Memphis 24, Southern Miss 22

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	25	17
Total Yards	420	391
Passing	157	297
Rushing	263	94
Penalties	6-37	6-34
3rd Down Conversions	5-13	6-15
4th Down Conversions	0-1	2-3
Turnovers	2	2
Possession	33:56	26:04

Individual Leaders

Memphis Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Avery 12/19 157 1 1	Southern Miss Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Almond 21/39 283 2 2 Johnson 1/1 14 0 0
Memphis Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Williams 36 123 1 15 Avery 12 64 1 15 Williams 4 43 0 16	Southern Miss Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Hull 11 49 1 9 Thomas 10 32 0 7 Williams 1 7 0 7
Memphis Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Scott 4 89 0 34 Williams 4 33 0 11 McCoy 2 17 0 10 Williams 1 29 1 29	Southern Miss Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Barnes 4 69 1 30 Nelson 4 47 0 24 Singleton 4 40 1 15 Perine 3 76 0 44

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				MEM	USM
	FG	13:05	DARREN MCCALEB 40 YD FG Drive info: 5 plays, 49 yards.	0	3
SECOND QUARTER				MEM	USM
	TD	7:12	MAURICE AVERY 1 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 80 yards.	7	3
	TD	4:25	DEANGELO WILLIAMS 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 43 yards.	14	3
THIRD QUARTER				MEM	USM
	TD	12:16	DEANGELO WILLIAMS 29 YD PASS FROM MAURICE AVERY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 80 yards.	21	3
	TD	3:17	CODY HULL 5 YD RUN (BLOCKED XP) Drive info: 11 plays, 68 yards.	21	9
FOURTH QUARTER				MEM	USM
	FG	13:53	STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 27 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 71 yards.	24	9
	TD	7:41	JOE SINGLETON 15 YD PASS FROM DUSTIN ALMOND (DARREN MCCALEB KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 73 yards.	24	16
	TD	1:30	JOSH BARNES 30 YD PASS FROM DUSTIN ALMOND (FAILED 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 4 plays, 80 yards.	24	22

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- D'Angelo Williams ran for 123 yards and scored two touchdowns to keep Memphis' bowl hopes alive in a 24-22 win Saturday night over Southern Mississippi.

Williams, who missed last week's loss to Tennessee with a sprained ankle, scored on a 4-yard run and a 29-yard pass from Maurice Avery. Memphis (5-5, 4-3 Conference USA) could go to its third straight bowl game for the first time in school history with a win over Marshall next Saturday.

Southern Mississippi (5-5, 4-3) trailed 24-9 in the fourth quarter when quarterback Dustin Almond helped the Golden Eagles close the gap.

Almond hit Joe Singleton with a 15-yard touchdown pass midway through the final period, then hooked up with Josh Barnes on 30-yard scoring pass with 1:30 to play to cut the lead to 24-22.

But Southern Mississippi came up short on the try for two when Cody Hull was stopped at the 1-yard line. Memphis recovered the ensuing onside kick and the Tigers ran out the clock.

Southern Miss need a win over Tulane to earn its fourth straight bowl appearance and extend its streak to 12 consecutive winning seasons.

The Golden Eagles have lost three of their last four.

It was the 32nd time Williams has cracked the 100-yard mark in his career. His 123 yards pushed him into fourth place all-time on the list for career rushing leaders in the NCAA.

Memphis trailed after one quarter thanks to a 49-yard field goal by USM's Darren McCaleb. But the Tigers wasted little time getting on the board themselves when Avery directed a 12-play, 80-yard drive, that ended in his 1-yard scoring plunge giving Memphis a 7-3 lead.

O.C. Collins picked off an Almond pass on the first play of the ensuing USM drive, setting Memphis up at the USM 43. Seven plays later, Williams scored the 50th rushing touchdown of his career from 4 yards out and the Tigers took a 14-3 lead into halftime.

Williams' 29-yard TD catch put the Tigers up 21-3 before Southern Mississippi's comeback.