UConn Huskies at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
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Kalieb Osborne leads UConn over Southern Miss 48-20
Osborne completed 16 of 22 passes for 214 yards and added 32 yards rushing on 10 carries. Cyncir Bowers had a 42-yard touchdown run and finished with 84 yards on the ground for UConn (2-1).
Osborne threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Shamar Porter to end a 75-yard opening drive for the Huskies. Braedyn Moore intercepted an Ethan Hampton pass on the ensuing series, and then Osborne made it 14-0 with a 5-yard touchdown run. Bowers' long run helped push the Huskies' advantage to 27-6 at halftime.
Osborne tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Trey Cornist, and his 11-yard TD run midway through the final quarter gave the Huskies a 48-13 lead.
Anas Luqman also had a 24-yard pick-6 for UConn.
Landry Lyddy was 14-of-25 passing for 194 yards and threw a touchdown pass and an interception for Southern Miss (1-2). Steven Robinson had 72 yards rushing, including a 1-yard scoring run for the Golden Eagles in the third quarter.
Southern Miss: At Tulane on Saturday.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:11 | Shamar Porter 38 Yd pass from Kalieb Osborne (Jack O'Connor Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:19 | Kalieb Osborne 5 Yd Run (Jack O'Connor Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 0:30 | Creighton Wilbanks 47 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 11:05 | Jack O'Connor 46 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:47 | Cyncir Bowers 42 Yd Run (Jack O'Connor Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 3:15 | Creighton Wilbanks 34 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Jack O'Connor 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:26 | Trey Cornist 1 Yd pass from Kalieb Osborne (Jack O'Connor Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:17 | Anas Luqman 24 Yd Interception Return (Jack O'Connor Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:53 | Steven Robinson 1 Yd Run (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:16 | Kalieb Osborne 11 Yd Run (Jack O'Connor Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:23 | Jaylen Himes 10 Yd pass from Landry Lyddy (Creighton Wilbanks Kick) |
Statistics
 CONN |
 USM |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 8-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-15 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 436 | Total Yards | 401 |
| 223 | Passing | 299 |
| 18/25 | Comp/Att | 29/51 |
| 8.9 | Yards per pass | 5.9 |
| 213 | Rushing | 102 |
| 46 | Rushing Attempts | 27 |
| 4.6 | Yards per rush | 3.8 |
| 8-74 | Penalties | 6-69 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 34:04 | Possession | 25:56 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 23,025 · Capacity:
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