Lowe, Harrell help Southern Miss beat Florida Atlantic 45-31 | |
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Trey Lowe threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Camron Harrell returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD, and Southern Miss beat Florida Atlantic 45-31 on Thursday night in the season finale for both teams. FAU (5-3, 4-2 Conference USA), the conference champion last season, was eliminated from contention for the 2020 title. The Owls, who went into the game ranked No. 3 nationally in scoring defense (12.4), allowed more than 20 points for the first time this season. Lowe was 13-of-19 passing for 209 yards with an interception and added 70 yards rushing and a score on 16 carries. Freshman Frank Gore Jr. had 111 yards rushing, including a 73-yard touchdown in the first quarter, for Southern Miss (3-7, 2-4). MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | J. Abraham | 1224 | |||
| Passing TDs: | J. Abraham | 7 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | F. Gore Jr. | 708 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | K. Perkins | 7 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | J. Brownlee | 610 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Brownlee | 5 | |||
| Interceptions: | T. Barnes | 1 | |||
| Schedule 2020 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | vs. South Alabama | L 21 - 32 | ||
| 9/19 | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 30 - 31 | ||
| 9/26 | vs. Tulane | L 24 - 66 | ||
| 10/3 | at North Texas | W 41 - 31 | ||
| 10/24 | at Liberty | L 35 - 56 | ||
| 10/31 | vs. Rice | L 6 - 30 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. North Alabama | W 24 - 13 | ||
| 11/14 | at Western Kentucky | L 7 - 10 | ||
| 11/21 | vs. UTSA | L 20 - 23 | ||
| 11/27 | at UAB | Postponed | ||
| 12/4 | at UTEP | Postponed | ||
| 12/10 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 45 - 31 | ||
| Conference USA | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Marshall | 4-1 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4-2 | 5-4 | ||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4-3 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2-2 | 2-4 | ||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2-4 | 3-6 | ||||||||||
| Florida International | 0-3 | 0-5 | ||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| UAB | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||||||||||
| Texas-San Antonio | 5-2 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4-2 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| North Texas | 3-4 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Rice | 2-3 | 2-3 | ||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2-4 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| UTEP | 0-4 | 3-5 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3720 (55) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2130 (53) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1590 (49) | ||||
| Points per game: | 25.3 (88) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 372.0 (84) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 30 (58) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (43) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4017 (80) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2208 (74) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1809 (95) | ||||
| Points per game: | 32.3 (86) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 401.7 (60) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 41 (109) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (73) | ||||
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