
UTEP 34
(3-8, 2-5 C-USA)

Southern Miss 33
(0-11, 0-7 C-USA)
Coverage: CBS Sports Network
8:00 PM ET, November 17, 2012
M.M. Roberts Stadium, HATTIESBURG, MS
Top Performers
Passing: A. Favor (USM) - 374 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: N. Jeffery (UTEP) - 21 CAR, 76 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: Q. Pierce (USM) - 2 REC, 125 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | UTEP | USM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 11:54 | Dominique Sullivan 41 Yd Pass From Arsenio Favor (Corey Acosta Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 08:56 | Steven Valadez 29 Yd | 3 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 00:33 | Corey Acosta 29 Yd | 3 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | UTEP | USM | |||
![]() | TD | 12:06 | Nathan Jeffery 1 Yd Run (Steven Valadez Kick) | 10 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 10:01 | Nathan Jeffery 3 Yd Run (Steven Valadez Kick) | 17 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 05:12 | Desmond Johnson 1 Yd Run (Corey Acosta Kick) | 17 | 17 |
![]() | FG | 00:37 | Steven Valadez 26 Yd | 20 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | UTEP | USM | |||
![]() | FG | 09:13 | Corey Acosta 36 Yd | 20 | 20 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | UTEP | USM | |||
![]() | TD | 12:05 | Blaire Sullivan 9 Yd Run (Steven Valadez Kick) | 27 | 20 |
![]() | TD | 06:36 | Quentin Pierce 81 Yd Pass From Arsenio Favor (Corey Acosta Kick) | 27 | 27 |
![]() | TD | 06:22 | Autrey Golden 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Steven Valadez Kick) | 34 | 27 |
![]() | TD | 02:48 | Arsenio Favor 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 34 | 33 |
Team Stat Comparison
| UTEP | USM | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-14 | 4-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 359 | 532 |
| Passing | 189 | 374 |
Comp-Att | 10-18 | 16-22 |
Yards per pass | 10.5 | 17.0 |
| Rushing | 170 | 158 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 2-20 | 6-63 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:13 | 29:47 |
| UTEP Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| B. Sullivan | 9/17 | 155 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 1/1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 10/18 | 189 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Miss Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| A. Favor | 16/22 | 374 | 17.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 16/22 | 374 | 17.0 | 2 | 1 |
| UTEP Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Sullivan | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 1 | 40 |
| N. Jeffery | 21 | 76 | 3.6 | 2 | 20 |
| -. Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 170 | 4.0 | 3 | 40 |
| Southern Miss Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Johnson | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 |
| J. Richard | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
| A. Favor | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 1 | 12 |
| K. Hardy | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 38 | 158 | 4.2 | 2 | 12 |
| UTEP Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Edwards | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | 47 |
| J. Leslie | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 34 |
| A. Golden | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| D. Patterson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Jones | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 10 | 189 | 18.9 | 0 | 47 |
| Southern Miss Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Q. Pierce | 2 | 125 | 62.5 | 1 | 81 |
| D. Sullivan | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 46 |
| J. Sims | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 34 |
| T. Lampley | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 26 |
| F. Llanos | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 |
| J. Hester | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Richard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 16 | 374 | 23.4 | 2 | 81 |
| UTEP Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Woodard | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| UTEP Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Golden | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 98 |
| A. Puente | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| M. Edwards | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| L. Dowell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Team | 7 | 222 | 31.7 | 98 |
| Southern Miss Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Richard | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 30 |
| D. Johnson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 |
| T. Lampley | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 |
| Team | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 30 |
| UTEP Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Valadez | 2/2 | 100.0 | 29 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 29 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Southern Miss Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Acosta | 2/2 | 100.0 | 36 | 3/3 | 9 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 36 | 3/3 | 9 |
| UTEP Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| I. Campbell | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Team | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Southern Miss Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| P. Boehme | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Team | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
ATTENDANCE: 23,757




