Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Georgia Southern Eagles

Oct 9, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
USM	7	21	7	3	38
GASO	7	0	14	14	35

Game Recap

Southern Miss scores 4 straight touchdowns in 1st half before holding off Georgia Southern 38-35. Braylon Braxton passed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, Jeffery Pittman carried it 31 times for 140 yards and two scores, and Southern Miss held off Georgia Southern 38-35 on Thursday night.

Scoring Summary

USMGASO

Q18:23David Mbadinga 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick).07
Q14:42Tychaun Chapman 50 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).77
Q214:56Jeffery Pittman 2 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).147
Q25:06Carl Chester 30 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).217
Q21:18Jeffery Pittman 2 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).287
Q37:03JC French IV 5 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick).2814
Q34:24Matt Jones 3 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick).3514
Q31:19Marcus Sanders Jr. 39 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick).3521
Q410:24Creighton Wilbanks 42 Yd Field Goal.3821
Q46:20Camden Brown 26 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick).3828
Q42:14JC French IV 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick).3835

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:03
00
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:41
00
Touchdown — 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:53
07
Touchdown — 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:32
77
Punt — 3 plays, -7 yards, 1:00
77
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:56
77
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:28
77

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:22
147
Interception — 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:56
147
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 2:17
147
Punt — 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:04
147
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:43
147
Interception — 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:51
147
Touchdown — 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:54
217
Punt — 5 plays, 7 yards, 1:41
217
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:07
287
End of Half — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:11
287

3rd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:12
287
Touchdown — 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:45
2814
Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:39
3514
Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:05
3521

4th Quarter

Field Goal — 14 plays, 51 yards, 5:55
3821
Interception — 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:52
3821
Fumble — 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:30
3821
Touchdown — 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:42
3828
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:45
3828
Touchdown — 12 plays, 61 yards, 3:20
3835
End of 4th Quarter — 5 plays, 7 yards, 2:13
3835

Team Stats

USM

GASO

38Points35

421Total Yards395

237Pass Yards313

184Rush Yards82

30:57Time of Possession29:03

25First Downs24

5Touchdowns5

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

1Turnovers3

68Penalty Yards104

Game Details

Thursday, October 9, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Allen E. Paulson Stadium · Statesboro, GA

attendance: 20,032 (80.1%)