From the desk of the "Old Lefty" himself, Jack Duggan
Game Notes
*North Texas won the toss and elected to receive.
*Captains: Jason Brownlee and Hayes Maples.
*Southern Miss wore all-white uniforms for the "rst #me since Sept. 29, 2018 at Auburn.
*The Golden Eagles have now won seven-straight games against C-USA Texas teams.
*It also marks the "rst winning streak against the Mean Green since 2014-15.
*This marked the ninth-straight game in the series history where the winning team scored 29-
plus points.
Offensive Notes
*The Golden Eagles scored their most points since having 45 against the Mean Green on Oct.
12, 2019.
*Southern Miss’ 202 rush yards and 437 total yards were both the team’s most since having
Nov. 16, 2019 at UTSA.
*The Golden Eagles scored in every quarter (17-3-7-14) for the "rst #me that game as well.
*Southern Miss’ 17 points in the "rst quarter were its most since scoring 21 in the fourth at
Troy on Sept. 14, 2019.
*Southern Miss had four TD drives of four plays or less, giving it eight on the year.
*Frank Gore Jr.’s 130 yards (23 a>empts) marked the most by a Golden Eagle since Trivenskey
Mosley’s 142 against UTSA on Oct. 20, 2018. He was 17 yards away from breaking the top-10
rushing games by Southern Miss freshmen, last reached by Kendrick Hardy versus UAB in 2010
(147 yards).
*Jason Brownlee’s 68-yard touchdown catch to begin the second half scoring was his third-
straight game with a TD, giving the Golden Eagles four scores of 61-plus yards on the year.
*Brownlee "nished with four catches for 110 yards and a touchdown a@er having 3 for 110
against Tulane the previous week.
*Darius Maberry "nished with career-highs of 17 carries for 55 yards and two touchdowns. He
had 29 carries for 64 yards the previous two years a@er coming back from injury.
*Demarcus Jones’ 22-yard touchdown at 11:30 in the "rst quarter was his "rst-career scoring
grab.
*Brandon Hayes’ 17-yard recep#on, which began a 3-play touchdown drive, was the "rst catch
of his career. It was his second game, and he "nished with four recep#ons for 41 yards.
*Redshirt-freshman Louis Smith (center) made his "rst-career start.
*Arvin Fletcher started his 40th consecu#ve game.
*Darius Maberry’s four-yard TD rush on the "rst play of the fourth quarter was the "rst of his
career.
Defensive Notes
*Southern Miss forced three turnovers, all fumble recoveries, to extend its season-long
turnover streak to four games.
*Dominic Quewon’s strip was his second sack of the year, and it was recovered by T.Q.
Newsome.
*Terence Cherry also earned his "rst-career sack.
*Hayes Maples, fresh oE a career-high 15 tackle game that marked Southern Miss’ most since
2014, again led the team with 10 stops ("ve solo).
*Zach Portlock (linebacker) made his "rst-career start and registered a career-high "ve tackles.
He had four over his "rst three years in the program.
*Southern Miss forced three turnovers (all fumbles), its most since Nov. 16, 2019 at UTSA.
*Devin Thomas’ fumble recovery oE a North Texas-touched punt was the second of his career.
Special Teams Notes
*Ky’el Hemby’s blocked "eld goal to end the "rst half was Southern Miss’ "rst since Demarrio
Smith at Auburn on Sept. 29, 2018.
*Briggs Bourgeois’ 46-yard "eld goal followed a career-long of 49 the previous week versus
Tulane. He is 2-for-2 on kicks of 40-yards or more in his career.
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