Southern Miss. 27, Arkansas St. 24

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	21	26
Total Yards	348	447
Passing	219	256
Rushing	129	191
Penalties	7-45	6-59
3rd Down Conversions	11-18	5-12
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-2
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	31:06	28:54

Air/Ground Leaders
Southern Miss Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Davis 18/31 219 2 0	Arkansas State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Leonard 17/34 256 2 1 Hewitt 0/1 0 0 0
Southern Miss Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Fletcher 23 87 0 13 Morgan 1 21 0 21	Arkansas State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Arnold 15 84 1 25 Lawson 7 73 0 38
Southern Miss Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Nelson 7 110 0 25 Fletcher 6 61 1 24	Arkansas State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Gillott 5 79 0 25 Thompkins 3 59 0 29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				USM	ARST
	FG	04:43	Justin Estes 23 Yd	3	0
	FG	01:58	Josh Arauco 41 Yd	3	3
SECOND QUARTER				USM	ARST
	TD	12:09	Tory Harrison 1 Yd Run (Justin Estes Kick)	10	3
	TD	08:48	Jonathan Massey 1 Yd Pass From Austin Davis (Justin Estes Kick)	17	3
THIRD QUARTER				USM	ARST
	TD	08:32	David Johnson 16 Yd Pass From Corey Leonard (Josh Arauco Kick)	17	10
	TD	03:00	Reggie Arnold 8 Yd Run (Josh Arauco Kick)	17	17
FOURTH QUARTER				USM	ARST
	FG	10:47	Britt Barefoot 28 Yd	20	17
	TD	05:30	Damion Fletcher 24 Yd Pass From Austin Davis (Justin Estes Kick)	27	17
	TD	02:14	Jeff Blake 5 Yd Pass From Corey Leonard (Josh Arauco Kick)	27	24

JONESBORO, Ark. -- Freshman Austin Davis threw for two touchdowns, and Southern Mississippi handed Arkansas State its first loss of the season, 27-24 Saturday night.

With the game tied at 17 early in the fourth quarter, Arkansas State lined up for a short field goal, but the snap went through the hands of holder Brett Shrable. The ball bounced all the way back to around midfield, and Southern Miss' C.J. Bailey eventually returned it all the way to the Arkansas State 11.

Britt Barefoot kicked a 28-yard field goal with 10:47 to play to give Southern Miss (2-1) the lead, and the Golden Eagles later went ahead 27-17 on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Davis to Damion Fletcher.

Arkansas State scored with 2:14 to play on Corey Leonard's 5-yard pass to Jeff Blake, and the Red Wolves (2-1) got the ball back. But Leonard was intercepted by Eddie Willingham on a deflection at the Southern Miss 40.

Davis threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Massey to give Southern Miss a 17-3 halftime lead. Arkansas State scored touchdowns on its first two drives of the second half. Leonard found tight end David Johnson unguarded for a 16-yard score, and Reggie Arnold finished a 94-yard, 10-play drive with a 6-yard scoring run.

Arkansas State was coming off two impressive wins. The Red Wolves upset Texas A&M to open the season, then beat Texas Southern 83-10.

Southern Miss beat Arkansas State in the 2005 New Orleans Bowl.