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Utah 17, Southern Miss 0
Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Brandon Warfield scored early in the second
quarter and Morgan Scalley added a late defensive touchdown, as 25th-ranked
Utah defeated Southern Mississippi, 17-0, in a defensive battle in the Liberty
Bowl at Memorial Stadium.
Warfield rushed for 87 yards for the Utes (10-2), who won their final four
games of the season and finished with 10 wins for the second time in school
history. Alex Smith completed 8-of-19 passes for 124 yards with one
interception in the win.
Utah, which finished the season by not allowing a point in its final 157
minutes and 35 seconds of play, forced five turnovers in the game.
Dustin Almond was only 11-of-33 for 126 yards and was sacked four times for
the Golden Eagles (9-4), who had their six-game winning streak halted.
Trailing 7-0 midway through the fourth, Antony Harris put the Golden Eagles in
position to score as he ripped off a 41-yard run down to Utah's 19-yard line.
After the offense could only muster eight yards in three plays, Southern
Mississippi elected to go for it on 4th-and-2, but Micky D'Angelo was sacked.
Utah then threw a 49-yard pass over the middle of the field to Paris Warren on
the next play and Alex Smith scrambled for 27 more yards to put the ball
inside the five-yard line. The march then stalled and Bryan Borreson kicked a
19-yard field goal with 3:24 remaining in the game to make it 10-0.
Scalley's 74-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 1:36 left capped the
scoring.
Southern Mississippi had a chance for an early lead, but Darren McCaleb missed
a 47-yard field-goal attempt. The Utes then mounted a long drive in the
opening minutes of the second quarter and tried for a 29-yard field goal, but
Utah bobbled the snap and Borreson was sacked for a big loss.
The scoreless game was finally broken with 4:39 left in the second quarter on
Warfield's five-yard touchdown run. The drive began at Southern Mississippi's
17-yard line after Almond was sacked and fumbled the ball, giving the Utes
excellent field position.
Both defenses were dominant and lived up to their top-billing in the first
half. Utah mustered only 77 yards and the Golden Eagles managed just 65 yards
of total offense in the opening 30 minutes.
The Utes had a golden opportunity to extend their lead in the third quarter as
Almond was hit and again fumbled the ball. Utah recovered and began at the
Golden Eagles' 18-yard line, but after two sacks and a rush for negative
yards, Utah was forced to punt.
Southern Mississippi was down a touchdown with 3:07 remaining in the third
quarter and began at the Utes' 43, but again the Utah defense stepped up as it
forced a three-and-out.
Game Notes: The Utes, who improved to 2-0 all-time in the Liberty Bowl, are 6-4 all-time
in bowl games. Utah defeated West Virginia 32-6 in the 1964 Liberty
Bowl...Utah shut out BYU 3-0 in the regular-season finale on November 22 and
did not allow a point in the second half of its 47-17 win over Wyoming on
November 15...Southern Mississippi fell to 5-6 in its postseason games and
lost for the first time in the Liberty Bowl (2-1)...Utah went 10-2 in
1994...This matchup was one of only three bowl games that matched up two
conference champions (Orange, Rose). Utah won the Mountain West Conference,
while Utah was the Conference USA champions...Rod Davis had 14 tackles and a
forced fumble for the Golden Eagles...The Liberty Bowl has taken place every
year since 1959.
| NCAA I-A Football Boxscore - Southern Miss at Utah |
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Final |
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| Southern Miss |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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- |
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0 |
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| Utah |
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0 |
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7 |
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0 |
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10 |
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- |
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17 |
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| 1st Quarter |
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No Scoring. |
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 4:41 |
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Utah Touchdown - 5-yard run by Brandon Warfield. (Bryan Borreson kick). |
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| 3rd Quarter |
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No Scoring. |
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| 4th Quarter |
| 3:24 |
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Utah Field Goal - 19-yarder by Bryan Borreson. |
| 1:36 |
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Utah Touchdown - 74-yard fumble return by Morgan Scalley. (Bryan Borreson kick). |
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| Team Statistics |
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Southern Miss |
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Utah |
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| First Downs |
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11 |
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12 |
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| Rushes-Yards |
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30-69 |
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45-104 |
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| Pass Comp-Att-Yards-Int |
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13-39-144-0 |
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8-19-124-0 |
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| Return Yards |
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20 |
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105 |
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| Punts-Avg |
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8-46.0 |
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9-38.0 |
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| Fumbles-Lost |
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4-4 |
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6-2 |
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| Penalties-Yards |
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12-82 |
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12-85 |
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| Time of Possession |
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26:36 |
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33:24 |
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| Rushing Statistics |
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Southern Miss |
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Att |
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Yds |
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TD |
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Avg |
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| Anthony Harris |
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14 |
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70 |
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0 |
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5.000 |
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| Wayne Hardy |
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3 |
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2 |
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0 |
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.667 |
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| Dustin Almond |
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9 |
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-10 |
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0 |
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-1.111 |
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| Micky D`Angelo |
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1 |
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-11 |
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0 |
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-11.000 |
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Utah |
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Att |
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Yds |
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TD |
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Avg |
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| Brandon Warfield |
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27 |
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91 |
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1 |
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3.370 |
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| Alex Smith |
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13 |
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42 |
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0 |
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3.231 |
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| Steven Savoy |
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1 |
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12 |
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0 |
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12.000 |
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| Team Team |
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4 |
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-41 |
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0 |
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-10.250 |
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| Passing Statistics |
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Southern Miss |
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Comp |
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Att |
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Yds |
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TD |
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Int |
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| Dustin Almond |
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11 |
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33 |
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122 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Micky D`Angelo |
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2 |
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6 |
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22 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Utah |
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Comp |
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Att |
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Yds |
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TD |
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Int |
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| Alex Smith |
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8 |
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19 |
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124 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Receiving Statistics |
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Southern Miss |
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Rec |
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Yds |
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TD |
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Avg |
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| Tim Blackwell |
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3 |
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30 |
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0 |
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10.000 |
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| Antwon Courington |
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2 |
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34 |
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0 |
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17.000 |
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| Terrel Browden |
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2 |
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33 |
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0 |
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16.500 |
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| DaRon Lawrence |
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2 |
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27 |
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0 |
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13.500 |
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| Kenneth Johnson |
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1 |
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9 |
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0 |
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9.000 |
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| Wayne Hardy |
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1 |
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6 |
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0 |
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6.000 |
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| Anthony Harris |
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1 |
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5 |
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0 |
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5.000 |
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| Marvin Young |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
|
.000 |
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Utah |
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Rec |
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Yds |
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TD |
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Avg |
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| Paris Warren |
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5 |
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72 |
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0 |
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14.400 |
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| Steven Savoy |
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1 |
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41 |
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0 |
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41.000 |
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| Ben Moa |
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1 |
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6 |
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0 |
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6.000 |
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| Travis LaTendresse |
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1 |
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5 |
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0 |
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5.000 |
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| Kicking Statistics |
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Southern Miss |
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XPM |
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XPA |
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FGM |
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FGA |
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Long |
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Utah |
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XPM |
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XPA |
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FGM |
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FGA |
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Long |
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| Bryan Borreson |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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19 |
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