3-1, 1-0 Conference
34
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| UTEP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
1-3, 0-1 Conference
7
Southern Mississippi Passing
| team |
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/27 | 176 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 48.6 | ||
| 16/27 | 176 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | -- |
UTEP Passing
Ryan Metz#12 |
| team |
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/14 | 62 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| 7/14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | ||
| 14/28 | 113 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | -- |
Southern Mississippi Rushing
Ito Smith#25 |
George Payne#24 |
| team |
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 202 | 5.2 | 0 | 28 |
UTEP Rushing
Aaron Jones#29 |
Team |
| team |
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 1 | 68 |
| 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 145 | 5.6 | 1 | 68 |
Southern Mississippi Receiving
Ito Smith#25 |
Julian Allen#11 |
Jerry Harris#74 |
| team |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | 28 | |
| 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 23 | |
| 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | 176 | 11.0 | 3 | 28 |
UTEP Receiving
Cole Freytag#11 |
Warren Redix#10 |
Kent Taylor#80 |
| team |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 | |
| 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 0 | 33 |
Southern Mississippi Fumbles
Team |
| team |
| FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 |
UTEP Fumbles
Team |
| team |
| FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
Southern Mississippi Interceptions
| team |
| INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | 100 | 1 |
UTEP Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No UTEP Interceptions | |||
Southern Mississippi Kick Returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Southern Mississippi Kick Returns | |||||
UTEP Kick Returns
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 27 | 0 |
Southern Mississippi Punt Returns
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 25 | 0 |
| 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 25 | 0 |
UTEP Punt Returns
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Mississippi Kicking
| team |
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/2 | 100.0 | 46 | 4/4 | 10 |
| 2/2 | 100.0 | 46 | 4/4 | 10 |
UTEP Kicking
Jay Mattox#47 |
| team |
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Southern Mississippi Punting
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
UTEP Punting
Alan Luna#46 |
| team |
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 306 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 6 | 306 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
Game Information
Sun Bowl
1:00 AM, 25 September 2016
El Paso, TX
Attendance: 21,419
2024 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-2 | 8-6 |
| Sam Houston | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Liberty | 5-3 | 8-3 |
| Louisiana Tech | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| UTEP | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| Florida International | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| New Mexico State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Kennesaw State | 2-6 | 2-10 |
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