Southern Miss 43, 
(18) Houston 50
1:00 PM ET, October 31, 2009
Robertson Stadium
HOUSTON, TX
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | USM | HOU | |||
 | TD | 13:38 | Damion Fletcher 6 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) | 6 | 0 |
 | TD | 06:29 | Charles Sims 31 Yd Run (Matt Hogan Kick) | 6 | 7 |
| TD | 01:00 | Gerald Baptiste 70 Yd Pass From Martevious Young (Daniel Hrapmann Kick) | 13 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | USM | HOU | |||
| TD | 14:10 | A.J. Dugat 33 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick) | 13 | 14 |
| TD | 11:41 | Tim Monroe 55 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick) | 13 | 21 |
| TD | 07:49 | Martevious Young 1 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) | 19 | 21 |
| DC | 07:49 | Nick Saenz 0 Yd Off A Blocked Extra Point | 19 | 23 |
| FG | 02:28 | Daniel Hrapmann 29 Yd | 22 | 23 |
| TD | 00:37 | James Cleveland 14 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick) | 22 | 30 |
| THIRD QUARTER | USM | HOU | |||
| FG | 04:03 | Matt Hogan 34 Yd | 22 | 33 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | USM | HOU | |||
| TD | 12:25 | James Cleveland 17 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick) | 22 | 40 |
| TD | 08:54 | Tory Harrison 1 Yd Run (Daniel Hrapmann Kick) | 29 | 40 |
| FG | 06:41 | Matt Hogan 23 Yd | 29 | 43 |
| TD | 05:25 | Gerald Baptiste 5 Yd Pass From Martevious Young (Daniel Hrapmann Kick) | 36 | 43 |
| TD | 00:57 | Gerald Baptiste 13 Yd Pass From Martevious Young (Daniel Hrapmann Kick) | 43 | 43 |
| TD | 00:21 | Patrick Edwards 28 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Matt Hogan Kick) | 43 | 50 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 28 | 39 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-12 | 6-11 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 608 | 750 |
| Passing | 360 | 559 |
Comp-Att | 21-35 | 44-54 |
Yards per pass | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| Rushing | 248 | 191 |
Rushing Attempts | 47 | 33 |
Yards per rush | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| Penalties | 4-40 | 4-55 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 32:59 | 27:01 |
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ATTENDANCE: 20,125
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Thursday, October 29th
| North Carolina | 20 | Final |
| 13 Virginia Tech | 17 |
Friday, October 30th
| 21 West Virginia | 19 | Final |
| South Florida | 30 |
Saturday, October 31st
| Georgia | 17 | Final |
| 1 Florida | 41 |
| 3 Texas | 41 | Final |
| 14 Oklahoma State | 14 |
| Indiana | 24 | Final |
| 4 Iowa | 42 |
| 5 USC | 20 | Final |
| 10 Oregon | 47 |
| UNLV | 0 | Final |
| 6 TCU | 41 |
| San Jose State | 7 | Final |
| 7 Boise State | 45 |
| 8 Cincinnati | 28 | Final |
| Syracuse | 7 |
| Tulane | 0 | Final |
| 9 LSU | 42 |
| 11 Georgia Tech | 56 | Final |
| Vanderbilt | 31 |
| 12 Penn State | 34 | Final |
| Northwestern | 13 |
| Wyoming | 10 | Final |
| 16 Utah | 22 |
| New Mexico State | 0 | Final |
| 17 Ohio State | 45 |
| Southern Miss | 43 | Final |
| 18 Houston | 50 |
| 19 Miami (FL) | 28 | Final |
| Wake Forest | 27 |
| Kansas State | 30 | Final |
| 22 Oklahoma | 42 |
| 22 South Carolina | 13 | Final |
| Tennessee | 31 |
| Washington State | 14 | Final |
| 23 Notre Dame | 40 |
| 24 California | 23 | Final |
| Arizona State | 21 |
| 25 Mississippi | 20 | Final |
| Auburn | 33 |