Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles @ Auburn Tigers — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 12, 2026
issippi Golden Eagles Southern Miss USM 0-1, 0-1 Away
8
Final
43
Tigers Auburn AUB 2-0, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
USM 0 8 0 0 8
AUB 17 10 16 0 43
Top Performers
Passing Yards
E.
E. Hampton QB USM
146 PASS
B. Brown QB AUB
226 PASS
Rushing Yards
S.
S. Robinson RB USM
48 RUSH
O. Mabson AUB
108 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M.
M. Sanders WR USM
58 REC
J. Koger WR AUB
57 REC
Passing
Southern Miss
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
E. Hampton 18/27 146 1 2 2 61.7
L. Lyddy 5/7 28 0 0 2 78.3
Auburn
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Brown 18/29 226 2 0 1 109.3
C. Neptune 1/1 5 1 0 0 127.1
T. Ti'a 2/4 39 0 0 0 84.4
Rushing
Southern Miss
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
S. Robinson 14 48 3.4 0 12
E. Hampton 5 -2 -0.4 0 5
J. Wilder 3 11 3.7 0 7
L. Lyddy 2 -4 -2.0 0 3
Auburn
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Cobb 12 85 7.1 0 19
B. Brown 13 88 6.8 0 20
O. Mabson 15 108 7.2 1 39
B. Washington 7 44 6.3 0 22
T. Ti'a 1 0 0.0 0 0
T. Meadows 3 18 6.0 0 9
Receiving
Southern Miss
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
S. Robinson 2 3 4 2.0 1 3 0
A. Little 4 4 27 6.8 0 14 0
P. Kilgore 2 2 7 3.5 0 6 0
J. Beck 3 4 15 5.0 0 8 0
E. Singleton 1 3 2 2.0 0 2 0
M. Sanders 3 7 58 19.3 0 41 0
B. Peters 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
J. Himes 3 3 25 8.3 0 16 0
M. Johnson 3 3 22 7.3 0 8 0
J. Wilder 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
G. Page 1 2 4 4.0 0 4 0
Auburn
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Cobb 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
B. Brown 1 1 5 5.0 1 5 0
K. Singleton 3 7 42 14.0 0 17 0
C. Nimrod 7 7 52 7.4 0 25 0
A. Boardingham 1 2 18 18.0 0 18 0
J. Echols 1 1 22 22.0 1 22 0
C. Neptune 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. Spencer 3 5 24 8.0 1 13 0
J. Koger 2 4 57 28.5 0 45 0
X. Newsom 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
B. Williams 1 2 25 25.0 0 25 0
H. Herring 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
Defense
Southern Miss
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
L. Robinson 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Haygood 7 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
N. Cairo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Albert 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Sylvie 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Edison 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Lassiter 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Brown 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
M. S. Robinson 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
J. Lewis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Lewis 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Cyprien 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Stegall 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. McIver 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Peavy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Spriggs 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Sledge 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Williams 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Taylor 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Martin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Hampton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auburn
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
C. Sigler 4 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
E. Melendez 6 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Harris 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Piper-Jordan 2 2 0 0 0 2 29 2 0
J. Smith 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Atkins 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Anthony 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Winters 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Autry 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Crawford 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Pleasant 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Walker 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Gaskin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Mathis 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
D. Riddick 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Matthews-Canty 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Jenkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Southern Miss
-
Auburn
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. McPherson 2/2 5/5 11 0
Returns
Southern Miss
-
Auburn
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
R. Pleasant 2 53 26.5 0 31 0
F. Gaskin 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Southern Miss
Auburn
227 Total Yards 613
11 First Downs 31
8 Passing 11
2 Rushing 18
2 Penalty 1
5/13 3rd Down Eff. 7/15
174 Passing Yards 270
53 Rushing Yards 343
2 Turnovers 1
11-85 Penalties 10-73
27:11 Possession 32:49
1/1 Red Zone 3/5
Play-by-Play
Q3 0 - 16 8 - 43
8 - 43 0:09
A. McPherson XP
8 - 42 0:09
O. Mabson TD
8 - 36 3:26
(Team) Goal
8 - 34 9:56
A. McPherson XP
8 - 33 9:56
B. Brown TD
Q2 8 - 10 8 - 27
8 - 27
A. McPherson FG
2PC J. Beck
8 - 24 0:24
TD S. Robinson
6 - 24 0:24
0 - 24 6:40
A. McPherson XP
0 - 23 6:40
D. Spencer TD
Q1 0 - 17 0 - 17
0 - 17 1:31
A. McPherson FG
0 - 14 3:45
A. McPherson XP
0 - 13 3:45
J. Echols TD
0 - 7 14:50
A. McPherson XP
0 - 6 14:50
A. Piper-Jordan TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: AUB +35 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Southern Miss 8 - 43 Auburn
September 12, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
11:45 pm
Duration
1h 0m