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 | |  | | Southern Miss. (11-2) | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 | | Houston (12-1) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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| Scoring Summary | | Southern Miss.: Ryan Balentine 14 yd pass from Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann kick) | | | Southern Miss.: Tracy Lampley 16 yd pass from Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann kick) | | | Houston: Justin Johnson 9 yd pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick) | | | Houston: Michael Hayes 1 yd run (Matt Hogan kick) | | | Southern Miss.: Dominique Sullivan 69 yd pass from Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann kick) | | | Southern Miss.: Furious Bradley 11 yd blocked punt return (Danny Hrapmann kick) | | | Houston: Michael Hayes 4 yd run (Matt Hogan kick) | | | Southern Miss.: Desmond Johnson 17 yd run (Danny Hrapmann kick) | | | Southern Miss.: Tracy Lampley 61 yd pass from Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann kick) | | | Southern Miss.: Ronnie Thornton 26 yd interception return (Danny Hrapmann kick) | | | Houston: Justin Johnson 13 yd pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick) | |
| Team Statistics | | | Houston | Southern Miss. | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 27 | 21 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 428 | 486 | | Total Plays | 98 | 73 | | Average Gain | 4.4 | 6.7 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 55 | 207 | | Rushes | 31 | 39 | | Average per rush | 1.8 | 5.3 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 373 | 279 | | Completions-attempted | 41-67 | 17-34 | | Sacked | 2 | 0 | | Yards Lost | -36 | 0 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 2 | 3 | | Interceptions | 2 | 2 | | Fumbles Lost | 0 | 1 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 5 | 12 | | Penalty Yards | 45 | 85 | | Time of Possesion | 32:33 | 27:27 | | Punts | 7 | 5 | | Punt Average | 34.86 | 45 | | Return Yards | 97 | 88 |
| Passing | | Houston | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Case Keenum | 41 | 67 | 373 | 2 | 2 | 5.6 | | | Southern Miss. | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Austin Davis | 17 | 33 | 279 | 4 | 1 | 8.5 | | | Quentin Pierce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Rushing | | Houston | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Michael Hayes | 15 | 50 | 2 | 3.3 | | | Charles Sims | 9 | 32 | 0 | 3.6 | | | Patrick Edwards | 1 | -9 | 0 | -9.0 | | | Case Keenum | 6 | -18 | 0 | -3.0 | | | Southern Miss. | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Desmond Johnson | 10 | 61 | 1 | 6.1 | | | Austin Davis | 9 | 47 | 0 | 5.2 | | | Jamal Woodyard | 5 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | | | Team | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | | | Tracy Lampley | 14 | 71 | 0 | 5.1 | |
| Receiving | | Houston | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Justin Johnson | 12 | 171 | 2 | 14.3 | | | Charles Sims | 10 | 69 | 0 | 6.9 | | | Michael Hayes | 6 | 27 | 0 | 4.5 | | | Patrick Edwards | 5 | 28 | 0 | 5.6 | | | Tyron Carrier | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10.3 | | | Gino Collins | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | | | Daniel Spencer | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | | | Ronnie Williams | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | | | Southern Miss. | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Tracy Lampley | 6 | 125 | 2 | 20.8 | | | Dominique Sullivan | 4 | 95 | 1 | 23.8 | | | Ryan Balentine | 3 | 24 | 1 | 8.0 | | | Kelvin Bolden | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | | | Quentin Pierce | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | | | Desmond Johnson | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
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