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Southern Miss Defeats Jacksonville State 42-25 - Recap
The Gamecocks came up short against the Golden Eagles in Week 5 action on Saturday, falling 42-25 at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium.
Southern Miss was a favorite by -4.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 56.0.
Jeffery Pittman rushed for 80 yards, while Matt Jones added 45 yards in the win. Tychaun Chapman and Micah Davis added 43 and 34 receiving yards respectively.
Caden Creel rushed for 161 yards for Jacksonville State, while Cam Cook added 77 yards. Caden Creel threw for 109 yards for the Gamecocks, while receivers Cam Cook and Brock Rechsteiner had 77 and 24 yards respectively.
Southern Miss lost the offensive yardage battle to Jacksonville State 390-377 yards in Saturday's game. Southern Miss had more first downs as that total ended up 25-21.
Jacksonville State led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 30:58-29:02 split in that important category.
Southern Miss heads into a Week 7 battle against Georgia Southern. Jacksonville State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Sam Houston State.