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23–13
Final
 M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg
FINALLouisiana 23, Southern Miss 13

Highlights

3 CLIPS · ESPN
Dre'lyn Washington rushes in for 21-yard rushing touchdownVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
USM WINNING
UL WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: UL 78% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 10 PTS

Scoring plays

7 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Kenneth Almendares 21 Yd Field Goal

9:47
3-0
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Lance LeGendre 15 Yd pass from Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares Kick)

13:26
10-0
Rushing Touchdown

Kenyon Clay 1 Yd Run (Connor Gibbs Kick)

11:19
10-7
Rushing Touchdown

Dre'lyn Washington 21 Yd Run (Kenneth Almendares Kick)

8:51
17-7
Rushing Touchdown

Kenyon Clay 5 Yd Run (Connor Gibbs PAT failed)

1:40
17-13
Q3
Field Goal Good

Kenneth Almendares 30 Yd Field Goal

2:07
20-13
Q4
Field Goal Good

Kenneth Almendares 19 Yd Field Goal

5:29
23-13

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Wooldridge and Washington lead Louisiana-Lafayette to 23-13 win over Southern Miss

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- , Ben Wooldridge threw a touchdown pass, Dre'lyn Washington ran for 91 yards and a score and Louisiana-Lafayette beat Southern Miss 23-13 on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener. Wooldridge's 15-yard touchdown pass to Lance LeGendre and Washington's 21-yard TD run, each in the second quarter, gave Louisiana-Lafayette a 17-7 lead midway through the period. Kenyon Clay scored on a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs, the second with 1:40 left to play before halftime and Southern Miss trailed just 17-13. Kenneth Almendares kicked field goals from 30 and 19 yards in the second half for the Ragin' Cajuns. He also hit a 21-yarder in the first quarter. Wooldridge completed 22 of 30 passes for 222 yards for Louisiana-Lafayette (4-1, 1-0).

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Top performers

UL
PASSINGBen Wooldridge22/30, 222 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGDre Washington12 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGTerrance Carter Jr.7 REC, 64 YDS
USM
PASSINGTate Rodemaker15/21, 140 YDS
RUSHINGRodrigues Clark7 CAR, 61 YDS
RECEIVINGKenyon Clay1 REC, 31 YDS

Team stats

UL · USM
410
TOTAL YARDS
177
222
PASSING
140
188
RUSHING
37
22
1ST DOWNS
8
7-17
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
1-7
0
TURNOVERS
1
5-35
PENALTIES
4-37
41:35
POSSESSION
18:25

M. M. ROBERTS STADIUM, HATTIESBURG · ATTENDANCE 24,041

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