Southern Miss 21, Tulane 24 · Box Score

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Final · Week 4 · Sat, Sep 26, 2026

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USM	0	14	7	0	21
TULN	7	7	0	10	24

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Team stats

USM		TULN
19	First downs	20
401	Total yards	445
270	Passing yards	164
19-30	Comp-Att	14-29
9.0	Yards per pass	5.7
131	Rushing yards	281
34	Rushes	48
3.9	Yards per rush	5.9
3-14	3rd down	5-15
0-0	4th down	1-2
8-90	Penalties-yards	6-60
0	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	1
29:18	Time of possession	30:42
3	Sacks	4
6	Tackles for loss	7
2	QB hurries	2
2	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
—	Kick return yards	25
1	Punt return yards	2
3	Passing TDs	1
0	Rushing TDs	2
3	Kicking points	6

Advanced stats

USM		TULN
+0.24	EPA per play	+0.13
36%	Success rate	35%
1.39	Explosiveness	1.52
-0.02	Rushing EPA per play	+0.21
27%	Rushing success rate	41%
+0.47	Passing EPA per play	-0.02
44%	Passing success rate	27%
45%	Standard downs success	42%
21%	Passing downs success	24%
3.54	Line yards per rush	2.67
1.33	Second-level yards	1.04
0.90	Open-field yards	2.98
10%	Stuff rate	22%
0%	Power success	80%
11%	Havoc caused	16%
6	Scoring chances	7
3.50	Points per chance	3.43
Own 23	Avg. starting field position	Own 25
6	Explosive plays	7
54%	Postgame win expectancy	46%

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

Q18:15
TulaneTD
(08:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass complete deep middle to #5 A.Brown-Stephens caught at USM08, for 47 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:15, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Helmke kick attempt good (H: #34 W.Hudlow, LS: #57 J.Arredondo)
Drive: 6 plays, 70 yds
0-7
Q212:43
Southern MissTD
(12:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 L.Lyddy pass complete deep left to #11 D.Dalton caught at TLN00, for 32 yards to the TLN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:43, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
Drive: 4 plays, 61 yds
7-7
Q29:47
TulaneTD
(09:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 M.Turner rush left for 43 yards gain to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:47, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Helmke kick attempt good (H: #34 W.Hudlow, LS: #57 J.Arredondo)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
7-14
Q24:44
Southern MissTD
(04:51) Shotgun #18 L.Lyddy pass complete short right to #1 M.Sanders caught at TLN00, for 14 yards to the TLN00 QB hurried by #40 W.Roberts Jr. TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:44, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
14-14
Q310:07
Southern MissTD
Mario Sanders 22 Yd pass from Landry Lyddy (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)
Drive: 4 plays, 69 yds
21-14
Q48:35
TulaneFG
(08:37) #35 C.Helmke field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #34 W.Hudlow, LS: #57 J.Arredondo), clock 08:35
Drive: 10 plays, 66 yds
21-17
Q45:26
TulaneTD
(05:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 M.Turner rush middle for 74 yards gain to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:26, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Helmke kick attempt good (H: #34 W.Hudlow, LS: #57 J.Arredondo)
Drive: 2 plays, 74 yds
21-24

Score shown USM-TULN.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Landy Lyddy	18/29	243	8.4	3	0	54.2
Eelijah Singleton	1/1	27	27.0	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Steven Robinson	16	73	4.6	18
Jamarice Wilder	10	60	6.0	17
Landy Lyddy	8	-2	-0.3	11

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Davis Dalton	3	75	25.0	1	32
A.J. Little	4	75	18.8	0	41
Mario Sanders II	4	69	17.3	2	22
Kaden Saunders	2	17	8.5	0	14
MJ Johnson	2	17	8.5	0	11
Steven Robinson	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jamarice Wilder	2	6	3.0	0	7
Preston Kilgore	1	5	5.0	0	5

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Mike Steven Robinson III	10	8	0	0	0	0
Wesley Edison	8	6	0	0.5	1	0
Landon Sylvie	7	4	0	0	0	0
Mathis Haygood	6	3	0	0	0	0
Kameron Cyprien	6	2	0.5	0.5	0	1
Jameer Lewis	5	3	1.5	2	0	0
A'mari Wilson	4	1	0	0	0	0
Malakai Murphy	3	3	0	0	1	0
Avery Sledge	3	2	1	1	0	0
Jyaire Brown	3	2	0	1	0	0
Tyler Lassiter	3	2	0	1	0	0
Kobi Albert	2	2	0	0	0	0
Nasim Cairo	2	2	0	0	0	0
MaLik Caswell	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ramon Pernas	2	2	0	0	0	1
Jeffery Rush	2	1	0	0	0	0
JR Stegall	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ronald Lewis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hiroshi Carr	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kam'ron Hoyte	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Landon Sylvie	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Creighton Wilbanks	0/2	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Dusty Zimmer	9	377	41.9	0	1	56

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
A.J. Little	2	1	0.5	2	0