Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles - Box Score - October 20, 2012 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Marshall 59

(3-4, 2-1 C-USA)

Southern Miss 24

(0-7, 0-3 C-USA)

Alerts

Coverage: CBS Sports Network

7:00 PM ET, October 20, 2012

M.M. Roberts Stadium, HATTIESBURG, MS

	1	2	3	4	T
MRSH	10	21	14	14	59
USM	3	14	0	7	24

Top Performers

Passing: R. Cato (MRSH) - 340 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: K. Grooms (MRSH) - 12 CAR, 119 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: T. Shuler (MRSH) - 11 REC, 111 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MRSH	USM
	FG	07:17	Justin Haig 44 Yd	3	0
	FG	03:41	Corey Acosta 51 Yd	3	3
	TD	00:21	Remi Watson 3 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	10	3
SECOND QUARTER				MRSH	USM
	TD	11:45	Antavious Wilson 14 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick)	17	3
	TD	09:24	Kalan Reed 19 Yd Interception Return (Corey Acosta Kick)	17	10
	TD	08:32	Kevin Grooms 64 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	24	10
	TD	05:13	Desmond Johnson 22 Yd Run (Corey Acosta Kick)	24	17
	TD	03:46	Tommy Shuler 25 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick)	31	17
THIRD QUARTER				MRSH	USM
	TD	10:54	Tommy Shuler 1 Yd Pass From Rakeem Cato (Justin Haig Kick)	38	17
	TD	05:30	Kevin Grooms 11 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	45	17
FOURTH QUARTER				MRSH	USM
	TD	10:00	Steward Butler 54 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	52	17
	TD	05:12	Essray Taliaferro 1 Yd Run (Justin Haig Kick)	59	17
	TD	02:03	Arsenio Favor 12 Yd Run (Corey Acosta Kick)	59	24

Team Stat Comparison

	MRSH	USM
1st Downs	32	25
3rd down efficiency	5-11	5-15
4th down efficiency	0-0	0-1
Total Yards	629	331
Passing	354	115
Comp-Att	32-43	17-33
Yards per pass	8.2	3.5
Rushing	275	216
Rushing Attempts	42	44
Yards per rush	6.5	4.9
Penalties	9-102	5-50
Turnovers	1	3
Fumbles lost	0	2
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	29:37	30:23

Marshall Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
R. Cato	31/42	340	8.1	3	1
B. Frohnapfel	1/1	14	14.0	0	0
Team	32/43	354	8.2	3	1

Southern Miss Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
A. Alford	9/21	65	3.1	0	0
R. Lloyd	4/7	37	5.3	0	1
A. Favor	4/5	13	2.6	0	0
Team	17/33	115	3.5	0	1

Marshall Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Grooms	12	119	9.9	2	64
S. Butler	7	71	10.1	1	54
R. Watson	10	56	5.6	1	15
E. Taliaferro	6	26	4.3	1	13
B. Frohnapfel	2	7	3.5	0	7
R. Cato	1	3	3.0	0	3
-. Team	4	-7	-1.8	0	0
Team	42	275	6.5	5	64

Southern Miss Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Hardy	8	50	6.3	0	12
D. Johnson	4	39	9.8	1	22
J. Hester	6	31	5.2	0	8
A. Favor	4	25	6.3	1	12
R. Lloyd	3	25	8.3	0	15
J. Richard	7	20	2.9	0	11
T. Bracken	2	14	7.0	0	9
A. Alford	10	12	1.2	0	12
Team	44	216	4.9	2	22

Marshall Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Shuler	11	111	10.1	2	25
A. Wilson	6	96	16.0	1	42
A. Dobson	5	63	12.6	0	18
D. Evans	2	21	10.5	0	14
J. Kelson	2	18	9.0	0	14
G. Hoskins	2	15	7.5	0	9
J. King	1	14	14.0	0	14
D. Allen	1	11	11.0	0	11
R. Watson	1	4	4.0	0	4
D. Johnson	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	32	354	11.1	3	42

Southern Miss Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Q. Pierce	2	39	19.5	0	28
F. Llanos	5	25	5.0	0	11
J. Burdette	4	17	4.3	0	7
T. Lampley	2	13	6.5	0	12
J. Sims	1	11	11.0	0	11
D. Sullivan	1	6	6.0	0	6
D. Thompson	1	6	6.0	0	6
J. Richard	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	17	115	6.8	0	28

Marshall Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
M. Lovett	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Southern Miss Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
K. Reed	1	19	1
Team	1	19	1

Marshall Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Snipes-Booker	3	71	23.7	29
Team	3	71	23.7	29

Southern Miss Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Sims	6	77	12.8	18
T. Lampley	2	41	20.5	29
J. Richard	2	35	17.5	25
Team	10	153	15.3	29

Marshall Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Snipes-Booker	2	10	5.0	6
T. Shuler	1	5	5.0	5
Team	3	15	5.0	6

Southern Miss Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Marshall Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Haig	1/2	50.0	44	8/8	11
Team	1/2	50.0	44	8/8	11

Southern Miss Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
C. Acosta	1/1	100.0	51	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	51	3/3	6

Marshall Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Williams	3	124	41.3	0	1	44
Team	3	124	41.3	0	1	44

Southern Miss Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
P. Boehme	7	322	46.0	0	2	56
Team	7	322	46.0	0	2	56

ATTENDANCE: 24,093