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Southern Miss vs Georgia Southern

Final · Week 7 · Thu Oct 9 · 8:00 PM ET · Allen E. Paulson Stadium

Southern Miss Golden EaglesSouthern Miss4-2

FinalOct 9, 2025

Georgia Southern EaglesGeorgia Southern2-4

TVESPN2

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

USM−135

GASO+115

Spread

USM −2.5−120

GASO +2.5+100

Total O/U

Over 60.5−110

Under 60.5−110

Spread: Southern Miss −2.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 60.5 (73 points).

Recap

Southern Miss edged Georgia Southern 38-35 at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro on Oct 9, 2025 to move to 4-2.

Southern Miss won the turnover battle 3-1. They scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter.

Score by quarter

Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Georgia Southern Eagles, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
USM	7	21	7	3	38
GASO	7	0	14	14	35

Scoring plays

First Quarter

GASOTouchdown · 8:23David Mbadinga 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)0-7
USMTouchdown · 4:42Tychaun Chapman 50 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)7-7

Second Quarter

USMTouchdown · 14:56Jeffery Pittman 2 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)14-7
USMTouchdown · 5:06Carl Chester 30 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)21-7
USMTouchdown · 1:18Jeffery Pittman 2 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)28-7

Third Quarter

GASOTouchdown · 7:03JC French IV 5 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)28-14
USMTouchdown · 4:24Matt Jones 3 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)35-14
GASOTouchdown · 1:19Marcus Sanders Jr. 39 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick)35-21

Fourth Quarter

USMField Goal · 10:24Creighton Wilbanks 42 Yd Field Goal38-21
GASOTouchdown · 6:20Camden Brown 26 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick)38-28
GASOTouchdown · 2:14JC French IV 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)38-35

Team stats

USMGASO

1st Downs: 25; 24
Total Yards: 421; 395
Passing: 237; 313
Rushing: 184; 82
3rd down efficiency: 6-15; 7-15
Turnovers: 1; 3
Possession: 30:57; 29:03

Top performers

Southern Miss Golden EaglesGeorgia Southern Eagles

Passing

Braylon Braxton19/28, 237 YDS, 2 TD

JC French IV24/43, 313 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT

Rushing

Jeffery Pittman31 CAR, 140 YDS, 2 TD

OJ Arnold13 CAR, 56 YDS

Receiving

Elijah Metcalf4 REC, 62 YDS

Camden Brown12 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Chris Jones2

CJ Allen Jr.1

Tackles

Chris Jones11

Brendan Harrington12

Player stats

Southern Miss · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Braylon Braxton	19/28	237	8.5	2	0	60.2

Southern Miss · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeffery Pittman	31	140	4.5	2	16
Matt Jones	4	29	7.3	1	17
Braylon Braxton	8	17	2.1	0	11
Micah Davis	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	4	-3	-0.8	0	0

Southern Miss · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elijah Metcalf	4	62	15.5	0	30
Bralon Brown	4	55	13.8	0	20
Tychaun Chapman	4	52	13.0	1	50
Carl Chester	2	43	21.5	1	30
Micah Davis	2	15	7.5	0	14
Kyirin Heath	1	5	5.0	0	5
Kadinn Morris	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jeffery Pittman	1	1	1.0	0	1

Southern Miss · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Micah Davis	2	1	0
Team	2	0	0

Southern Miss · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Chris Jones	11	5	2	2.5	0
Mike Montgomery	9	5	1	1	0
J'Mond Tapp	6	5	1	1	2
Jabari Ishmael	5	2	0	0	1
Corey Myrick	4	4	0	1	1
Ahmere Foster	4	3	0	0	0
Josh Moten	3	3	0	0	0
Ian Foster	3	1	0	0	0

Southern Miss · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Mike Montgomery	1	21
Josh Moten	1	3
Jonathan Pennix	1	0

Southern Miss · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ian Foster	1	12	12.0	12
Chuck Montgomery	0	12	0.0	12
Micah Davis	1	-1	-1.0	-1

Southern Miss · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Elijah Metcalf	1	7	7.0	7	0

Southern Miss · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Creighton Wilbanks	1/1	100.0	42	5/5	8

Southern Miss · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Reed Harradine	4	134	33.5	0	1	40
Jack Murley	2	72	36.0	0	2	44

Georgia Southern · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	24/43	313	7.3	2	3	45.3

Georgia Southern · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
OJ Arnold	13	56	4.3	0	14
David Mbadinga	8	28	3.5	1	6
JC French IV	13	-2	-0.2	2	8

Georgia Southern · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Camden Brown	12	158	13.2	1	26
Marcus Sanders Jr.	4	70	17.5	1	39
Dalen Cobb	4	40	10.0	0	21
Ahmon Green	2	33	16.5	0	17
Taylor Bradshaw	1	6	6.0	0	6
David Mbadinga	1	6	6.0	0	6

Georgia Southern · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Brandon Tyson	0	0	1

Georgia Southern · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Brendan Harrington	12	7	0	0	0
Dorrian Smith	7	5	1	0	0
Brandon Tyson	7	4	0	0	0
Jacob Ferguson	7	2	0	0	1
Ayden Jackson	6	2	0	0	0
Tracy Hill Jr.	5	5	1	1	0
Chance Gamble	5	3	0	1	0
Davion Rhodes	5	2	0	0	1

Georgia Southern · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dalen Cobb	2	34	17.0	21	0

Georgia Southern · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tripp Bryant	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Georgia Southern · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex Smith	5	233	46.6	0	2	55

Game info

VenueAllen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Attendance20,032

TVESPN2 · national

Last and next games

Southern Miss

Next game: W 22-10 at ULSat Oct 18

Georgia Southern

Next game: W 41-24 vs GASTSat Oct 18

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