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Josh Moten intercepted three passes, Landry Lyddy had passing and rushing touchdowns and Southern Miss held on to beat Arkansas State 27-21 on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the Sun Belt Conference. Moten is the first Golden Eagle to make three interceptions in a game since 2002. He has five this season matching the five he had all of last year. Southern Miss (7-2, 5-0) intercepted five passes and had a fumble recovery against the Red Wolves (5-5, 4-2) on it way to its fifth straight win. Arkansas State had a four-game win streak snapped.

Lyddy rushed for a 7-yard score and connected with Elijah Metcalf for a 76-yard score and a 17-7 halftime lead. But it took Braylon Braxton's 15-yard TD toss to Kyrin Heath with nine minutes left to give the Eagles (7-2, 5-0) the cushion needed to counter a pair of fourth-quarter scores by the Red Wolves (5-5, 4-2). Braxton threw for 228 yards on 20-of-29 passing with Lyddy 4 of 6 for 128 yards. Both were intercepted once. Metcalf caught five passes for 143 yards. Jaylen Raynor was 37 of 48 for 331 yards and two scores but threw four interceptions and lost a fumble. Josh Flowers was also picked off once. Southern Miss has won five straight for the first time since 2015 and is off to a 5-0 start in conference play for the first time since 2003. - Southern Miss/AP College Football

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10/25/25 - Braylon Braxton, rSr/2026, Southern Miss, 6-1, 230 (DS#35 QB) + More +

Braylon Braxton threw four touchdown passes and Southern Mississippi defeated UL Monroe 49-21 on Saturday to remain undefeated in the Sun Belt Conference. The Golden Eagles led 21-14 at halftime before Matt Jones had his second short touchdown run of the game and Braxton threw two of his TD passes to make it 42-14 with about 13 minutes left in the game. Braxon completed 18 of 23 passes for 248 yards. His touchdowns went to four teammates - Tychaun Chapman, Kyirin Heath, Bralon Brown and Carl Chester.

Zach Palmer Smith had 111 yards rushing for the Warhawks (3-5, 1-3). His 21-yard touchdown run made it 21-14 in the second quarter before Southern Miss blew it open in the second half of their homecoming game. Southern Miss (6-2, 4-0) has won four in a row. The Golden Eagles went 1-11 in 2024. - Southern Mississippi/AP College Football

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QB Braylon Braxton, Southern Miss
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10/19/25 - Micah Davis, rSr/2026, Southern Miss, 5-11, 185 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Micah Davis caught a 98-yard touchdown pass from Braylon Braxton and Jabari Ishmael recovered a fumble inside the 1-yard line to help Southern Miss beat Louisiana-Lafayette 22-10 on Saturday. On a third-and-14 from the Golden Eagles 2, Davis caught a long ball down the right sideline for the longest pass play in Southern Miss history. It put the Golden Eagles (5-2, 3-0 Sun Belt) up 20-10 at the 3:40 mark in the third quarter.

The Ragin' Cajuns (2-5, 1-2) nearly responded with a touchdown on the ensuing possession, but Lunch Winfield reached for the goal line on a quarterback keeper and lost the ball, which Ishmael recovered. On a fourth-and-8, Winfield was stripped sacked in the end zone by Chris Jones for a safety with 3:44 remaining. Braxton was 12-of-17 passing for 230 yards and also threw an interception. Davis finished with 134 yards on three receptions. Ahmere Foster and Corey Myrick each had an interception for the Golden Eagles, who entered with 11 interceptions, second in the FBS. Winfield finished 12 of 21 for 112 yards passing and added 98 yards and a touchdown on the ground for the Ragin' Cajuns. - Southern Miss/AP College Football

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WR Micah Davis, Southern Miss
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10/10/25 - Braylon Braxton, rSr/2026, Southern Miss, 6-1, 230 (DS#35 QB) + More +

Braylon Braxton passed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, Jeffery Pittman carried it 31 times for 140 yards and two scores, and Southern Miss held off Georgia Southern 38-35 on Thursday night. Braxton had a 50-yard touchdown pass to Tychaun Chapman in the first quarter and a 30-yarder to Carl Chester in the second for a 21-7 lead. The Golden Eagles’ fourth straight touchdown came on a 2-yard run by Pittman for a 21-point lead at the break. Creighton Wilbanks made a 42-yard field goal with 10:24 left in the fourth for a 38-21 lead. On Georgia Southern’s next possession, Josh Moten made the third interception of the game for Southern Miss.

Georgia Southern scored twice in a little over four minutes, the last with 2:14 remaining, but could not recover an onside kick attempt. Southern Miss (4-2, 2-0 Sun Belt), which went 1-11 last season, secured its first road victory since topping Louisiana-Lafayette 34-31 in overtime on Nov. 9, 2023. JC French IV was 24 of 43 for 313 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions for Georgia Southern (2-4, 0-2). It was the first football meeting in the modern era between Georgia Southern and Southern Miss. The two teams played in 1941 with Mississippi Southern downing Georgia Teachers College 70-0. - Southern Miss/AP College Football

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QB Braylon Braxton, Southern Miss
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09/28/25 - Braylon Braxton, rSr/2026, Southern Miss, 6-1, 230 (DS#35 QB) + More +

Jeffery Pittman scored two rushing touchdowns, Braylon Braxton threw for two more, and Southern Miss defeated Jacksonville State, 42-25 on Saturday. The Golden Eagles (3-2, 1-0 Sun Belt) have their first three-win September since 2016 as they conclude their non-conference slate. After their opening drive stalled out, Southern Miss scored in under two minutes on each of their next two drives, both short rushes by Pittman. Braxton added a 6-yard rush just before the end of the first half to put the Golden Eagles up 21-3.

Jacksonville State (2-3, 1-0 CUSA) scored their first touchdown, a 4-yard reception for Brock Rechsteiner, with 4:33 to go in the third quarter. Ian Foster had a 49-yard pick-6 with 1:27 remaining in regulation, his second pick-6 this season after a 99-yard return against App State on Sept. 14. For the Gamecocks, Caden Creel had a career-high 161 rushing yards with one touchdown on 23 carries, and threw for 109 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Cam Cook added 77 rushing yards and one score. The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series 3-1. The schools played in 2024 for the first time since a 65-0 Southern Miss win in 1946, when the schools were known as Mississippi Southern College and Jacksonville State Teachers College. - Southern Miss/AP College Football

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09/22/25 - Ian Foster, rSo/2028, Southern Miss, 5-10, 195 (DS#999 FS) + More +

WEEK 3 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: IAN FOSTER, SOUTHERN MISS, Redshirt Sophomore, Safety, Brundidge, AL,...Ian Foster recorded a career-high 12 tackles (5 solo) as the Golden Eagles defeated Sun Belt Conference rival App State, 38-22. Foster also had one interception which he returned 99 yards for a touchdown and added three pass breakups, one on a 3rd and 2 play late in the first half to quell a Mountaineer drive in which he almost collected his second interception, and one on 4th and 9 late midway through the fourth quarter to end another App State possession. Notes: It is the second time a Southern Miss player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004 (linebacker Michael Boley, Sept. 12, 2004). - Walter Camp Football Foundation

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FS Ian Foster, Southern Miss
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09/15/25 - Ian Foster, rSo/2028, Southern Miss, 5-10, 195 (DS#999 FS) + More +

WEEK 3 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ian Foster, Southern Miss (RS So., DB - Brundidge, Ala.),...Southern Miss redshirt sophomore defensive back Ian Foster carded a career-high 12 tackles as the Golden Eagles defeated App State, 38-22, in the Sun Belt Conference opener. The Brundidge, Ala., native snared a pass that bounced out of a Mountaineer receiver's hands and returned it for a 99-yard pick six in the second quarter. The interception was 1-of-3 red zone takeaways for the Southern Miss defense, while Foster's return was tied for the third-longest in program history. Foster tallied three pass breakups on the day, including two that ended App State possessions. - Sun Belt Football

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FS Ian Foster, Southern Miss
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09/13/25 - Ian Foster, rSo/2028, Southern Miss, 5-10, 195 (DS#999 FS) + More +

Ian Foster had a 99-yard pick-6 for one of three Southern Miss interceptions, all in the red zone, and the Golden Eagles beat Appalachian State 38-22 on Saturday night. Foster scooped up a dropped pass from senior running back Rashod Dubinion, who stumbled while attempting to catch what would have been a sure touchdown. Dubinion bobbled the ball, and Foster plucked it out of the air to run it 99 yards the other way. AJ Swann's first interception went to Anthony Richard Jr. The second was by Foster and the third by Mathias Haygood.

Swann was 15 for 23 for 217 yards for App State (2-1, 0-1 Sun Belt) before being replaced by freshman Noah Gillon. Gillon was 11 for 24 with 109 yards. J'Mond Tapp, a transfer formerly of Texas and Arizona State, had never recorded a sack in his collegiate career before getting three against App State. Braylon Braxton was 22 of 30 for 279 yards with two TDs and an interception for Southern Miss (2-1, 1-0). Tychaun Chapman had 112 yards receiving. Jeffery Pittman rushed for two touchdowns. - Southern Miss/AP College Football

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FS Ian Foster, Southern Miss
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09/06/25 - Braylon Braxton, rSr/2026, Southern Miss, 6-1, 230 (DS#35 QB) + More +

Braylon Braxton threw three touchdown passes and Southern Miss defeated Jackson State 38-20 on Saturday night. The Golden Eagles opened the scoring on Ahmere Foster's punt block and Zach Ruffin's 30-yard return three minutes into the game. Braxton followed with touchdown passes of 8 yards to Bralon Brown, 15 yards to Micah Davis and 10 yards to Kadinn Morris for a 31-10 lead early in the fourth quarter. After a Jackson State field goal, Robert Briggs Jr. added a 15-yard touchdown run for the Golden Eagles, making it 38-13.

Ahmad Miller's 8-yard run wrapped up the scoring for the Tigers of the FCS. Braxton completed 20 of 30 passes for 214 yards. The Golden Eagles (1-1) had 224 total passing yards and 139 rushing. Travis Terrell Jr. had 80 yards rushing and the Tigers (1-1) gained 191 yards on the ground plus 131 passing. Quincy Ivory was in on 10 total tackles. - Southern Miss/AP College Football

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08/31/24 - Braylon Braxton, rSr/2026, Southern Miss, 6-1, 230 (DS#35 QB) + More +

Transfer quarterbacks Stone Earle and Braylon Braxton each threw for a pair of touchdowns and Marshall defeated Stony Brook 45-3 in both schools' season opener Saturday night. Earle, a transfer from North Texas started and played into the third quarter. Braxton, coming over from Tulsa, took over early in the second half and then Cole Pennington finished behind center and also had a touchdown pass. The trio combined to go 21 of 32 for 290 yards.

A.J. Turner rushed for 119 yards on eight carries, including an 80-yard score. Christian Fitzpatrick had four catches for 97 yards and a score. Elijah Metcalf added two touchdown catches and Carl Chester and Bralon Brown one each. The Thundering Herd had 549 yards total offense and scored 21 fourth-quarter points in a game that endured a weather delay. The Seawolves of the FCS were 0-10 last season and have a new head coach in Billy Cosh. - AP College Football

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01/15/23 - Dannis Jackson, rSr/2025, Southern Miss, 5-11, 171 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Missouri football landed a commitment from a former four-star wide receiver on Saturday, when Dannis Jackson announced his plans to join the Tigers through the transfer portal. Jackson spent his first three seasons at Ole Miss. "Committed to The Zou," Jackson said in a social media post announcing his intentions. Jackson became the second transfer receiver to commit to Missouri, following Theo Wease, previously of Oklahoma. The Tigers will hope those two, along with returning players like Luther Burden III and Mehki Miller, can help replace the production of Dominic Lovett, who led MU in receiving last season before transferring to Georgia.

Missouri wide receivers coach Jacob Peeler originally recruited Jackson for the Rebels. Jackson was rated as a four-star high school prospect out of Sumrall in Mississippi by the 247Sports composite and chose Ole Miss over a wealth of offers including Mississippi State, Arkansas and Auburn. Jackson did not play last season after entering the transfer portal in September. His best year as a Rebel came in 2021, when he had 12 catches for 244 yards and two touchdowns. - Columbia Daily Tribune

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WR Dannis Jackson, Southern Miss
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12/18/22 - Frank Gore Jr., rJr/2024, Southern Miss, 5-08, 198 (DS#21 RB) + More +

Frank Gore Jr. ran for an NCAA bowl-record 329 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to help Southern Miss hold off Rice 38-24 on Saturday night in the LendingTree Bowl. Gore, the son of the former NFL star, had a 64-yard scoring run in the second quarter, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass in the third and ran for 55 yards for another score in the fourth. He also ran 59 yards to set up the go-ahead touchdown for the Golden Eagles (7-6). Gore, who had 21 carries, broke the mark of 317 yards set by Appalachian State's Camerun Peoples in the 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl against North Texas. Gore broke the Southern Miss record of 304 by Sam Dejarnette against Florida State in 1982. Rice quarterback AJ Padgett threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns - all in the third quarter - to give the Owls (5-8) a brief 24-17 lead. He threw 26 and 32 yards to Isaiah Esdale to tie a game Southern Miss led 17-3 at halftime, then connected with Bradley Rozner to put Rice up 24-17 with 5:06 left in the third.

Gore's 18-yard touchdown pass to Ty Mims - his seventh passing score of the season - tied it at 24 after three quarters. Trey Lowe threw a 26-yard touchdown to Jason Brownlee on the second play of the fourth quarter to give the Golden Eagles the lead at 31-24, and Gore's 55-yarder capped the scoring with 2:57 left. Linebacker Daylen Gill had three of Southern Miss' season-high five sacks. Lowe threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Jakarius Caston to give Southern Miss a 7-0 lead at the 12:20 mark of the first quarter. Gore's 64-yard run made it 14-0 early in the second. Field goals of 34 yards by Rice's Christian VanSickle and 18 yards by Southern Miss' Brooks Bourgeois closed out the first-half scoring. - Southern Miss/AP College Football

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RB Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss
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12/17/22 - Frank Gore Jr., rJr/2024, Southern Miss, 5-08, 198 (DS#21 RB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: RB - Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss (So., RB - Miami, Fla.),...Gore, Jr. reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the initial time in his Golden Eagle tenure as it marked the first occasion for the school since 2017. Heading into a bowl contest, Gore, Jr. owns 1,053 yards on the ground with seven touchdowns, a 5.1 yards per carry average while rushing for 87.8 yards per game. His exploits led to the 21st time a Golden Eagle has gone over 1,000 yards rushing in a season and, after posting a career-high 199 yards on the ground in the season finale at ULM, Gore, Jr. jumped into the No. 8 spot on the career chart for rushing with 2,562 yards. - Southern Miss Football

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RB Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss
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12/17/22 - Jason Brownlee, rSr/2023, Southern Miss, 6-2, 198 (DS#43 WR) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: WR - Jason Brownlee, Southern Miss (Sr., WR - West Point, Miss.),...Brownlee, the school's Conerly Trophy finalist for top player in the state of Mississippi, he led the Golden Eagles in catches (52), receiving yards (819) and touchdown catches (7). He also moved into the No. 10 spot at the school in career receiving yards with 2,072 yards after making a 23-yard catch at ULM. Brownlee ranks tied for No.2 with Mike Thomas and Quez Watkins at the school in career 100-yard receiving games and his 20 career touchdown receptions ranks No. 4 in USM history. - Southern Miss Football

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WR Jason Brownlee, Southern Miss
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12/17/22 - Jay Stanley, rSr/2024, Southern Miss, 6-1, 208 (DS#69 SS) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: DB - Jay Stanley, Southern Miss (Jr., DB - Greenwood, Miss.),...Stanley recorded 57 tackles (26 solo) with four tackles for loss, a sack, as well as team highs for both interceptions (four) and pass breakups (six), to go along with three forced fumbles, another team high, and one fumble recovery. He ranks No. 14 in the FBS in forced fumbles (No. 3 in the Sun Belt) and No. 25 (No. 5 in the SBC) in interceptions per game. He is No. 11 in the SBC in passes defended. Enjoyed a season-high nine stops versus Troy and added eight against Arkansas State. Had at least five stops in seven games during the year. - Southern Miss Football

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SS Jay Stanley, Southern Miss
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