Louisiana 31, Southern Miss 35 · Box Score

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Final · Week 8 · Sat, Oct 24, 2026

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	1	2	3	4	T
UL	7	14	7	3	31
USM	7	14	0	14	35

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Team stats

UL		USM
21	First downs	24
417	Total yards	450
299	Passing yards	164
22-41	Comp-Att	21-38
7.3	Yards per pass	4.3
118	Rushing yards	286
40	Rushes	43
3.0	Yards per rush	6.7
7-18	3rd down	4-16
0-3	4th down	4-7
7-65	Penalties-yards	6-58
1	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	1
1	Interceptions thrown	0
34:17	Time of possession	25:43
3	Sacks	3
4	Tackles for loss	6
3	QB hurries	10
5	Passes defended	8
0	Defensive TDs	1
84	Kick return yards	35
—	Punt return yards	1
2	Passing TDs	0
2	Rushing TDs	4
7	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

UL		USM
-0.05	EPA per play	-0.05
40%	Success rate	41%
1.12	Explosiveness	1.18
-0.10	Rushing EPA per play	+0.20
35%	Rushing success rate	59%
+0.00	Passing EPA per play	-0.31
46%	Passing success rate	23%
44%	Standard downs success	53%
33%	Passing downs success	9%
2.53	Line yards per rush	3.83
0.41	Second-level yards	1.41
0.86	Open-field yards	2.76
24%	Stuff rate	12%
83%	Power success	75%
12%	Havoc caused	18%
6	Scoring chances	8
4.00	Points per chance	3.50
Own 31	Avg. starting field position	Own 32
4	Explosive plays	7
52%	Postgame win expectancy	49%

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

Q17:37
LouisianaTD
(07:42) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield rush right for 5 yards gain to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:37 #95 T.Sterner kick attempt good (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft)
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yds
7-0
Q12:50
Southern MissTD
(02:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 S.Robinson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:50, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
Drive: 7 plays, 67 yds
7-7
Q212:45
Southern MissTD
(12:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 S.Robinson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:45 #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
Drive: 10 plays, 50 yds
7-14
Q29:53
LouisianaTD
(10:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Garner rush left for 42 yards gain to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:53, 1ST DOWN #95 T.Sterner kick attempt good (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft)
Drive: 1 plays, 42 yds
14-14
Q21:40
Southern MissTD
(01:46) Shotgun #14 S.Robinson rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:40, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
Drive: 10 plays, 66 yds
14-21
Q20:31
LouisianaTD
(00:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 L.Winfield pass complete short right to #4 T.Chaney caught at USM00, for 4 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:31 #95 T.Sterner kick attempt good (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft)
Drive: 6 plays, 83 yds
21-21
Q32:16
LouisianaTD
(02:21) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield pass complete deep left to #22 A.Reagan Jr. caught at USM05, for 31 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:16, 1ST DOWN #95 T.Sterner kick attempt good (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft)
Drive: 8 plays, 76 yds
28-21
Q410:05
Southern MissINT TD
Kolby Peavy 0 Yd Interception Return (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)
28-28
Q42:51
LouisianaFG
(02:53) #95 T.Sterner field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft), clock 02:51
Drive: 17 plays, 74 yds
31-28
Q40:58
Southern MissTD
(01:04) Shotgun #6 J.Wilder rush middle for 16 yards gain to the UL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:58, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
31-35

Score shown UL-USM.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
D'Wayne' Winfield	22/41	299	7.3	2	1	34.6

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
JJ Garner	7	52	7.4	1	42
Steven Blanco	13	33	2.5	0	7
Anthony Reagan Jr.	5	16	3.2	0	6
Russell Babineaux	1	9	9.0	0	9
D'Wayne' Winfield	13	7	0.5	1	6
Kedarius Wade	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Shelton Sampson Jr.	5	58	11.6	0	16
Caden Jensen	3	55	18.3	0	25
Kedarius Wade	2	53	26.5	0	47
Anthony Reagan Jr.	2	36	18.0	1	31
Trenton Chaney	3	35	11.7	1	19
Brock Chappell	2	27	13.5	0	18
Russell Babineaux	2	17	8.5	0	13
JJ Garner	2	13	6.5	0	8
Rahji Dennis	1	5	5.0	0	5

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Jake St. Andre	11	6	1	1	0	1
Lake Bates	10	5	0	0	1	0
Kody Jackson	9	4	0	0	0	0
Micah Johnson	8	3	0.5	0.5	0	0
Maurion Eleam	8	2	0	1	0	0
Avery Demery	7	3	0	0	0	0
Lester Jones	4	2	0	0	0	0
Maxie Baudoin IV	3	2	1	1	0	1
Brent Gordon Jr.	3	2	0	0	3	0
Harrison Kidder	3	2	0	0	0	0
Ashley Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0
Lance Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ethan Veal	2	2	0	0	0	0
Fitzgerald West Jr.	2	1	0.5	0.5	1	0
Priest Ashe	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaydon Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Princeton Malbrue	1	0	0	0	0	0
Na'Tori Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kerry Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Kody Jackson	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Tony Sterner	1/2	50.0	22	4/4	7

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Mason Golding	5	184	36.8	0	0	45

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ja'Corian Norris	3	84	28.0	46	0