Southern Miss 31 at UTEP 13
Davis leads Southern Miss to 31-13 win over UTEP
Sunday, Oct 30, 2011EL PASO, Texas (AP)—Austin Davis threw three touchdown passes and Jamal Woodyard rushed for 134 yards and a TD as Southern Miss defeated UTEP 31-13 on Saturday.
The Golden Eagles (7-1, 3-1 Conference USA), who won their sixth straight game and are knocking on the door of a Top 25 ranking, broke open a 10-10 game in the second half when Davis threw scoring passes of 47 yards to Quentin Pierce and 15 yards to Dominique Sullivan, and Woodyard scored on a 68-yard run.
Davis also had a 1-yard TD pass to Ryan Balentine in the first quarter and finished with 190 yards passing.
UTEP (4-4, 1-3), which was held to 262 yards of offense, got its only touchdown in the first quarter on a 1-yard run by Leilyon Myers. Dakota Warren added a pair of field goals for the Miners.
Head to Head - Week 9
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 450 | 190 | 260 | 22 | 52.9% | 5/65 | 1 | 16:55 |
| UTEP | 262 | 194 | 68 | 14 | 40.0% | 5/37 | 2 | 19:45 |
