm | 2-7 | at  Mt08 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Cox, James. |
| Usm | 3-7 | at  Mt08 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to RICARD, M. (DALE, Alex). |
| Usm | 4-7 | at  Mt08 | Acosta, Corey field goal attempt from 25 GOOD, clock 03:38. |
| | | Southern Miss 3, Middle Tennessee 3 |
| | | Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 01:48 |
| | | Acosta, Corey kickoff 60 yards to the MT5, WHATLEY, Reggie return 59 yards to the USM36, out-of-bounds (Acosta, Corey). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm36 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 03:38. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm36 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to TUCKER, Shane for 17 yards to the USM19, 1ST DOWN MT (Reed, Kalan). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm19 | TUCKER, Shane pass complete to GRAMMER, Austin for 12 yards to the USM7, 1ST DOWN MT, out-of-bounds (COTTON, J.). |
| Mt | 1-G | at  Usm07 | TUCKER, Shane rush for 6 yards to the USM1 (COTTON, J.). |
| Mt | 2-G | at  Usm01 | TUCKER, Shane rush for 1 yard to the USM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:43. |
| | | CLARK, Cody kick attempt good. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 10, Southern Miss 3 |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, TOP 00:55 |
| | | CLARK, Cody kickoff 56 yards to the USM9, Thomas, Michael return 19 yards to the USM28 (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm28 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 02:43. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm28 | Payne, George rush for 8 yards to the USM36 (ROBERSON, James). |
| Usm | 2-2 | at  Usm36 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 6 yards to the USM42, 1ST DOWN USM (SINGLETARY, J.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm42 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to TRIPLETT, M. for 5 yards to the USM47, out-of-bounds, QB hurry by TEAM. |
| Usm | 2-5 | at  Usm47 | Payne, George rush for 15 yards to the MT38, 1ST DOWN USM (WALKER, Xavier). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt38 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thompson, D.J. for 3 yards to the MT35 (AKINS, Shon). |
| Usm | 2-7 | at  Mt35 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Payne, George. |
| Usm | 3-7 | at  Mt35 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Payne, George for 30 yards to the MT5, 1ST DOWN USM, out-of-bounds (GASQUE, L.), QB hurry by GASQUE, L.. |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Mt05 | Payne, George rush for 1 yard to the MT4 (LUCKETT, C.). |
| | | Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:21 |
| | | Middle Tennessee 10, Southern Miss 3 |
| Usm | 2-G | at  Mt04 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Usm | 2-G | at  Mt04 | Payne, George rush for 3 yards to the MT1 (BASTIEN, S.;MCNEIL, Patrick). |
| Usm | 3-G | at  Mt01 | Payne, George rush for 1 yard to the MT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:22. |
| | | Acosta, Corey kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by BYARD, Kevin). |
| | | Middle Tennessee 10, Southern Miss 9 |
| | | Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 03:21 |
| | | Acosta, Corey kickoff 49 yards to the MT16, WHATLEY, Reggie return 25 yards to the MT41 (Collins, Trae). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt41 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 14:22. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt41 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to PETTIS, Terry for 59 yards to the USM0, 1ST DOWN MT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:03. |
| | | CLARK, Cody kick attempt good. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 17, Southern Miss 9 |
| | | Drive: 1 plays, 59 yards, TOP 00:19 |
| | | CLARK, Cody kickoff 64 yards to the USM1, Smith, Ito return 29 yards to the USM30 (ROWLAND, Tony). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm30 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 14:03. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm30 | Mullens, Nick sacked for loss of 2 yards to the USM28 (HENRY, C.;MCBRIDE, Jimal). |
| Usm | 2-12 | at  Usm28 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 5 yards to the USM33 (BARBER, T.T.). |
| Usm | 3-7 | at  Usm33 | TEAM rush for loss of 13 yards to the USM20, fumble by TEAM recovered by USM RICARD, M. at USM20, PENALTY MT offside 5 yards to the USM38, NO PLAY. |
| Usm | 3-2 | at  Usm38 | Payne, George rush for 6 yards to the USM44 (WALKER, Xavier), PENALTY USM holding (Bates, Oliver) 10 yards to the USM28, NO PLAY. |
| Usm | 3-12 | at  Usm28 | Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 12:11. |
| Usm | 3-12 | at  Usm28 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 12 yards to the USM40, 1ST DOWN USM (BYARD, Kevin). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm40 | Payne, George rush for 5 yards to the USM45 (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 2-5 | at  Usm45 | Payne, George rush for 3 yards to the USM48 (WAFFORD, Trey). |
| Usm | 3-2 | at  Usm48 | Payne, George rush for 2 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN USM (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm50 | Mullens, Nick sacked for loss of 7 yards to the USM43 (MCNEIL, Patrick). |
| Usm | 2-17 | at  Usm43 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to RICARD, M. for 15 yards to the MT42. |
| Usm | 3-2 | at  Mt42 | Payne, George rush for 2 yards to the MT40, 1ST DOWN USM (WAFFORD, Trey). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt40 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Payne, George for 9 yards to the MT31 (BARBER, T.T.). |
| Usm | 2-1 | at  Mt31 | Smith, Ito rush for 1 yard to the MT30, 1ST DOWN USM (MCBRIDE, Jimal). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt30 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to RICARD, M. (AKINS, Shon). |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Mt30 | Smith, Ito rush for 5 yards to the MT25 (MCBRIDE, Jimal). |
| Usm | 3-5 | at  Mt25 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 13 yards to the MT12, fumble forced by WALKER, Xavier, fumble by Thomas, Michael recovered by MT HENRY, C. at MT14. |
| | | Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, TOP 07:20 |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt14 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 06:43. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt14 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for 3 yards to the MT17 (McCULLUM, D.). |
| Mt | 2-7 | at  Mt17 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to CLARKE, Devin for 33 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MT, out-of-bounds (Reed, Kalan). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt50 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 05:46. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt50 | TUCKER, Shane rush for 6 yards to the USM44 (NELSON, Picasso). |
| Mt | 2-4 | at  Usm44 | TUCKER, Shane rush for 44 yards to the USM0, 1ST DOWN MT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:12. |
| | | CLARK, Cody kick attempt good. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 24, Southern Miss 9 |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 01:31 |
| | | CLARK, Cody kickoff 63 yards to the USM2, Smith, Ito return 45 yards to the USM47 (WAFFORD, Trey). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm47 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 05:12. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm47 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Davis, Daythan for 13 yards to the MT40, 1ST DOWN USM (BYARD, Kevin). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt40 | Payne, George rush for loss of 1 yard to the MT41, out-of-bounds (LUCKETT, C.). |
| Usm | 2-11 | at  Mt41 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Foster, Kyle. |
| Usm | 3-11 | at  Mt41 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thompson, D.J. for 18 yards to the MT23, 1ST DOWN USM (WALKER, Xavier). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt23 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Smith, Ito, QB hurry by BASTIEN, S.. |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Mt23 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to TRIPLETT, M. for 16 yards to the MT7, 1ST DOWN USM. |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Mt07 | PENALTY MT IS 4 yards to the MT3. |
| | | The previous play was reviewed. The ruling on the field was changed. |
| | | USM is not charged with a timeout. MT is assessed a penalty. |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Mt03 | PENALTY USM false start (Goudy, Johntre') 5 yards to the MT8. |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Mt08 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Thompson, D.J., QB hurry by RHODES, Steven. |
| Usm | 2-G | at  Mt08 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to TRIPLETT, M. (BYARD, Kevin). |
| Usm | 3-G | at  Mt08 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Thompson, D.J. (GASQUE, L.), QB hurry by BARBER, T.T.. |
| Usm | 4-G | at  Mt08 | Acosta, Corey field goal attempt from 26 GOOD, clock 02:23. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 24, Southern Miss 12 |
| | | Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:49 |
| | | Acosta, Corey kickoff 51 yards to the MT14, BATTIES, E. return 20 yards to the MT34 (KENNEDY, T.). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt34 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 02:23. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt34 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 3 yards to the MT37 (Anderson, Brian). |
| Mt | 2-7 | at  Mt37 | GRAMMER, Austin pass incomplete to COLLIS, C. (NELSON, Picasso). |
| Mt | 3-7 | at  Mt37 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to PERKINS, Chris for 11 yards to the MT48, 1ST DOWN MT (Howze, Alan). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt48 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for 7 yards to the USM45 (Bekkers, Nic;JETER, Troy). |
| Mt | 2-3 | at  Usm45 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for 2 yards to the USM43 (NUNEZ-ROCHES, R). |
| Mt | 3-1 | at  Usm43 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for loss of 1 yard to the USM44 (NELSON, Picasso), PENALTY MT holding (EADS, William) 10 yards to the MT47, NO PLAY. |
| Mt | 3-11 | at  Mt47 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to TUCKER, Shane for 18 yards to the USM35, 1ST DOWN MT (Collins, Trae). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm35 | Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 00:17. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm35 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to TUCKER, Shane for 14 yards to the USM21, out-of-bounds (JOHNSON, E.), PENALTY MT holding (PERKINS, Chris) 10 yards to the USM31. |
| Mt | 1-6 | at  Usm31 | 1st and 6. |
| | | The previous play was reviewed, and the clock adjusted. MT was |
| | | not charged a timeout. |
| Mt | 1-6 | at  Usm31 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to TUCKER, Shane for 5 yards to the USM26, out-of-bounds (Wright, Terrick). |
| Mt | 2-1 | at  Usm26 | CLARK, Cody field goal attempt from 43 MISSED - wide right, spot at USM20, clock 00:00. |
| | | Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 02:23 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm20 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 24, Southern Miss 12 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm20 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00. |
| | | Acosta, Corey kickoff 80 yards to the MT0, touchback. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt25 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 15:00. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt25 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to BATTIES, E. for 18 yards to the MT43, 1ST DOWN MT (Anderson, Brian). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt43 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to BATTIES, E. for 12 yards to the USM45, 1ST DOWN MT (NELSON, Picasso). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm45 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for 15 yards to the USM30, 1ST DOWN MT. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm30 | PARKER, Jordan rush for loss of 1 yard to the USM31 (Williams, Adam). |
| Mt | 2-11 | at  Usm31 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 8 yards to the USM23 (Howze, Alan), PENALTY MT personal foul (ANDERSON, I.) 15 yards to the USM46, NO PLAY. |
| Mt | 2-26 | at  Usm46 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to TUCKER, Shane for 10 yards to the USM36, out-of-bounds (Anderson, Brian;COLLINS, Trae). |
| Mt | 3-16 | at  Usm36 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 12:30. |
| Mt | 3-16 | at  Usm36 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to TUCKER, Shane for 14 yards to the USM22 (Parker, Elijah). |
| Mt | 4-2 | at  Usm22 | TUCKER, Shane rush for 3 yards to the USM19, 1ST DOWN MT (Howze, Alan). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm19 | GRAMMER, Austin pass incomplete to BATTIES, E.. |
| Mt | 2-10 | at  Usm19 | PENALTY MT false start (SELLS, Jonah) 5 yards to the USM24. |
| Mt | 2-15 | at  Usm24 | GRAMMER, Austin rush for 10 yards to the USM14, out-of-bounds (McCULLUM, D.). |
| Mt | 3-5 | at  Usm14 | GRAMMER, Austin sacked for loss of 1 yard to the USM15 (McCULLUM, D.), fumble by GRAMMER, Austin recovered by USM Collins, Trae at USM11. |
| | | Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 03:34 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm11 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 11:26. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm11 | USM ball on USM15. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm15 | Payne, George rush for 6 yards to the USM21 (WALKER, Xavier). |
| Usm | 2-4 | at  Usm21 | Payne, George rush for no gain to the USM21 (LUCKETT, C.). |
| Usm | 3-4 | at  Usm21 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to TRIPLETT, M. (LUCKETT, C.). |
| Usm | 4-4 | at  Usm21 | Sarrazin, Tyler punt 40 yards to the MT39, BATTIES, E. return -1 yards to the MT38 (COTTON, J.). |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:16 |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt38 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 10:10. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt38 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 1 yard to the MT39 (Anderson, Brian;PARKER, Elijah). |
| Mt | 2-9 | at  Mt39 | GRAMMER, Austin rush for 10 yards to the MT49, 1ST DOWN MT (Anderson, Brian). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt49 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 9 yards to the USM42 (JOHNSON, E.). |
| Mt | 2-1 | at  Usm42 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 3 yards to the USM39, 1ST DOWN MT (Anderson, Brian). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm39 | PARKER, Jordan rush for no gain to the USM39 (Smith, Michael). |
| Mt | 2-10 | at  Usm39 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to PERKINS, Chris for 2 yards to the USM37 (Howze, Alan;ARMSTRONG, C.). |
| Mt | 3-8 | at  Usm37 | GRAMMER, Austin rush for no gain to the USM37 (McCULLUM, D.). |
| Mt | 4-8 | at  Usm37 | LOPEZ, Zachary punt 37 yards to the USM0, touchback. |
| | | Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:37 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm20 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 06:33. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm20 | Payne, George rush for 6 yards to the USM26 (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 2-4 | at  Usm26 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to TRIPLETT, M. for 12 yards to the USM38, 1ST DOWN USM (BYARD, Kevin). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm38 | Mullens, Nick rush for 9 yards to the USM47. |
| Usm | 2-1 | at  Usm47 | Payne, George rush for 5 yards to the MT48, 1ST DOWN USM (BARBER, T.T.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt48 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Cox, James for 7 yards to the MT41 (BARBER, T.T.). |
| Usm | 2-3 | at  Mt41 | PENALTY USM false start (Harris, Jerry) 5 yards to the MT46. |
| Usm | 2-8 | at  Mt46 | Payne, George rush for 4 yards to the MT42 (LUCKETT, C.;WAFFORD, Trey). |
| Usm | 3-4 | at  Mt42 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Payne, George. |
| Usm | 4-4 | at  Mt42 | Sarrazin, Tyler punt 35 yards to the MT7, downed. |
| | | Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:02 |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt07 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 03:31. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt07 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for 5 yards to the MT12 (COTTON, J.). |
| Mt | 2-5 | at  Mt12 | GRAMMER, Austin pass incomplete to PETTIS, Terry. |
| Mt | 3-5 | at  Mt12 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to HENRY, Marcus for 11 yards to the MT23, 1ST DOWN MT (COTTON, J.;PARKER, Elijah). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt23 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to BATTIES, E. for loss of 1 yard to the MT22 (COTTON, J.), QB hurry by Williams, Adam. |
| Mt | 2-11 | at  Mt22 | GRAMMER, Austin rush for 12 yards to the MT34, 1ST DOWN MT (Anderson, Brian), QB hurry by Goudy, Darrion. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt34 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 2 yards to the MT36 (Anderson, Brian). |
| Mt | 2-8 | at  Mt36 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to BATTIES, E. for 5 yards to the MT41 (Bekkers, Nic;APPLEWHITE, J.). |
| | | Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, TOP 06:05 |
| | | Middle Tennessee 24, Southern Miss 12 |
| Mt | 3-3 | at  Mt41 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Mt | 3-3 | at  Mt41 | BRYSON, J. rush for 5 yards to the MT46, 1ST DOWN MT (Parker, Elijah). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt46 | BRYSON, J. rush for 1 yard to the MT47 (Bekkers, Nic). |
| Mt | 2-9 | at  Mt47 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to PETTIS, Terry for 18 yards to the USM35, 1ST DOWN MT (APPLEWHITE, J.). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm35 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 1 yard to the USM34 (Williams, Adam). |
| Mt | 2-9 | at  Usm34 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to CLARKE, Devin for 1 yard to the USM33 (Reed, Kalan). |
| Mt | 3-8 | at  Usm33 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to CLARKE, Devin for 33 yards to the USM0, 1ST DOWN MT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:26. |
| | | CLARK, Cody kick attempt good. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 31, Southern Miss 12 |
| | | Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, TOP 06:05 |
| | | CLARK, Cody kickoff 58 yards to the USM7, Smith, Ito return 9 yards to the USM16 (SANDERS, DJ), PENALTY USM holding declined, PENALTY USM illegal block (McCULLUM, D.) 8 yards to the USM8, 1st and 10, USM ball on USM8. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm08 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 12:26. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm08 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 19 yards to the USM27, 1ST DOWN USM, out-of-bounds (SINGLETARY, J.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm27 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 10 yards to the USM37, 1ST DOWN USM (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm37 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Davis, Daythan for 12 yards to the USM49, 1ST DOWN USM, out-of-bounds (BYARD, Kevin). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm49 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Foster, Kyle for 35 yards to the MT16, 1ST DOWN USM, out-of-bounds (WAFFORD, Trey). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt16 | PENALTY USM false start (Bates, Oliver) 5 yards to the MT21. |
| Usm | 1-15 | at  Mt21 | Payne, George rush for 4 yards to the MT17 (LUCKETT, C.). |
| Usm | 2-11 | at  Mt17 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Thomas, Michael. |
| Usm | 3-11 | at  Mt17 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 17 yards to the MT0, 1ST DOWN USM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:07. |
| | | Mullens, Nick pass attempt failed. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 31, Southern Miss 18 |
| | | Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, TOP 02:19 |
| | | Acosta, Corey kickoff 65 yards to the MT0, touchback. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt25 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 10:07. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt25 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for 2 yards to the MT27 (McCULLUM, D.;CRAYTON, Rod). |
| Mt | 2-8 | at  Mt27 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to SMITH, Shannon for 9 yards to the MT36, 1ST DOWN MT (COTTON, J.). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt36 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for 64 yards to the USM0, 1ST DOWN MT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:41. |
| | | FRAZIER, D. pass attempt failed. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 37, Southern Miss 18 |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:26 |
| | | CLARK, Cody kickoff 56 yards to the USM9, Thomas, Michael return 17 yards to the USM26, out-of-bounds (AKINS, Shon). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm26 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 08:41. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm26 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Cox, James for 17 yards to the USM43, 1ST DOWN USM (WALKER, Xavier). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm43 | Mullens, Nick rush for 5 yards to the USM48, QB hurry by HUFF, Shaquille. |
| Usm | 2-5 | at  Usm48 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 16 yards to the MT36, 1ST DOWN USM (WALKER, Xavier). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt36 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 19 yards to the MT17, 1ST DOWN USM (WALKER, Xavier). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt17 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 17 yards to the MT0, 1ST DOWN USM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:09. |
| | | Mullens, Nick pass attempt failed. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 37, Southern Miss 24 |
| | | Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, TOP 01:32 |
| | | Acosta, Corey kickoff 63 yards to the MT2, BYARD, Kevin return 9 yards to the MT11 (Collins, Trae). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt11 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 07:09. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt11 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for no gain to the MT11 (Howze, Alan). |
| Mt | 2-10 | at  Mt11 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for 4 yards to the MT15 (Williams, Adam). |
| Mt | 3-6 | at  Mt15 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 06:16. |
| Mt | 3-6 | at  Mt15 | GRAMMER, Austin pass complete to CLARKE, Devin for 39 yards to the USM46, 1ST DOWN MT (Reed, Kalan), QB hurry by Freeman, Wil. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm46 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 4 yards to the USM42 (Howze, Alan). |
| Mt | 2-6 | at  Usm42 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 6 yards to the USM36, 1ST DOWN MT (COTTON, J.). |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Usm36 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 1 yard to the USM35 (Howze, Alan;McCULLUM, D.). |
| Mt | 2-9 | at  Usm35 | PARKER, Jordan rush for 3 yards to the USM32 (Anderson, Brian). |
| Mt | 3-6 | at  Usm32 | Timeout Southern Miss, clock 03:35. |
| Mt | 3-6 | at  Usm32 | WHATLEY, Reggie rush for loss of 2 yards to the USM34 (APPLEWHITE, J.). |
| Mt | 4-8 | at  Usm34 | Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 02:45. |
| Mt | 4-8 | at  Usm34 | GRAMMER, Austin pass incomplete to BRYSON, J.. |
| | | Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 04:29 |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm34 | SOUTHERN MISS drive start at 02:40. |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Usm34 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 7 yards to the USM41 (SINGLETARY, J.). |
| Usm | 2-3 | at  Usm41 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 13 yards to the MT46, 1ST DOWN USM (SINGLETARY, J.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt46 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to TRIPLETT, M.. |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Mt46 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thomas, Michael for 3 yards to the MT43, out-of-bounds (SINGLETARY, J.). |
| Usm | 3-7 | at  Mt43 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 8 yards to the MT35, 1ST DOWN USM (BARBER, T.T.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt35 | Mullens, Nick rush for 8 yards to the MT27 (BRIDGES, O'Shae). |
| Usm | 2-2 | at  Mt27 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 7 yards to the MT20, 1ST DOWN USM (HENRY, C.). |
| Usm | 1-10 | at  Mt20 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to RICARD, M.. |
| Usm | 2-10 | at  Mt20 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Martin, Casey for 5 yards to the MT15 (KELLY, John). |
| Usm | 3-5 | at  Mt15 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to Thompson, D.J. for 7 yards to the MT8, 1ST DOWN USM (GRAMMER, Austin). |
| Usm | 1-G | at  Mt08 | TEAM pass incomplete. |
| Usm | 2-G | at  Mt08 | Mullens, Nick pass incomplete to Foster, Kyle. |
| Usm | 3-G | at  Mt08 | Mullens, Nick pass complete to RICARD, M. for 8 yards to the MT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:27. |
| | | Acosta, Corey kick attempt good. |
| | | Middle Tennessee 37, Southern Miss 31 |
| | | Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, TOP 02:13 |
| | | Acosta, Corey kickoff 18 yards to the MT47, on-side kick, recovered by MT BATTIES, E. on MT47. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt47 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 00:27. |
| Mt | 1-10 | at  Mt47 | TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the MT45. |
| Mt | 2-12 | at  Mt45 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
| | | Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:27 |
| | | FINAL SCORE |
| | | Middle Tennessee 37, Southern Miss 31 |