Southern Miss Dominates Jackson State 38-20 in Week 2
Southern Miss cruised to a 38-20 victory over Jackson State in Week 2, with the Golden Eagles controlling the game from start to finish. The home team jumped out to a 14-3 first-quarter lead and never relinquished control, outscoring the Tigers 14-10 in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Quarterback Braylon Braxton led the Southern Miss offense, completing passes for 214 yards and connecting with Matt Jones on a team-leading eight receptions. Braxton found Micah Davis for a touchdown in the third quarter to extend the advantage. The Southern Miss defense proved particularly stifling, forcing several critical stops throughout the contest, especially in the second and fourth quarters.
Jackson State's Travis Terrell Jr. was the game's leading rusher with 80 yards, and the Tigers mounted a late offensive push in the fourth quarter with Ahmad Miller scoring a touchdown run. However, Southern Miss's early dominance and strong defensive performance proved insurmountable. The Golden Eagles' defense registered a crucial stop in the second quarter that had major momentum implications. Southern Miss covered the 13.5-point spread and the game went over the 53-point total.
AI-generated recap · Aug 19, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jackson State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
 Southern Miss | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Jackson State | Southern Miss |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-28 | 22-32 |
| Pass Yards | 131 | 224 |
| Rush Yards | 191 | 139 |
| Total Yards | 322 | 363 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 5-16 | 4-11 |
| Penalties | 12-87 | 4-43 |
| Possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 4 yds to the JKST 29
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 5 yds to the JKST 34
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 1 yd to the JKST 35 for a 1ST down
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Joanes Fortilien
Ahmad Miller run for a loss of 1 yard to the JKST 34
JaCobian Morgan run for 4 yds to the JKST 38
Donovan Warren punt blocked by Ahmere Foster blocked by Ahmere Foster for a TD , Zach Ruffin returns for 30 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)
Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds , Travis Terrell Jr. return for 13 yds to the JKST 13
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Ahmad Miller for no gain to the JKST 13
PENALTY JSU False Start (Townes-Blue,D'Andre) 5 yards from JSU13 to JSU08. NO PLAY.
Ahmad Miller run for 11 yds to the JKST 19
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Nate Rembert for 3 yds to the JKST 22
(09:59) Warren,Donovan punt 31 yards to the USM47 Metcalf,Elijah return 2 yards to the USM49 (Hargon,J'Cori) PENALTY USM Running Into The Kicker (Lewis,Brodarius) 5 yards from JSU22 to JSU27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Nate Rembert run for 2 yds to the JKST 29
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Nate Rembert
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Kobe Paul
Kye Collins punt for 9 yds
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 6 yds to the JKST 27
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Carl Chester
Reed Harradine 45 yd FG MISSED
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 14 yds to the JKST 41 for a 1ST down
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 2 yds to the JKST 43
Ahmad Miller run for 10 yds to the USM 47 for a 1ST down
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Nate Rembert for 20 yds to the USM 27 for a 1ST down
Emari Matthews run for 3 yds to the USM 24
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Ja'Naylon Dupree for 2 yds to the USM 22
JaCobian Morgan sacked by Josh Battle for a loss of 7 yards to the USM 29
Gerardo Baeza 46 yd FG GOOD
Simon Naylor kickoff for 63 yds , Micah Davis return for 24 yds to the USM 41 Southern Miss Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (13 Yards) to the USM 13
Jeffery Pittman run for 10 yds to the USM 23 for a 1ST down
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 11 yds to the USM 34 for a 1ST down
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Kadinn Morris for 15 yds to the USM 49 for a 1ST down
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Carl Chester for 8 yds to the JKST 43
Jeffery Pittman run for 4 yds to the JKST 39 for a 1ST down
Braylon Braxton run for 2 yds to the JKST 37
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Micah Davis
(02:09) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete short left to Pittman,Jeffery thrown to JSU27 PENALTY JSU Holding (Hawkins,Shamar) 10 yards from JSU37 to JSU27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jeffery Pittman run for no gain to the JKST 27
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Bralon Brown for 4 yds to the JKST 23
Braylon Braxton run for 9 yds to the JKST 14 for a 1ST down
Jeffery Pittman run for 6 yds to the JKST 8
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Bralon Brown for 8 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)
Travis Terrell Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the JKST 23
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 47 yds to the USM 30 for a 1ST down
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Kobe Paul for 5 yds to the USM 25
JaCobian Morgan run for 4 yds to the USM 21
Emari Matthews run for 21 yds for a TD (Gerardo Baeza KICK)
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Matt Jones for 8 yds to the USM 33
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Micah Davis for 8 yds to the USM 41 for a 1ST down
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Bralon Brown for 40 yds to the JKST 19 for a 1ST down
Matt Jones run for no gain to the JKST 19
Braylon Braxton run for 2 yds to the JKST 17
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Matt Jones
Reed Harradine 35 yd FG GOOD
PENALTY JSU False Start (Smith,Almetris) 5 yards from JSU35 to JSU30. NO PLAY.
Ahmad Miller run for 3 yds to the JKST 33
Donerio Davenport run for 2 yds to the JKST 35
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Joanes Fortilien
Donovan Warren punt for 38 yds , Elijah Metcalf returns for 13 yds to the USM 40
Robert Briggs run for 1 yd to the USM 41
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Carl Chester for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Robert Briggs run for 2 yds to the JKST 48
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Robert Briggs for no gain to the JKST 48
(07:43) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete deep right to Brown,Bralon thrown to JSU22 broken up by Rogers,Khamauri PENALTY JSU Holding (Rogers,Khamauri) 10 yards from JSU48 to JSU38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Robert Briggs run for a loss of 2 yards to the JKST 40
Braylon Braxton run for 3 yds to the JKST 37
Braylon Braxton sacked by Quincy Ivory for a loss of 13 yards to the 50 yard line
Jack Murley punt for 40 yds
Donerio Davenport run for 5 yds to the JKST 15
Donerio Davenport run for 3 yds to the JKST 18
PENALTY JSU False Start (Barton,Mason) 5 yards from JSU18 to JSU13. NO PLAY.
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Ja'Naylon Dupree for 6 yds to the JKST 19
Emari Matthews run for 4 yds to the JKST 23 for a 1ST down
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 2 yds to the JKST 25
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Nate Rembert for 19 yds to the JKST 44 for a 1ST down
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Jameel Gardner Jr. for 13 yds to the USM 43 for a 1ST down
Jameel Gardner Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the USM 44
JaCobian Morgan run for 4 yds to the USM 40
Parker Stofa pass intercepted Ahmere Foster return for 20 yds to the USM 45
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Micah Davis for 15 yds to the JKST 40 for a 1ST down
Braylon Braxton run for 2 yds to the JKST 38
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Jeffery Pittman for 2 yds to the JKST 36
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Carl Chester
Reed Harradine 54 yd FG MISSED
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Ja'Naylon Dupree
JaCobian Morgan sacked by Garrick Ponder for a loss of 8 yards to the JKST 28
End of 2nd Quarter
Simon Naylor kickoff for 57 yds , Micah Davis return for 30 yds to the USM 38
(14:50) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass complete short middle to Metcalf,Elijah caught at USM36, for 9 yards to the USM47 (Pulliam,Reid), out of bounds PENALTY USM Holding (Morris,Kadinn) 10 yards from USM38 to USM28. NO PLAY.
(14:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete deep left to Chester,Carl thrown to JSU35 PENALTY JSU Offside 5 yards from USM28 to USM33. NO PLAY.
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 11 yds to the USM 44
Jeffery Pittman run for 16 yds to the JKST 40 for a 1ST down
Jeffery Pittman run for 2 yds to the JKST 38
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Kadinn Morris
Braylon Braxton sacked by Ashton Taylor for a loss of 4 yards to the JKST 42
Jack Murley punt for 37 yds
Ahmad Miller run for no gain to the JKST 5
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Jameel Gardner Jr. for 9 yds to the JKST 14
Ahmad Miller run for 1 yd to the JKST 15 for a 1ST down
(10:49) No Huddle-Shotgun Miller,Ahmad rush right for 10 yards gain to the JSU25 (Myrick,Corey; Montgomery,Michael) PENALTY JSU Holding (Riley, Jr.,Jency) 7 yards from JSU15 to JSU08. NO PLAY.
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Kobe Paul for 18 yds to the JKST 26 for a 1ST down
Donerio Davenport run for 2 yds to the JKST 28
Donerio Davenport run for 8 yds to the JKST 36 for a 1ST down
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Kobe Paul
(09:07) No Huddle-Shotgun Miller,Ahmad rush right for 3 yards gain to the JSU39 (Jones,Chris ; Montgomery,Michael) PENALTY JSU Holding (Villanueva,Isaiah) 10 yards from JSU36 to JSU26. NO PLAY.
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Ja'Naylon Dupree
Donovan Warren punt for 39 yds , Elijah Metcalf returns for 20 yds to the JKST 45
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Carl Chester
Robert Briggs run for 3 yds to the JKST 42
Braylon Braxton run for 17 yds to the JKST 25 for a 1ST down
Robert Briggs run for 2 yds to the JKST 23
Robert Briggs run for 9 yds to the JKST 14 for a 1ST down
Braylon Braxton run for a loss of 1 yard to the JKST 15
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Micah Davis for 15 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 4 yds to the JKST 29
Travis Terrell Jr. run for 3 yds to the JKST 32
JaCobian Morgan run for a loss of 7 yards to the JKST 25
Donovan Warren punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the USM 35
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 8 yds to the USM 43
Matt Jones run for 2 yds to the USM 45 for a 1ST down
Jackson State Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the JKST 38 for a 1ST down
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Carl Chester
Matt Jones run for 7 yds to the JKST 31
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Bralon Brown
(01:25) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete short middle to Morris,Kadinn thrown to JSU18 PENALTY JSU Offside (Taylor,Ashton) 5 yards from JSU31 to JSU26, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Kadinn Morris
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Elijah Metcalf for 9 yds to the JKST 17
Braylon Braxton run for 3 yds to the JKST 14 for a 1ST down
Matt Jones run for 4 yds to the JKST 10
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Kadinn Morris for 10 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)
Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds , Errick Simmons return for 77 yds to the USM 23
Emari Matthews run for 1 yd to the USM 22
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Kobe Paul
JaCobian Morgan sacked by Mathis Haygood for a loss of 1 yard to the USM 23
Gerardo Baeza 40 yd FG GOOD
Jeffery Pittman run for 4 yds to the USM 29
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Tychaun Chapman for 4 yds to the USM 33
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Carl Chester for 23 yds to the JKST 44 for a 1ST down Jackson State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jeremiah Williams) declined for a 1ST down
Jeffery Pittman run for 4 yds to the JKST 40
Jeffery Pittman run for 23 yds to the JKST 17 for a 1ST down
Jeffery Pittman run for 2 yds to the JKST 15
Robert Briggs run for 15 yds for a TD (Reed Harradine KICK)
Reed Harradine kickoff for 65 yds , KJ Chisholm return for 25 yds to the JKST 25
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Nate Rembert for 22 yds to the JKST 47 for a 1ST down
Ahmad Miller run for no gain to the JKST 47
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Ja'Naylon Dupree for 10 yds to the USM 43 for a 1ST down
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Nate Rembert
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Jameel Gardner Jr. for 1 yd to the USM 42
JaCobian Morgan run for 16 yds to the USM 26 for a 1ST down
Donerio Davenport run for 6 yds to the USM 20
JaCobian Morgan run for 9 yds to the USM 11 for a 1ST down
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Kobe Paul
JaCobian Morgan pass complete to Jameel Gardner Jr. for 3 yds to the USM 8
Ahmad Miller run for 8 yds for a TD (Gerardo Baeza KICK)
Landry Lyddy pass complete to Jermane Hayes for 11 yds to the USM 41 for a 1ST down
Matt Jones run for 2 yds to the USM 43
Matt Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the USM 42
Robert Briggs run for no gain to the USM 42
Jack Murley punt for 42 yds , Jabari Jones returns for 13 yds to the JKST 29
Donerio Davenport run for a loss of 2 yards to the JKST 27
Donerio Davenport run for 9 yds to the USM 36 for a 1ST down Southern Miss Penalty, Personal Foul (Khalil Foster) to the USM 49 for a 1ST down
JaCobian Morgan pass incomplete to Ja'Naylon Dupree
Ahmad Miller run for 2 yds to the USM 47
JaCobian Morgan pass intercepted MaLik Caswell return for 23 yds to the JKST 40
JaCobian Morgan pass intercepted MaLik Caswell return for 23 yds to the JKST 40
John White pass complete to Cace Reed for a loss of 1 yard to the JKST 41
Jaylin Carter run for 2 yds to the JKST 39