Scores

Final

(25) Southern Miss 48

(8-1, 4-1 C-USA)

East Carolina 28

(4-5, 3-2 C-USA)

4:00 PM ET, November 5, 2011

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, GREENVILLE, NC

1 2 3 4 T
#25USM 21 17 7 348
ECU 7 7 7 728

Top Performers

Passing: D. Davis (ECU) - 262 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: D. Johnson (USM) - 11 CAR, 47 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: R. Wiggins (ECU) - 4 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD

Jamie Collins' interception return TD boosts Southern Miss

Associated Press

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Jamie Collins scored on a 97-yard interception return and Deron Wilson added one of 79 yards to lead Southern Mississippi (BCS No. 25) to a 48-28 win over East Carolina on Saturday.

The Golden Eagles also got return touchdowns on punt plays as Tracy Lampley scored from 60 yards and Emmanuel Johnson scooped up a blocked punt and rambled 15 yards for another touchdown.

Southern Miss (8-1, 4-1 Conference USA) gave up a 72-yard touchdown pass from Dominique Davis to Reese Wiggins on the second play of the game, but the Golden Eagles scored the next four touchdowns en route to a 38-14 halftime lead.

Southern Miss seized control of C-USA's East Division with its seventh straight win, while East Carolina (4-5, 3-2) had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Golden Eagles have dominated the series against the Pirates with wins in 16 of their last 19 visits to East Carolina.

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Top 25 Overview

It was over when... Deron Wilson picked off Dominique Davis for a TD that put USM up 38-14.

Gameball goes to... The return game. The Golden Eagles scored four times on various forms of returns.

Stat of the game... 16. The Golden Eagles have wins in 16 of their last 19 visits to East Carolina.

Team Stat Comparison

 
USM
ECU
1st Downs1724
Total Yards299420
Passing162309
Rushing137111
Penalties8-653-35
3rd Down Conversions3-109-19
4th Down Conversions0-02-3
Turnovers12
Possession24:1535:45

Passing Leaders

Southern MissC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Davis16/241335.510
East CarolinaC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Davis22/362627.322

Rushing Leaders

Southern MissCARYDSAVGTDLG
Woodyard10575.7034
Johnson11474.3110
East CarolinaCARYDSAVGTDLG
Hunt19532.809
Davis13241.8115

Receiving Leaders

Southern MissRECYDSAVGTDLG
Bolden34515.0029
Balentine3289.3016
East CarolinaRECYDSAVGTDLG
Wiggins48521.3172
Hardy7649.1121

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERUSMECU
TD14:08Reese Wiggins 72 Yd Pass From Dominique Davis (Michael Barbour Kick) 07
TD09:19Jamie Collins 97 Yd Interception Return (Danny Hrapmann Kick) 77
TD07:44Tracy Lampley 60 Yd Punt Return (Danny Hrapmann Kick) 147
TD05:08Emmanuel Johnson 15 Yd Return Of Blocked Punt (Danny Hrapmann Kick) 217
SECOND QUARTERUSMECU
TD13:42Jamal Woodyard 8 Yd Pass From Austin Davis (Danny Hrapmann Kick) 287
TD07:36Dominique Davis 3 Yd Run (Michael Barbour Kick) 2814
FG04:25Danny Hrapmann 23 Yd 3114
TD03:27Deron Wilson 79 Yd Interception Return (Danny Hrapmann Kick) 3814
THIRD QUARTERUSMECU
TD08:27Justin Hardy 3 Yd Pass From Dominique Davis (Michael Barbour Kick) 3821
TD00:25Desmond Johnson 3 Yd Run (Danny Hrapmann Kick) 4521
FOURTH QUARTERUSMECU
FG11:14Danny Hrapmann 38 Yd 4821
TD00:53Alex Owah 8 Yd Run (Michael Barbour Kick) 4828