FINAL SCORE
Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Georgia Southern Eagles game details
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Allen E. Paulson Stadium · Attendance 20,032
Put the final score in perspective.
Southern Miss finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 73 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Southern Miss 28, Georgia Southern 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Georgia Southern outscored its opponent in 2 and Southern Miss in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Southern Miss | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
 Georgia Southern | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 25 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 | 7-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 421 | 395 |
| Passing | 237 | 313 |
| Comp/Att | 19/28 | 24/43 |
| Yards per pass | 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Rushing | 184 | 82 |
| Rushing Attempts | 48 | 34 |
| Yards per rush | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Penalties | 8-68 | 12-104 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 3 |
| Possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
passing
| Braylon Braxton | 19/28 | 237 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 60.2 |
rushing
| Jeffery Pittman | 31 | 140 | 4.5 | 2 | 16 |
| Matt Jones | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 | 17 |
| Braylon Braxton | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Micah Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Elijah Metcalf | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Bralon Brown | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Tychaun Chapman | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 50 |
| Carl Chester | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 30 |
| Micah Davis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Kyirin Heath | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kadinn Morris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeffery Pittman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
| Micah Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Chris Jones | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J'Mond Tapp | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jabari Ishmael | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Myrick | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmere Foster | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Moten | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Foster | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameer Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Pennix | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodarius Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Gibson Sr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Harper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan King | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeffery Pittman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Richard Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Najae Hallenbeck | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathis Haygood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrick Ponder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malakai Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Josh Moten | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonathan Pennix | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Ian Foster | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Montgomery | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Micah Davis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Elijah Metcalf | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
kicking
| Creighton Wilbanks | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Reed Harradine | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Jack Murley | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Georgia Southern Eagles
passing
| JC French IV | 24/43 | 313 | 7.3 | 2 | 3 | 45.3 |
rushing
| OJ Arnold | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 |
| David Mbadinga | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 |
| JC French IV | 13 | -2 | -0.2 | 2 | 8 |
receiving
| Camden Brown | 12 | 158 | 13.2 | 1 | 26 |
| Marcus Sanders Jr. | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 1 | 39 |
| Dalen Cobb | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Ahmon Green | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Taylor Bradshaw | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| David Mbadinga | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
defensive
| Brendan Harrington | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorrian Smith | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Tyson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Ferguson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ayden Jackson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Hill Jr. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Gamble | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Davion Rhodes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Meyers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devan Lowe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Stroud | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uche Iloh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Allen Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC French IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Hammonds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Collier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Bradshaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquari Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weston Bryan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Fears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Dalen Cobb | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
kicking
| Tripp Bryant | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
punting
| Alex Smith | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:23 | David Mbadinga 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 4:42 | Tychaun Chapman 50 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:56 | Jeffery Pittman 2 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) | 14 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:06 | Carl Chester 30 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) | 21 – 7 |
| 2 | 1:18 | Jeffery Pittman 2 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) | 28 – 7 |
| 3 | 7:03 | JC French IV 5 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick) | 28 – 14 |
| 3 | 4:24 | Matt Jones 3 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) | 35 – 14 |
| 3 | 1:19 | Marcus Sanders Jr. 39 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick) | 35 – 21 |
| 4 | 10:24 | Creighton Wilbanks 42 Yd Field Goal | 38 – 21 |
| 4 | 6:20 | Camden Brown 26 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick) | 38 – 28 |
| 4 | 2:14 | JC French IV 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick) | 38 – 35 |
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