UTEP defense grounds Southern Miss, rolls to 26-13 win
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Breon Heyward scooped up a fumble and raced 53 yards for a touchdown to spark UTEP to a 26-13 win over Southern Mississippi on Saturday night.
Ronald Awatt ran for 159 yards and a touchdown and Jacob Cowing broke free for a 53-yard touchdown to give UTEP a 14-7 halftime advantage.
Jake Lange threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Jason Brownlee in the first quarter to get the Golden Eagles even at 7-7, but had the ball stripped early in the third quarter and Heyward converted to put the Miners up, 21-7.
Awatt had 18 carries and scored the game's first touchdown on a 17-yard run five minutes into the game. Deion Hankins carried 13 times for 46 yards for UTEP (5-1, 2-0 Conference USA).
Lange was 20 of 31 for 239 yards passing and threw two touchdowns, but was picked off once and sacked five times. The Golden Eagles (1-5, 0-2) ran the ball 32 times but managed just 15 yards.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
G. Hardison
12 QB
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G. Hardison | 7/17 | 127 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
R. Awatt
22 RB
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R. Awatt | 17 | 154 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Cowing
6 WR
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J. Cowing | 1 | 53 | 1 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hankins
33 RB
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D. Hankins | 13 | 46 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Flores
3 RB
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R. Flores | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Brownholtz
7 QB
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C. Brownholtz | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Smith
1 WR
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T. Smith | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Flores
3 RB
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R. Flores | 6 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Cowing
6 WR
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J. Cowing | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Garrett
2 WR
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J. Garrett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Thompson
45 TE
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T. Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Taylor
11 DE
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J. Taylor | 2-0 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ortega
97 DE
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J. Ortega | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Amaewhule
23 DE
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P. Amaewhule | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Knight
10 LB
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T. Knight | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Barnes
13 DB
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D. Barnes | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
G. Baechle
40 K
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G. Baechle | 1/2 | 38 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Sloan
13 P
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J. Sloan | 6 | 43.8 | 2 | 55 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
D. Barnes
13 DB
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D. Barnes | 2 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Garrett 2 WR
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J. Garrett | 1 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Lange
24 QB
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J. Lange | 20/31 | 239 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
F. Gore, Jr.
3 RB
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F. Gore, Jr. | 16 | 43 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Richard
6 RB
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D. Richard | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Pittman
12 WR
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C. Pittman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Walker
14 QB
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J. Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lange
24 QB
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J. Lange | 8 | -32 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Caston
15 WR
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J. Caston | 6 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Gore, Jr.
3 RB
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F. Gore, Jr. | 5 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brownlee
1 WR
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J. Brownlee | 5 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Gunter
89 TE
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G. Gunter | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Jones
0 WR
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D. Jones | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Dennis
85 WR
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B. Dennis | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Richard
6 RB
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D. Richard | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Cavallo
33 TE
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C. Cavallo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Pittman
12 WR
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C. Pittman | 4 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 8 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
H. Maples
32 LB
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H. Maples | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Mitchell
1 DB
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R. Mitchell | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Bozeman
28 LB
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S. Bozeman | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. White
42 LB
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A. White | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Shorts
9 DB
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M. Shorts | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Kitchen
2 DL
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E. Kitchen | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
B. Bourgeois
40 K
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B. Bourgeois | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
M. Hunt
16 P
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M. Hunt | 6 | 49.8 | 4 | 60 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
C. Harrell
29 DB
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C. Harrell | 2 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
D. Bailey-Brown 2 WR
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D. Bailey-Brown | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |