Southern Miss (1-1) broke the 0-0 tie in the opening quarter by putting together a 10-play, 68-yard drive. Gore got the ball five straight times to begin the drive and Trey Lowe connected with Jason Brownlee for a 12-yard touchdown pass as the Golden Eagles grabbed the 7-0 lead with 4:13 remaining in the quarter.
Grambling State (1-1) nearly cut the deficit with 12:38 left in the first half as Garrett Urban’s 47-yard field goal attempt fell just short.
The Golden Eagles responded with a 47-yard drive as Briggs Bourgeios booted a 40-yard field goal to extend the USM advantage to 10-0 with 7:39 left in the second quarter.
After a Grambling State punt, Southern Miss took over and landed in field goal range, but Bourgeious’ 50-yard attempt was wide left, keeping the Golden Eagles lead at 10-0 with 2:52 remaining in the quarter.
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The Golden Eagles added to the lead with three straight rushes, capped by a Gore 51-yard rushing touchdown, pushing the USM lead to 17-0 with 7:11 remaining in the third.
USM put the game away with one minute left in the quarter as Bourgeious kicked a 25-yard field goal, giving the Golden Eagles a 20-0 lead.
Southern Miss took advantage of a short field, going 57 yards in 51 seconds as Dajon Richard scored on a 27-yard touchdown run to give USM a 27-0 advantage with 14:20 remaining.
Bourgeious added to the lead with 10:24 left with his third field goal of the night, a 34-yarder, pushing the margin to 30-0.
A Jakarius Caston 11-yard touchdown reception from Ty Keyes capped an 8-play, 50-yard drive as Southern Miss added to the advantage and extended the lead to 37-0 with 4:55 remaining.
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