| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | USM | HOU |
 | FG | 10:35 | DARREN MCCALEB 30 YD FG Drive info: 9 plays, 66 yards. | 3 | 0 |
 | TD | 2:54 | VINCENT MARSHALL 22 YD RUN (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 56 yards. | 3 | 7 |
| TD | 0:35 | JEREMY YOUNG 8 YD RUN (DARREN MCCALEB KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 81 yards. | 10 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | USM | HOU |
| TD | 10:01 | JACKIE BATTLE 6 YD RUN (FAILED 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 15 plays, 93 yards. | 10 | 13 |
| TD | 1:36 | CHRIS JOHNSON 8 YD PASS FROM JEREMY YOUNG (DARREN MCCALEB KICK) Drive info: 16 plays, 81 yards. | 17 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | USM | HOU |
| TD | 9:41 | KEVIN KOLB 46 YD RUN (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 53 yards. | 17 | 20 |
| TD | 2:52 | BIREN EALY 33 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 86 yards. | 17 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | USM | HOU |
| FG | 8:24 | DARREN MCCALEB 31 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 55 yards. | 20 | 27 |
| TD | 4:25 | BIREN EALY 32 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (BEN BELL KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 58 yards. | 20 | 34 |
Southern Miss 20, 
Houston 34