Southern Miss. 56, UTEP 30

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	28	21
Total Yards	568	414
Passing	205	290
Rushing	363	124
Penalties	12-114	11-90
3rd Down Conversions	8-15	6-15
4th Down Conversions	2-3	1-2
Turnovers	2	2
Possession	32:24	27:36

Air/Ground Leaders
Southern Miss Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Young 10/22 205 2 1	UTEP Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Vittatoe 19/42 290 2 1
Southern Miss Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Fletcher 34 211 3 27 Harrison 11 68 2 21	UTEP Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Thomas 22 106 2 30 Jackson 2 23 0 19
Southern Miss Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Baptiste 4 74 1 53 Magee 2 74 1 55	UTEP Receiving   REC YDS TD LG West 7 153 1 77 Moturi 6 55 1 13

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				USM	UTEP
	TD	10:24	Jeff Moturi 13 Yd Pass From Trevor Vittatoe (Jose Martinez Kick)	0	7
	TD	03:40	Marcus Raines 1 Yd Run (Justin Estes Kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER				USM	UTEP
	TD	13:31	Damion Fletcher 1 Yd Run (Justin Estes Kick)	14	7
	FG	01:28	Jose Martinez 38 Yd	14	10
THIRD QUARTER				USM	UTEP
	TD	14:42	Gerald Baptiste 53 Yd Pass From Jeremy Young (Justin Estes Kick)	21	10
	TD	08:36	Damion Fletcher 3 Yd Run (Justin Estes Kick)	28	10
	TD	07:47	Joe West 77 Yd Pass From Trevor Vittatoe (Jose Martinez Kick)	28	17
	TD	05:59	Torris Magee 55 Yd Pass From Jeremy Young (Justin Estes Kick)	35	17
	TD	02:24	Marcus Thomas 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	35	23
FOURTH QUARTER				USM	UTEP
	TD	14:27	Damion Fletcher 13 Yd Run (Justin Estes Kick)	42	23
	TD	12:41	Tory Harrison 1 Yd Run (Justin Estes Kick)	49	23
	TD	09:51	Marcus Thomas 7 Yd Run (Jose Martinez Kick)	49	30
	TD	04:55	Tory Harrison 2 Yd Run (Justin Estes Kick)	56	30

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Damion Fletcher ran for 211 yards and three touchdowns and Southern Mississippi scored 42 second-half points in a 56-30 victory against Texas-El Paso on Saturday night.

The Golden Eagles (6-5, 5-3 Conference USA) led 14-10 at halftime and scored on the first play of the second half when Jeremy Young found receiver Gerald Baptiste wide open down the sideline for a 53-yard touchdown.

The Miners (4-7, 2-5) lost their fifth consecutive game and gave up more than 40 points for the sixth time. Marcus Thomas had 22 carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns.

Southern Mississippi had 566 total yards.