Overview

• Southern Miss built a 28-7 halftime lead after a 50-yard Braylon Braxton touchdown pass ignited a 28-0 run.
• Georgia Southern closed to within three in the final minutes before the Golden Eagles secured the win by recovering an onside kick.
• Braxton tossed two first-half touchdowns and RB Jeffery Pittman found the end zone twice as Southern Miss moved to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the Sun Belt.
• Georgia Southern QB JC French went 24-for-43 for 313 yards with two touchdown passes and three interceptions, adding two rushing scores during the comeback.
• Receiver Camden Brown hauled in 12 catches for 158 yards and a touchdown, tying the school single-game receptions record, in the first modern-era meeting at Paulson Stadium.