Jeffery Pittman scored two rushing touchdowns, Braylon Braxton threw for two more, and Southern Miss defeated Jacksonville State, 42-25 on Saturday<\/p>\n
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Jeffery Pittman scored two rushing touchdowns, Braylon Braxton threw for two more, and Southern Miss defeated Jacksonville State, 42-25 on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Golden Eagles (3-2, 1-0 Sun Belt) have their first three-win September since 2016 as they conclude their non-conference slate.<\/p>\n
After their opening drive stalled out, Southern Miss scored in under two minutes on each of their next two drives, both short rushes by Pittman. Braxton added a 6-yard rush just before the end of the first half to put the Golden Eagles up 21-3.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville State (2-3, 1-0 CUSA) scored their first touchdown, a 4-yard reception for Brock Rechsteiner, with 4:33 to go in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Ian Foster had a 49-yard pick-6 with 1:27 remaining in regulation, his second pick-6 this season after a 99-yard return against App State on Sept. 14.<\/p>\n
For the Gamecocks, Caden Creel had a career-high 161 rushing yards with one touchdown on 23 carries, and threw for 109 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Cam Cook added 77 rushing yards and one score.<\/p>\n
The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series 3-1. The schools played in 2024 for the first time since a 65-0 Southern Miss win in 1946, when the schools were known as Mississippi Southern College and Jacksonville State Teachers College.<\/p>\n
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