GAME #7
 
South Alabama (3-3, 1-1 SBC) vs. Southern Miss (1-5, 0-3 SBC)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 17
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Mobile, Ala. (Hancock Whitney Stadium)
Watch: ESPN2
Listen: Jags Radio Network – WRKH (96.1 FM)
Social: @SouthAlabamaFB
Tickets: USAJaguars.com/tickets
 

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NOTES & QUOTES
 
–After opening the season with four of six games on the road, including two in a row and three of the last four, South Alabama will close the season with home games in four of its final six contests. The matchup with Southern miss will mark the first of two-straight home games for the Jaguars.
 
–Wide receiver Caullin Lacy has proven to be one of the best wide receivers in the country this season. Through six games, Lacy has 723 receiving yards, which marks third in the nation, first in the Sun Belt and first among all Group of Five receivers. Lacy also ranks fifth in the country in receiving yards per game (120.5), eighth in all-purpose yards (841), 10th in receiving touchdowns (6) and 10th in receptions (39).
 
–South Alabama head coach Kane Wommack graduated from Southern Miss. Wommack helped the Golden Eagles to three straight bowl appearances before earning his undergraduate degree in political science in 2009. Cornerbacks coach Jay Hopson was also the head coach at Southern Miss from 2016-20.
 
"I think our guys did a great job this past week to responding to some of the adversity we've had in the last two games. Certainly came out with great urgency in a place that we've never won before and really kind of put the hammer down. The key is going to be continuing to do those things."
 
-Head Coach Kane Wommack on the team's bounce-back win over ULM
 
"I saw our guys just play consistent ball for four quarters. I saw a lot of good execution. Saw good effort. We talked this morning about going on the road, and taking care of the ball. Great effort down the field, created some explosives."
 
-Offensive Coordinator Major Applewhite on the offense's big day at ULM
 
"We executed. I thought we played physical. Guys were assignment sound and played with good eyes. Some of the things that have hurt us in the past, ULM tried early. Double break routes, some of the same things that James Madison did to us were in those first 20 plays. It was good to see our guys come out and execute and start out as well as we did.
 
-Defensive Coordinator Corey Batoon on the defense's dominance against ULM
 

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ABOUT SOUTHERN MISS
 
Southern Miss enters Tuesday's contest losers of five straight, with a 1-5 record on the year. Southern Miss won its opener against Alcorn State before starting its current losing streak. The Golden Eagles are coached by Will Hall who is in his third season as head coach of the program. Hall owns a record of 11-20 at the school.
 
Billy Wiles is the quarterback for Southern Miss. He has thrown for 1,254 yards and seven touchdowns on the season. Jakarius Caston and Latreal Jones are his top receivers on the year with 334 and 324 yards, respectively. Frank Gore Jr. leads the rushing efforts for the Golden Eagles with 397 yards and four touchdowns. Dylan Lawrence is Southern Miss' top tackler on the season with 36 total takedowns.
 

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SERIES HISTORY
 
South Alabama is a perfect 3-0 against the Golden Eagles. South Alabama and Southern Miss have met three years in a row with the Jags coming out on top every time. In last year's edition of the game, South earned a 27-20 victory on the road.
 

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LAST TIME OUT
 
South Alabama dominated ULM from start to finish as the Jaguars earned their first win in Monroe in program history with a 55-7 victory.  
 
Everything was clicking right away for South as the Jags scored on their first-five drives of the game, and every drive in the first half. Overall, USA scored on nine of 10 offensive drives for the game, including the final four of the night. Defensively, the Jaguars stopped ULM on 10 of 11 drives for the game by forcing two takeaways, two turnovers on downs, and five punts.
 
Quarterback Carter Bradley led South Alabama's nearly-perfect efforts on offense with 303 passing yards and three touchdowns while completing 20-of-29 passes. True freshman Gio Lopez then came in in relief of Bradley to throw for 84 yards and a touchdown of his own. It was Lopez's first-career touchdown at the college level.
 
The favorite receiving target on the night was Caullin Lacy who recorded a career-high 156 receiving yards on seven catches. Lacy added a 44-yard touchdown on the night, and a long reception of 50 yards. Kentrel Bullock, Brandon Crum and Jeremiah Webb joined Lacy as receivers to find the end zone. Bullock also found the end zone on the ground as part of his 38-yard rushing effort. La'Damian Webb led the Jags in rushing with an even 100 yards on 19 carries, while scoring a touchdown for the fifth-consecutive game. Marco Lee Jr. also got in on the fun with 49 yards and touchdown.
 
Trey Kiser finished the game as South Alabama's leading tackler with nine total tackles, including one for loss. James Miller and Khalil Jacobs each added six tackles apiece. Jaden Voisin, who wore the number five jersey for the week, came away with an interception for the second-straight game. Wesley Miller also pulled down an interception, which was the first of his career.
 
South dominated the Warhawks in every phase of the game, totaling 589 yards of offense while only surrendering 250.  The Jags went 7-of-13 on third downs and 3-of-3 on fourth down, and held ULM to under 50 percent on third down and 0-of-2 on fourth down. USA also possessed the ball for 36:30 of the game while ULM could only manage 23:30 of possession.
 

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