SMU Falls To Southern Miss
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The 5-game winning streak ended for the SMU Mustangs Saturday night in Hattiesburg with a 27-3 loss to the USM Golden Eagles.
Running back Zach Line rushed for a season-high 163 yards on 22 carries in the loss. It was his 5th 100-yard game of the season. Receiver Cole Beasely had 7 receptions for 96 yards.
Quarterback J.J. McDermott suffered his first loss as a starter. After 3 straight 300-yard games, McDermott was held to 173 yards passing on 16 of 32 attempts with 2 interceptions.
SMU was unable to stop Southern Miss, who converted 8 of 14 third downs and 1 of 1 fourth down. The Golden Eagles totaled 453 offensive yards.
SMU travels to Tulsa next Saturday for another C-USA matchup.