UConn 48, Southern Miss 20 · Box Score

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Final · Week 3 · Sat, Sep 19, 2026

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CONN	14	13	14	7	48
USM	3	3	7	7	20

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Team stats

CONN		USM
24	First downs	21
436	Total yards	401
223	Passing yards	299
18-25	Comp-Att	29-51
8.9	Yards per pass	5.9
213	Rushing yards	102
46	Rushes	27
4.6	Yards per rush	3.8
8-14	3rd down	5-15
0-0	4th down	0-2
8-74	Penalties-yards	6-69
0	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	2
34:04	Time of possession	25:56
1	Sacks	3
5	Tackles for loss	5
6	QB hurries	1
9	Passes defended	3
1	Defensive TDs	0
36	Kick return yards	—
1	Punt return yards	—
2	Passing TDs	1
3	Rushing TDs	1
12	Kicking points	8

Advanced stats

CONN		USM
+0.24	EPA per play	-0.32
47%	Success rate	36%
1.25	Explosiveness	1.02
+0.22	Rushing EPA per play	+0.09
49%	Rushing success rate	42%
+0.48	Passing EPA per play	-0.55
46%	Passing success rate	32%
47%	Standard downs success	50%
47%	Passing downs success	14%
3.72	Line yards per rush	3.03
0.82	Second-level yards	0.84
1.18	Open-field yards	0.00
9%	Stuff rate	16%
75%	Power success	100%
30%	Havoc caused	13%
7	Scoring chances	5
5.86	Points per chance	4.00
Own 32	Avg. starting field position	Own 25
5	Explosive plays	6
100%	Postgame win expectancy	0%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q110:11
UConnTD
(10:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne pass complete deep middle to #5 S.Porter caught at USM10, for 38 yards to the USM00 QB hurried by #1 C.Lewis TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:11, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY USM Holding declined #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
7-0
Q16:19
UConnTD
(06:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne rush middle for 5 yards gain to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:19, 1ST DOWN #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 7 plays, 46 yds
14-0
Q10:30
Southern MissFG
(00:37) #40 C.Wilbanks field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard), clock 00:30
Drive: 10 plays, 51 yds
14-3
Q211:05
UConnFG
(11:10) #98 J.O'Connor field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga), clock 11:05
Drive: 11 plays, 47 yds
17-3
Q28:47
UConnTD
(08:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush middle for 42 yards gain to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:47, 1ST DOWN #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 3 plays, 63 yds
24-3
Q23:15
Southern MissFG
(03:20) #40 C.Wilbanks field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard), clock 03:15
Drive: 15 plays, 59 yds
24-6
Q20:03
UConnFG
Jack O'Connor 29 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 6 plays, 52 yds
27-6
Q37:26
UConnTD
(07:31) #7 K.Osborne pass complete short right to #6 T.Cornist caught at USM00, for 1 yard to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:26 #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 11 plays, 59 yds
34-6
Q37:17
UConnINT TD
(07:26) Shotgun #18 L.Lyddy pass intercepted by #15 A.Luqman at USM24 QB hurried by #14 D.Aladuge #15 A.Luqman return 24 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:17 #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
41-6
Q35:53
Southern MissTD
(05:57) Shotgun #14 S.Robinson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CONN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:53 #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
41-13
Q48:16
UConnTD
(08:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne rush right for 11 yards gain to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:16, 1ST DOWN #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 5 plays, 51 yds
48-13
Q40:23
Southern MissTD
(00:30) Shotgun #18 L.Lyddy pass complete short left to #9 J.Himes caught at CONN03, for 10 yards to the CONN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:23, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
Drive: 7 plays, 80 yds
48-20

Score shown CONN-USM.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Kalieb Osborne	16/22	214	9.7	2	0	84.9
Tucker McDonald	2/3	9	3.0	0	0	33.9

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cyncir Bowers	11	84	7.6	1	42
Kenji Christian	15	64	4.3	0	9
Kalieb Osborne	10	32	3.2	2	17
Trey Cornist	6	18	3.0	0	6
Shawn Simeon	4	15	3.8	0	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Shamar Porter	2	50	25.0	1	38
Xavier Watson	2	37	18.5	0	20
Kenji Christian	2	36	18.0	0	22
Jediyah Willoughby	1	32	32.0	0	32
Ryder Treadway	3	29	9.7	0	18
Javon Brown	1	17	17.0	0	17
Raymond Liggins III	3	14	4.7	0	5
Julian Allen	2	4	2.0	0	3
Cam Abshire	1	3	3.0	0	3
Trey Cornist	1	1	1.0	1	1

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur	TD
Hayden Pegg	8	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Davis	7	3	0	0	1	0	0
Luke Murphy	5	1	0	0	1	0	0
Rickey Williams	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tahjae Mullix	4	0	0	0.5	1	0	0
K'Von Sherman	4	0	0	0.5	0	1	0
Jayden Price	3	3	0	1	1	0	0
Braedyn Moore	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Lista	3	0	0	0.5	0	1	0
Odera Orizu	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Joshua Mickens	2	1	1	1.5	0	1	0
Zakaih Saez	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Miller	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Saxton Suchanic	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Kylish Hicks	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Laurich	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tracy Revels	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melvin Hills	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Shamar Riser-Pressley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moussa Kane	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalil Martin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Cornist	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler McKinstry	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
Renick Dorilas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Esean Carter	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Desmond Aladuge	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Hoffman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Hogg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martece Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Brown	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Anas Luqman	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Chamberlain Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Anas Luqman	1	24	1
Braedyn Moore	1	24	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Raymond Liggins III	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Jack O'Connor	2/2	100.0	46	6/6	12

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Tommy Warner	5	247	49.4	1	1	56

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cyncir Bowers	1	20	20.0	20	0
Shawn Simeon	1	16	16.0	16	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Julian Allen	1	3	3.0	3	0
Raymond Liggins III	1	-2	-2.0	0	0