FINAL SCORE
Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs game details
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Joe Aillet Stadium · Attendance 17,108
Put the final score in perspective.
Louisiana Tech finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 50 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Southern Miss 10, Louisiana Tech 30. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Louisiana Tech outscored its opponent in 2 and Southern Miss in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Southern Miss | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
 Louisiana Tech | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 28 | 14 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-17 | 2-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 514 | 339 |
| Passing | 392 | 238 |
| Comp/Att | 28/47 | 15/21 |
| Yards per pass | 8.3 | 11.3 |
| Rushing | 122 | 101 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 38 |
| Yards per rush | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Penalties | 8-54 | 8-76 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 32:36 | 27:24 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
passing
| Braylon Braxton | 28/47 | 392 | 8.3 | 2 | 1 | 53.3 |
rushing
| Robert Briggs | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Matt Jones | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Braylon Braxton | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Jaylin Carter | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Carl Chester | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 0 | 42 |
| Kyirin Heath | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | 30 |
| Davis Dalton | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 34 |
| Bralon Brown | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Kadinn Morris | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Elijah Metcalf | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Micah Davis | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Jaylin Carter | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Matt Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Tychaun Chapman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Robert Briggs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
defensive
| Chris Jones | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Myrick | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Foster | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Battle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrick Ponder | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Moten | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodarius Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Richard Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Hawkins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J'Mond Tapp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmere Foster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden McKinney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guylijah Theodule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameer Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Harradine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Gibson Sr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Sledge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Beard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathis Haygood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Ruffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malakai Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Elijah Metcalf | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Reed Harradine | 2/3 | 66.7 | 38 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Creighton Wilbanks | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Reed Harradine | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
passing
| Blake Baker | 15/21 | 238 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 |
rushing
| Omiri Wiggins | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 1 | 12 |
| Blake Baker | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 1 | 16 |
| Clay Thevenin | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 1 | 7 |
| Andrew Burnette | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Amani Givens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Eli Finley | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 0 | 72 |
| Devin Gandy | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 |
| Marques Singleton Jr. | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Clay Thevenin | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Omiri Wiggins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jalen Mickens | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
defensive
| Kolbe Fields | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mekhi Mason | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sifa Leota | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Amari Butler | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Fongang | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Rieman | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Richard | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zheric Hill | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhamal Shelby Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Nason | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Fields | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Madkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Oguns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Franklin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Mayfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Cobbs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Sims | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevell Vivians | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakari Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameron Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javari Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Kolbe Fields | 1 | 48 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Devin Gandy | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Dedrick Latulas | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
kicking
| Drew Henderson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 3/4 | 6 |
punting
| John Hoyet Chance | 8 | 398 | 49.8 | 1 | 4 | 61 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 13:43 | Blake Baker 1 Yd Run (Drew Henderson Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 12:15 | Kyirin Heath 30 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 1 | 8:10 | Drew Henderson 24 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 10 |
| 1 | 3:29 | Reed Harradine 38 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 10 |
| 1 | 0:46 | Omiri Wiggins 3 Yd Run (Drew Henderson Kick) | 10 – 17 |
| 2 | 14:01 | Kolbe Fields 48 Yd Interception Return (Drew Henderson PAT failed) | 10 – 23 |
| 2 | 0:23 | Clay Thevenin 1 Yd Run (Drew Henderson Kick) | 10 – 30 |
| 3 | 0:58 | Reed Harradine 30 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 30 |
| 4 | 0:22 | Davis Dalton 34 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) | 20 – 30 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 10:58 PM UTCData methodology