Southern Miss football vs. South Alabama: Live scoring updates on Tuesday night
MOBILE, Ala. — Southern Miss football's 2023 season is halfway over and it has not gone as planned.
The Golden Eagles (1-5, 0-3 Sun Belt Conference) have dropped five games in a row and are yet to beat an FBS opponent. They now travel to South Alabama (3-3, 1-1) for a rare Tuesday night game.
USM finally got a strong performance from its defense last week, only for the offense to not score a touchdown. Playing a complete game will be key in order to leave Mobile with a win.
It will also be a clash with former Southern Miss coach Jay Hopson, who was hired as South Alabama's cornerbacks coach.
PREVIEW: Southern Miss football vs. South Alabama: Here's our score prediction, scouting report
Southern Miss game time, TV channel and betting odds today vs. South Alabama
KICKOFF: 6:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN2
BETTING ODDS: South Alabama by 17.5
Southern Miss football score updates vs. South Alabama
Final: South Alabama 55, Southern Miss 3
South Alabama 55, Southern Miss 3: USA records seventh rushing touchdown of the night
Quarterback Gio Lopez bolted up the middle for an untouched 20-yard rushing touchdown with 13:47 remaining in the fourth quarter.
End of the third quarter: South Alabama 48, Southern Miss 3
South Alabama 48, Southern Miss 3: Dorian Smith 29-yard touchdown
Dorian Smith scored South Alabama's sixth rushing touchdown of the game with 1:20 remaining in the third quarter.
South Alabama 41, Southern Miss 3: La'Damian Webb sets USA record with fourth rushing touchdown
A 16-yard rushing touchdown from La'Damian Webb put South Alabama up 41-3 with 4:41 remaining in the third quarter.
South Alabama 34, Southern Miss 3: USM gets its first points of the night
Holman Edwards led Southern Miss' best drive of the night and it ended with a 32-yard field goal from Andrew Stein with 5:40 to play in the third quarter.
South Alabama 34, Southern Miss 0: USA hits 39-yard field goal
The Jaguars took their first drive of the second half down the field again, but the USM defense held South Alabama to a 39-yard field goal by Diego Guajardo with 10:05 remaining in the third quarter.
Halftime: South Alabama 31, Southern Miss 0
South Alabama 31, Southern Miss 0: Pre-snap penalty gives Southern Miss a break
South Alabama had a fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, but a false start backed it up five yards and forced it to settle for a field goal with 45 seconds remaining in the first half.
South Alabama 28, Southern Miss 0: USM hasn't gotten a stop yet
South Alabama has scored a touchdown on all four of its drives so far. Running back Kentrel Bullock took this one in for a 17-yard touchdown with 7:03 to play in the second quarter.
South Alabama 21, Southern Miss 0: La'Damian Webb scores his third touchdown of the first half
South Alabama produced another long drive, this time taking a 14-play drive to the finish line with La'Damian Webb's third rushing touchdown of the first half with 10:30 remaining in the second quarter.
End of the first quarter: South Alabama 14, Southern Miss 0
South Alabama 14, Southern Miss 0: La'Damian Webb scores second touchdown of the quarter
After Southern Miss picked up just one first down on offense, South Alabama drove right down the field again. La'Damian Webb capped the 11-play drive with a 3-yard rushing touchdown with 4:17 to play in the first quarter.
South Alabama 7, Southern Miss 0: USA scores on opening drive
South Alabama running back La'Damian Webb dove into the end zone from five yards out to give the Jaguars the lead with 11:07 to play in the first quarter. Southern Miss has now trailed 7-0 in five of its last six games.
Sam Sklar is the Southern Miss beat reporter for the Hattiesburg American. Email him at ssklar@hattiesb.gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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