| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Marshall Field Goal - 44-yarder by Justin Haig. 7:17 Remaining. |
| Southern Miss Field Goal - 51-yarder by Corey Acosta. 3:41 Remaining. |
| Marshall Touchdown - 3-yard run by Remi Watson. (Justin Haig kick). 00:21 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Marshall Touchdown - 14-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Antavious Wilson. (Justin Haig kick). 11:45 Remaining. |
| Southern Miss Touchdown - 19-yard interception return by Kalan Reed. (Corey Acosta kick). 9:24 Remaining. |
| Marshall Touchdown - 64-yard run by Kevin Grooms. (Justin Haig kick). 8:32 Remaining. |
| Southern Miss Touchdown - 22-yard run by Desmond Johnson. (Corey Acosta kick). 5:13 Remaining. |
| Marshall Touchdown - 25-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Tommy Shuler. (Justin Haig kick). 3:46 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Marshall Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Rakeem Cato to Tommy Shuler. (Justin Haig kick). 10:54 Remaining. |
| Marshall Touchdown - 11-yard run by Kevin Grooms. (Justin Haig kick). 5:30 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Marshall Touchdown - 54-yard run by Steward Butler. (Justin Haig kick). 10:00 Remaining. |
| Marshall Touchdown - 1-yard run by Essray Taliaferro. (Justin Haig kick). 5:12 Remaining. |
| Southern Miss Touchdown - 12-yard run by Arsenio Favor. (Corey Acosta kick). 2:03 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Marshall | Southern Miss |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 32 | 25 |
| By Rushing | 10 | 12 |
| By Passing | 20 | 8 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 5 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-11-45.0 | 5-15-33.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 629 | 331 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 85 | 77 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 7.4 | 4.3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 275 | 216 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 42 | 44 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 6.5 | 4.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 354 | 115 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 3-16 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 43-32-1 | 33-17-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 8.2 | 3.5 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 3-41.3 | 7-46.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 15 | 19 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 3-15 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-71 | 10-153 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-0 | 1-19 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 9-102 | 5-50 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 8 | 3 |
| Rushing | 5 | 2 |
| Passing | 3 | 0 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 8-8 | 3-3 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 59 | 24 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 29:37 | 30:23 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Marshall | Southern Miss |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| M.Lovett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| K.Reed | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Williams | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 1 | 44 | | Total | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 1 | 44 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| P.Boehme | 7 | 332 | 47.4 | 2 | 56 | | Total | 7 | 332 | 47.4 | 2 | 56 |
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| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| J.Haig | 1/2 | 50.0 | 44 | 8/8 | 11 | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 44 | 8/8 | 11 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Acosta | 1/1 | 100.0 | 51 | 3/3 | 6 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 51 | 3/3 | 6 |
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