Alcorn State Braves @ Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Interdivisional·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Braves Alcorn State ALC 0-1, 0-1 Away
3
Final
49
issippi Golden Eagles Southern Miss USM 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
ALC 3 0 0 0 3
USM 7 14 21 7 49
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J.
J. Tolbert QB ALC
119 PASS
E.
E. Hampton QB USM
180 PASS
Rushing Yards
E.
E. Temple RB ALC
32 RUSH
S.
S. Robinson RB USM
123 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T.
T. Kelly WR ALC
39 REC
M.
M. Sanders WR USM
94 REC
Passing
Alcorn State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Tolbert 15/22 119 0 4 0 41.9
Southern Miss
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
E. Hampton 13/23 180 1 1 0 78.2
L. Lyddy 2/2 46 0 0 0 118.8
J. White 0/2 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing
Alcorn State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. McDonald 3 6 2.0 0 3
J. Tolbert 3 12 4.0 0 16
A. Wright 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
F. Robertson 8 13 1.6 0 4
E. Temple 9 32 3.6 0 9
Southern Miss
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
R. Briggs 2 22 11.0 0 13
E. Hampton 3 15 5.0 0 6
S. Robinson 23 123 5.3 3 12
J. Wilder 14 90 6.4 2 29
M. Johnson 1 13 13.0 0 13
J. Foster 6 31 5.2 0 10
J. White 2 7 3.5 0 12
R. Henderson 6 16 2.7 1 7
Receiving
Alcorn State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. McDonald 2 2 15 7.5 0 11 0
J. K. J. Kaho 1 3 3 3.0 0 3 0
F. Robertson 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
T. Kelly 3 5 39 13.0 0 19 0
D. Jones 2 2 4 2.0 0 4 0
C. Anderson 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
E. Griffin 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
E. Temple 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
Southern Miss
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Sanders 6 8 94 15.7 1 38 0
G. Page 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
E. Singleton 1 5 11 11.0 0 11 0
J. Himes 1 3 6 6.0 0 6 0
S. Robinson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
A. Little 3 4 38 12.7 0 35 0
J. Beck 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
P. Kilgore 2 2 21 10.5 0 19 0
M. Johnson 1 2 43 43.0 0 43 0
Defense
Alcorn State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Davis 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Crowell 11 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Brown 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Deloach 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Ruffin 8 1 7 0 0 1 32 1 0
T. Jasper 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Haney 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Palmer 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. McRoy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Andrews 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. McCroy 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Whidby 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Diarra 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
T. Roby 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Kimble 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Kince 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Irving 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Barnes 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Pugh 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Butler 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Spottsville 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Miss
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
R. Lewis 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Smith 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
K. Albert 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 0
L. Robinson 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Pernas 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Brown 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Haygood 8 0 8 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
M. S. Robinson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Edison 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Cairo 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Keith 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gross 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Lassiter 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lewis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Cyprien 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Hoyte 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Sledge 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
L. Sylvie 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Rush 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Dillon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Stegall 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. McClain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Mitchell 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Horne 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Spriggs 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Hampton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Winton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
K. Washington 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Davis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Alcorn State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K. Bowyer 1/1 0/0 3 0
Southern Miss
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Wilbanks 0/1 7/7 7 0
Returns
Alcorn State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
A. Wright 4 77 19.3 0 29 1
Southern Miss
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
M. Johnson 1 27 27.0 0 27 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
Alcorn State
Southern Miss
223 Total Yards 543
11 First Downs 33
6 Passing 10
4 Rushing 18
4 Penalty 1
5/14 3rd Down Eff. 5/12
119 Passing Yards 226
104 Rushing Yards 317
5 Turnovers 1
7-69 Penalties 4-25
22:33 Possession 38:28
1/2 Red Zone 5/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 7 3 - 49
3 - 49 11:11
C. Wilbanks XP
3 - 48 11:11
R. Henderson TD
Q3 0 - 21 3 - 42
3 - 42 2:00
C. Wilbanks XP
3 - 41 2:00
S. Robinson TD
3 - 35 9:23
C. Wilbanks XP
3 - 34 9:23
J. Wilder TD
3 - 28 11:12
C. Wilbanks XP
3 - 27 11:12
S. Robinson TD
Q2 0 - 14 3 - 21
3 - 21 0:08
C. Wilbanks XP
3 - 20 0:08
J. Wilder TD
3 - 14 10:55
C. Wilbanks XP
3 - 13 10:55
M. Sanders TD
Q1 3 - 7 3 - 7
3 - 7 2:29
C. Wilbanks XP
3 - 6 2:29
S. Robinson TD
FG K. Bowyer
3 - 0 5:52
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: USM +46 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Interdivisional
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
9:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m