University of South Alabama Athletics

Making his first career start at the collegiate level, Dallas Davis posted 308 yards of total offense while leading three second-half touchdown drives to help the Jaguars earn a 21-20 victory at Mississippi State — the program’s first against a Southeastern Conference school — on Saturday; for his efforts he was named the SBC Offensive Player of the Week.  The redshirt sophomore was 24-of-34 passing for 285 yards, with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Josh Magee to get USA on the scoreboard with its opening drive of the third quarter and a four-yard scoring pass to Gerald Everett in the final minute to secure the win.  In addition to 19 of his 23 rushing yards coming with the Jags facing third-and-three on the game-winning drive, moving the team to the MSU-8, Davis was 3-of-3 passing on third downs during the march.  Davis’ 24 completions tied for the third-highest mark in a game in the school’s record books while his 285 yards through the air were the fifth most in a contest as he became the first individual in the program to surpass 300 yards of total offense since Brandon Bridge accomplished the feat the Jaguars’ appearance in the 2014 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.