Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Auburn Tigers

Sep 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
USM	0	8	0	0	8
AUB	17	10	16	0	43

Game Recap

Byrum Brown shines in home opener, leading Auburn to a 43-8 victory over Southern Miss. Byrum Brown's second game with Auburn was much cleaner than his first.

Scoring Summary

USMAUB

Q114:50Andre Jordan Jr. 29 Yd Interception Return (Alex McPherson Kick).07
Q13:45Jonathan Echols 22 Yd pass from Byrum Brown (Alex McPherson Kick).014
Q11:31Alex McPherson 47 Yd Field Goal.017
Q26:40DeShawn Spencer 8 Yd pass from Byrum Brown (Alex McPherson Kick).024
Q20:24Steven Robinson 1 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (Jaylen Himes Pass to Jeremiah Beck Jr. for Two-Point Conversion).824
Q20:00Alex McPherson 55 Yd Field Goal.827
Q39:56Byrum Brown 5 Yd pass from Christian Neptune (Alex McPherson Kick).834
Q33:26Team Safety.836
Q30:09Omar Mabson II 2 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick).843

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Interception Touchdown — 1 play, -5 yards, 0:10
07
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 2:09
07
Punt — 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:25
07
Punt — 8 plays, 23 yards, 3:40
07
Touchdown — 8 plays, 93 yards, 2:51
014
Interception — 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:26
014
Field Goal — 5 plays, 30 yards, 0:48
017

2nd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:25
017
Punt — 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:12
017
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 2:06
017
Touchdown — 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:08
024
Touchdown — 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:16
824
Field Goal — 4 plays, 33 yards, 0:19
827

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:57
834
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:30
834
Fumble — 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:21
834
Safety — 2 plays, -4 yards, 0:39
836
Touchdown — 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:09
843

4th Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:55
843
Downs — 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:05
843
Downs — 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:55
843
End of Half — 8 plays, 46 yards, 6:14
843

Team Stats

USM

AUB

8Points43

221Total Yards613

171Pass Yards270

50Rush Yards343

27:11Time of Possession32:49

12First Downs31

1Touchdowns5

2Turnovers1

85Penalty Yards73

Game Details

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 8:50 PM

Jordan-Hare Stadium · Auburn, AL

attendance: 88,043 (100.7%)

spread: AUB -32.5

over/under: 56.5