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54–23
Final
 M. M. Roberts Stadium, HattiesburgJMU -13.5
FINALJames Madison 54, Southern Miss 23JMU covered -13.5CLOSED JMU -13.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Morgan Suarez kicks 32-yard field goalVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
USM WINNING
JMU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: JMU 86% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 8 PTS

Scoring plays

14 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Morgan Suarez 32 Yd Field Goal

9:44
3-0
Rushing Touchdown

JC Evans 3 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick)

7:34
10-0
Q2
Rushing Touchdown

John White 3 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)

14:32
10-7
Field Goal Good

Morgan Suarez 31 Yd Field Goal

10:09
13-7
Rushing Touchdown

Steven Robinson 2 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick)

0:37
13-14
Field Goal Good

Morgan Suarez 40 Yd Field Goal

0:00
16-14
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

JC Evans 16 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick)

13:35
23-14
Rushing Touchdown

JC Evans 2 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick)

5:56
30-14
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Seth Cromwell 16 Yd pass from JC Evans (Morgan Suarez Kick)

13:41
37-14
Rushing Touchdown

Jackson McCarter 30 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick)

11:33
44-14
Passing Touchdown

Mario Sanders 34 Yd pass from John White (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

9:10
44-20
Passing Touchdown

Michael Scott 26 Yd pass from Camden Coleman (Morgan Suarez Kick)

7:33
51-20
Field Goal Good

Creighton Wilbanks 29 Yd Field Goal

4:54
51-23
Field Goal Good

Morgan Suarez 34 Yd Field Goal

1:22
54-23

What happened

ESPN RECAP

JC Evans has 4 total TDs, James Madison beats Southern Miss 54-23

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- , JC Evans threw a touchdown pass and added three rushing touchdowns, and James Madison beat Southern Miss 54-23 on Thursday night. Evans made his first start since he suffered an injury in JMU's season-opening 20-13 win over Liberty and was 19-of-26 passing for 251 yards. Camden Coleman , who had started the last eight games for the Dukes, entered in the fourth quarter and threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Michael Scott . James Madison (8-2, 5-2 Sun Belt Conference) had lost consecutive games for the first time since back-to-back defeats at Appalachian State and in double overtime against Marshall to conclude the 2024 regular season. John White was 17-of-28 passing for 150 yards and a touchdown and had a 3-yard rushing touchdown for Southern Miss (3-6, 2-3). Kaden Saunders had six receptions for 122 yards.

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Top performers

JMU
PASSINGJC Evans19/26, 251 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGSeth Cromwell10 CAR, 56 YDS
RECEIVINGCorey Scott6 REC, 138 YDS
USM
PASSINGJohn White22/35, 266 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGSteven Robinson15 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGKaden Saunders6 REC, 122 YDS

Team stats

JMU · USM
498
TOTAL YARDS
354
323
PASSING
266
175
RUSHING
88
27
1ST DOWNS
20
4-11
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
3-14
0
TURNOVERS
0
9-91
PENALTIES
12-91
30:15
POSSESSION
29:45

M. M. ROBERTS STADIUM, HATTIESBURG · ATTENDANCE 24,182

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