| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USM | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
Southern Mississippi dominates Southern U in 45-0 win
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Kwadra Griggs threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns, Cornell Armstrong returned an interception 46 yards for another score and Southern Mississippi cruised to a 45-0 win over Southern on Saturday night.
Southern Mississippi (1-1) scored most of its points in the first quarter, with Xavier Thigpen recovering a fumble in Southern's end zone for the first TD of the game. Next, Ito Smith had a 27-yard touchdown run, then Allenzae Staggers hauled in a 20-yard TD pass and T'Rod Daniels broke away for a 49-yard touchdown run to make it 28-0 just under 12 minutes into the game.
Daniels finished with 83 yards on 10 carries and Griggs was 15-of-23 passing.
Also scoring for the Golden Eagles was Quez Watkins with a 26-yard TD catch and Parker Shaunfield had a 28-yard field goal.
Southern (1-1) was held to 140 total yards and had three turnovers.
Darquez Lee and Glendon McDaniel were a combined 10 of 26 for 78 yards passing for the Jaguars.
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|---|---|---|
| Jackson State | 8-0 | 12-2 |
| Florida A&M | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Alabama State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Alabama A&M | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
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|---|---|---|
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| Alcorn State | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Texas Southern | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Prairie View A&M | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Grambling | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-6 | 3-9 |
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