Postgame Notes
The Florida Atlantic Game
Nov. 30, 2019
General
* Southern Miss’ captains were #13 McLaurin, #29 Gunn and #82 Terry
* The Owls win the toss and defers the ball until the second half. USM will defend the North goal.
* Game attendance: 13,414
Offensive Notes
* Steven Anderson collected his third rushing score from eight yards on the first play after the Golden Eagles forced their first turnover for the day.
* Jack Abraham threw for over 100 yards for the 21st time of his career throwing for 180 yards.
* Abraham also caught his first pass of his career late in the third quarter for nine yards and a first down.
* Abraham then went two yards to complete that drive for his first rushing touchdown in five games. He now has a team-high tying five on the year.
* With his three catches in the game, Quez Watkins now has 152 over three seasons, moving him into third place on the school career charts and ahead of Todd Pinkston’s 149 from 1996-99).
* Neil McLaurin collected a career-high seven receptions in the contest for 60 yards. He tied Tim Jones for the most catches on the day for the Eagles.
* Southern Miss held the ball for a season-best 38:10 in the contest.
* The Golden Eagles gave up the football a season-high five times.
Defensive Notes
* Malik Shorts registered his first career interception midway through the second quarter, which setup the Golden Eagles’ first touchdown of the day.
* Terry Whittington collected the lone sack of the day for his team-leading 7.5 of the year. The Golden Eagles registered at least one sack in 11 of 12 games this season.
* Santrell Latham led the Golden Eagles with seven tackles.
* DQ Thomas added a team-high 1.5 tackles for loss and leads the team with 14.0 on the year.
Special Teams Notes
* Andrew Stein converted a second-quarter, 23-yard field goal to his 18th field goal of the year and has made six of his last seven chances.
* Quez Watkins collected his longest kickoff return of the season of 46 yards in the second quarter.
Miscellaneous
* The Golden Eagles had a string of regular-season finale wins snapped at four.
* Southern Miss had a two-game road winning streak snapped.
* Southern Miss is bowl eligible for the fifth-straight season and will be one of 78 bowl teams eligible for a postseason berth.
The Florida Atlantic Game
Nov. 30, 2019
General
* Southern Miss’ captains were #13 McLaurin, #29 Gunn and #82 Terry
* The Owls win the toss and defers the ball until the second half. USM will defend the North goal.
* Game attendance: 13,414
Offensive Notes
* Steven Anderson collected his third rushing score from eight yards on the first play after the Golden Eagles forced their first turnover for the day.
* Jack Abraham threw for over 100 yards for the 21st time of his career throwing for 180 yards.
* Abraham also caught his first pass of his career late in the third quarter for nine yards and a first down.
* Abraham then went two yards to complete that drive for his first rushing touchdown in five games. He now has a team-high tying five on the year.
* With his three catches in the game, Quez Watkins now has 152 over three seasons, moving him into third place on the school career charts and ahead of Todd Pinkston’s 149 from 1996-99).
* Neil McLaurin collected a career-high seven receptions in the contest for 60 yards. He tied Tim Jones for the most catches on the day for the Eagles.
* Southern Miss held the ball for a season-best 38:10 in the contest.
* The Golden Eagles gave up the football a season-high five times.
Defensive Notes
* Malik Shorts registered his first career interception midway through the second quarter, which setup the Golden Eagles’ first touchdown of the day.
* Terry Whittington collected the lone sack of the day for his team-leading 7.5 of the year. The Golden Eagles registered at least one sack in 11 of 12 games this season.
* Santrell Latham led the Golden Eagles with seven tackles.
* DQ Thomas added a team-high 1.5 tackles for loss and leads the team with 14.0 on the year.
Special Teams Notes
* Andrew Stein converted a second-quarter, 23-yard field goal to his 18th field goal of the year and has made six of his last seven chances.
* Quez Watkins collected his longest kickoff return of the season of 46 yards in the second quarter.
Miscellaneous
* The Golden Eagles had a string of regular-season finale wins snapped at four.
* Southern Miss had a two-game road winning streak snapped.
* Southern Miss is bowl eligible for the fifth-straight season and will be one of 78 bowl teams eligible for a postseason berth.
