Final
Southern Miss topples Marshall 27-20
Nov 15, 2009 - 2:20 AM HUNTINGTON, W.Va.(AP) -- Martevious Young threw two second-half touchdown passes to lead Southern Miss to a 27-20 win over Marshall on Saturday night.Southern Miss (6-4, 4-2 Conference USA) became bowl eligible for the eighth straight season and denied Marshall (5-5, 3-3) a chance at becoming bowl eligible for the first time under fourth-year coach Mark Snyder.
Marshall's DeQuan Bembry fumbled a punt early in the third quarter and Southern Miss' Jamie Collins recovered at the Marshall 39. On the next play, Young threw a TD pass to Damion Fletcher to put the Golden Eagles ahead 20-13.
Southern Miss turned the ball over on downs at the Marshall 28 at the start of the fourth quarter. Brian Anderson went 4-for-5 for 54 yards on the ensuing drive, which was capped by 1-yard run by Terrell Edwards-Maye that tied the score.
Young capped Southern Miss' ensuing 63-yard drive with a 36-yard scoring toss to DeAndre Brown with 6:54 left in the game.
Southern Miss' Justin Wilson intercepted Anderson twice inside the Southern Miss 10 in the final 2 minutes.
Marshall lost running back Darius Marshall and tight end Cody Slate, the team's top receiver, to leg injuries. Darius Marshall was limited to 22 yards on 11 carries. As a team, Marshall had 26 yards on 26 carries but outgained Southern Miss overall 363-294.
Southern Miss sacked Anderson six times. Anderson was 29 of 52 for 337 yards. Antavio Wilson caught 13 passes for 153 yards.
Young was 14 of 25 for 191 yards.
Fletcher ran for 55 yards on 13 carries to move into 13th place on the Football Bowl Subdivision all-time career rushing list ahead of Michigan's Mike Hart. Fletcher has 5,076 career rushing yards.
Aaron Dobson's 29-yard touchdown reception from Anderson put Marshall ahead 10-7 midway through the second quarter, but Southern Miss' Tracy Lampley returned the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a score.
Southern Miss' Tory Harrison provided the only scoring in the first quarter with a 1-yard TD run.
Craig Ratanamorn kicked second-quarter field goals of 27 and 46 yards for Marshall.
The game was played on the 39th anniversary of the plane crash that killed most of Marshall's football team. The university held a memorial service a few hours before the game.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SOUMISS 7 7 6 7 27
MARSHALL 0 13 0 7 20 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: SOUTHERN M - TD, TORY HARRISON 1 YD RUN (DANNY
HRAPMANN KICK), 8:41. SOUMISS
7-0
2ND QUARTER: MARSHALL - FG, CRAIG RATANAMORN 27 YD, 0:32.
SOUMISS 7-3
MARSHALL - TD, AARON DOBSON 29 YD
Nov 14 8:01 PM - NCAAF
SOUMISS 27
MARSHALL 20 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 14 8:01 PM - 74
roots - 62
roots
TD SOUTHERN MISS DEANDRE BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MARTEVIOUS YOUNG (DANNY HRAPMANN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 27, Marshall 20 4th - 6:54Nov 14 7:31 PM
TD SOUTHERN MISS DEANDRE BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MARTEVIOUS YOUNG (DANNY HRAPMANN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 27, Marshall 20 4th - 6:54Nov 14 7:31 PM
TD SOUTHERN MISS DEANDRE BROWN 36 YD PASS FROM MARTEVIOUS YOUNG (DANNY HRAPMANN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 27, Marshall 20 4th - 6:54Nov 14 7:31 PM- NCAAF
SOUMISS 27
MARSHALL 20 6:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Southern Mississippi 27, Marshall 20 4th - 6:54Nov 14 7:31 PM
TD MARSHALL TERRELL EDWARDS-MAYE 1 YD RUN (CRAIG RATANAMORN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 20, Marshall 20 4th - 9:47Nov 14 7:24 PM
TD MARSHALL TERRELL EDWARDS-MAYE 1 YD RUN (CRAIG RATANAMORN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 20, Marshall 20 4th - 9:47Nov 14 7:24 PM- NCAAF
SOUMISS 20
MARSHALL 20 9:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Southern Mississippi 20, Marshall 20 4th - 9:47Nov 14 7:24 PM - 44
roots - NCAAF
SOUMISS 20
MARSHALL 13 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 14 7:12 PM
TD SOUTHERN MISS DAMION FLETCHER 39 YD PASS FROM MARTEVIOUS YOUNG (PAT BLOCKED)
Southern Mississippi 20, Marshall 13 3rd - 7:36Nov 14 6:52 PM
TD SOUTHERN MISS DAMION FLETCHER 39 YD PASS FROM MARTEVIOUS YOUNG (PAT BLOCKED)
Southern Mississippi 20, Marshall 13 3rd - 7:36Nov 14 6:52 PM- NCAAF
SOUMISS 20
MARSHALL 13 7:36 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Southern Mississippi 20, Marshall 13 3rd - 7:36Nov 14 6:52 PM - NCAAF
SOUMISS 14
MARSHALL 13 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 14 6:12 PM - NCAAF
SOUMISS 14
MARSHALL 13 2:17 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Southern Mississippi 14, Marshall 13 2nd - 2:17Nov 14 5:57 PM
TD SOUTHERN MISS TRACEY LAMPLEY 93 YD KICKOFF RETURN (DANNY HRAPMANN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 14, Marshall 10 2nd - 7:51Nov 14 5:38 PM
TD SOUTHERN MISS TRACEY LAMPLEY 93 YD KICKOFF RETURN (DANNY HRAPMANN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 14, Marshall 10 2nd - 7:51Nov 14 5:38 PM- NCAAF
SOUMISS 14
MARSHALL 10 7:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Southern Mississippi 14, Marshall 10 2nd - 7:51Nov 14 5:38 PM
TD MARSHALL AARON DOBSON 29 YD PASS FROM BRIAN ANDERSON (CRAIG RATANAMORN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 7, Marshall 10 2nd - 8:04Nov 14 5:35 PM
TD MARSHALL AARON DOBSON 29 YD PASS FROM BRIAN ANDERSON (CRAIG RATANAMORN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 7, Marshall 10 2nd - 8:04Nov 14 5:35 PM
TD MARSHALL AARON DOBSON 29 YD PASS FROM BRIAN ANDERSON (CRAIG RATANAMORN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 7, Marshall 10 2nd - 8:04Nov 14 5:35 PM- NCAAF
SOUMISS 7
MARSHALL 10 8:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Southern Mississippi 7, Marshall 10 2nd - 8:04Nov 14 5:35 PM - NCAAF
SOUMISS 7
MARSHALL 3 14:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Southern Mississippi 7, Marshall 3 2nd - 14:28Nov 14 5:15 PM - NCAAF
SOUMISS 7
MARSHALL 0 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nov 14 5:11 PM
TD SOUTHERN MISS TORY HARRISON 1 YD RUN (DANNY HRAPMANN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 7, Marshall 0 1st - 6:19Nov 14 4:57 PM
TD SOUTHERN MISS TORY HARRISON 1 YD RUN (DANNY HRAPMANN KICK)
Southern Mississippi 7, Marshall 0 1st - 6:19Nov 14 4:57 PM- NCAAF
SOUMISS 7
MARSHALL 0 6:19 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Southern Mississippi 7, Marshall 0 1st - 6:19Nov 14 4:57 PM
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