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Recap - Jaguars Defeat Southern Miss 32-21

Jalen Tolbert caught 6 passes for 169 yards against the Southern Miss defense as South Alabama handed the Golden Eagles a 32-21 loss on Thursday at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium.

South Alabama was an underdog by +12.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 55.0.

Carlos Davis rushed for 85 yards, while Desmond Trotter added 41 yards in the win. Jalen Tolbert and Jalen Wayne added 169 and 101 receiving yards respectively.

Frank Gore Jr. rushed for 32 yards for Southern Miss, while Kevin Perkins added 30 yards. Jack Abraham threw for 314 yards for the Golden Eagles, while receivers Tim Jones and Jason Brownlee had 139 and 54 yards respectively.

South Alabama outgained Southern Miss 526-409 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 23-20 by the Jaguars.

Southern Miss led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 30:52-29:08 split in that important category.

Next game, South Alabama takes its act home to face Tulane looking for another win. For Southern Miss, they head home to face Tennessee Tech.