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10/18 14:43 CDT Sun Belt matchup features Louisiana squaring off against
Southern Miss
Sun Belt matchup features Louisiana squaring off against Southern Miss
By The Associated Press
Louisiana (5-2) at Southern Miss (1-5), Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Louisiana by 10.5. Against the spread: Louisiana 5-1-1, Southern
Miss 2-4.
How to watch: ESPN+
Key stats
Louisiana Offense
Overall: 377.7 yards per game (81st in FBS)
Passing: 177.6 yards per game (119th)
Rushing: 200.1 yards per game (29th)
Scoring: 30.0 points per game (65th)
Louisiana Defense
Overall: 298.3 yards per game (25th in FBS)
Passing: 194.0 yards per game (45th)
Rushing: 104.3 yards per game (27th)
Scoring: 19.3 points per game (35th)
Southern Miss Offense
Overall: 394.3 yards per game (65th in FBS)
Passing: 259.8 yards per game (39th)
Rushing: 134.5 yards per game (103rd)
Scoring: 24.2 points per game (93rd)
Southern Miss Defense
Overall: 442.2 yards per game (130th in FBS)
Passing: 193.2 yards per game (44th)
Rushing: 249.0 yards per game (137th)
Scoring: 32.7 points per game (125th)
Southern Miss is 123rd in third down percentage, converting 32.9% of the time.
Southern Miss ranks 99th in the FBS with a -3 turnover margin, compared to
Louisiana's 34th-ranked +3 margin.
Southern Miss ranks 74th in the FBS averaging 57.8 penalty yards per game,
compared to Louisiana's 11th-ranked 40.3 per-game average.
Southern Miss is 132nd in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 68.2% of trips.
Louisiana's red zone defense ranks 30th at 76.5%.
Southern Miss is 137th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 25:43,
compared to Louisiana's 11th-ranked average of 33:27.
Team leaders
Louisiana
Passing: D'Wayne Winfield, 1,153 yards, 4 TDs, 4 INTs, 70.3 completion
percentage
Rushing: Winfield, 463 yards on 97 carries, 8 TDs
Receiving: KeDarius Wade, 226 yards on 11 catches, 2 TDs
Southern Miss
Passing: Landry Lyddy, 1,026 yards, 7 TDs, 4 INTs, 59.5 completion percentage
Rushing: Steven Robinson, 432 yards on 99 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Mario Sanders II, 510 yards on 34 catches, 5 TDs
Last game
Louisiana won 33-6 over Troy on Oct. 17. Winfield led Louisiana with 70 yards
on 11-of-20 passing (55.0%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. He also
carried the ball 15 times for 65 yards. J.J. Garner carried the ball 10 times
for 62 yards and scored one touchdown. Trenton Chaney recorded 45 yards on
three catches.
Southern Miss fell to Arkansas State 23-13 on Oct. 17. Lyddy led Southern Miss
with 202 yards on 16-of-32 passing (50.0%) for one touchdown and two
interceptions. Robinson had 84 rushing yards on 21 carries and one touchdown,
adding five receptions for 35 yards. Sanders had six receptions for 106 yards.
Next game
Louisiana hosts South Alabama on Nov. 7. Southern Miss plays at UL Monroe on
Oct. 31.
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