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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 12/17/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
SOUTHERN MISS
 
LA LAFAYETTE
-5.5  

+5.5  
-235

+185

57
 
28
Final
21

SOUTHERN MISS (6 - 6) vs. LA LAFAYETTE (6 - 6)
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Week 16 Saturday, 12/17/2016 9:00 PM
R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL - Superdome - New Orleans, LA
Board OpenLatest
211SOUTHERN MISS-2-6.5
212LA LAFAYETTE5758.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SOUTHERN MISS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-6-25.83-96-633.217.7472.1(6)2.530.219.0330.9(5.9)1.2
Road Games2-4-15.12-43-329.714.3421.5(5.3)3.037.024.2392.7(7.8)1.7
Last 3 Games1-2+2.61-21-232.312.3419.3(5.5)3.334.724.0317.3(5.8)2.0
Dome Games0-1-140-11-032.021.0557.0(6.3)3.055.038.0532.0(11.3)0.0
SOUTHERN MISS - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)33.217.723.733:4243-178(4.2)22-3659.6%294(8.1)79-472(6)(14.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.32.317.822.431:4940-192(4.8)19-3159.5%241(7.7)72-433(6)(13.4)
Offense Road Games29.714.322.835:3747-191(4.1)18-3255.4%231(7.2)79-421(5.3)(14.2)
Defense (All Games)30.219.014.326:1832-149(4.7)13-2455.9%182(7.5)56-331(5.9)(10.9)
Opponents Offensive Avg.27.614.319.430:3536-164(4.5)18-3058.5%212(7)67-376(5.6)(13.6)
Defense Road Games37.024.214.324:2328-174(6.1)13-2259.5%219(10)50-393(7.8)(10.6)

LA LAFAYETTE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-6+0.78-45-723.811.4365.9(5.1)1.325.114.1368.4(5.2)1.3
Road Games3-3+0.75-14-230.214.0399.5(5.2)2.324.211.2309.7(4.6)2.0
Last 3 Games2-1+2.93-01-225.015.0332.3(5.2)2.019.010.3356.0(5.3)2.7
LA LAFAYETTE - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)23.811.419.530:4145-181(4)16-2761.1%185(6.9)72-366(5.1)(15.4)
Opponents Defensive Avg.28.71520.729:1040-186(4.7)18-2960.4%215(7.3)69-401(5.8)(14)
Offense Road Games30.214.021.234:2551-220(4.3)15-2559.9%180(7.1)77-399(5.2)(13.2)
Defense (All Games)25.114.120.230:1738-126(3.3)20-3362.0%242(7.3)71-368(5.2)(14.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.25.813.420.931:4941-170(4.1)18-3157.9%217(6.9)72-387(5.3)(15)
Defense Road Games24.211.216.327:3138-122(3.2)17-2958.6%188(6.5)67-310(4.6)(12.8)
Average power rating of opponents played: SOUTHERN MISS 25,  LA LAFAYETTE 22.6
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SOUTHERN MISS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
10/29/2016MARSHALL24-14W-17L68U45-17422-40-300125-6020-34-1660
11/5/2016CHARLOTTE27-38L-17L60.5O29-9432-53-404346-30312-25-1360
11/12/2016@ OLD DOMINION35-51L1L63.5O55-22212-24-230531-17013-19-1500
11/19/2016@ NORTH TEXAS23-29L-6L58U44-19811-27-182429-11114-29-2673
11/25/2016LOUISIANA TECH39-24W15.5W71U44-8429-33-342116-822-39-2463
12/17/2016*LA LAFAYETTE            

LA LAFAYETTE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
10/22/2016@ TEXAS ST27-3W-6W65U48-23618-22-165136-7920-28-1422
11/5/2016IDAHO13-23L-4L56U40-10517-30-161040-15720-30-2270
11/10/2016@ GA SOUTHERN33-26W6W45O42-22418-27-258128-5222-37-2540
11/19/2016@ GEORGIA21-35L21.5W44.5O46-27614-24-189439-23513-20-1652
11/26/2016ARKANSAS ST24-19W6W49U33-5013-24-242033-12835-57-3931
12/3/2016@ LA MONROE30-3W-4.5W53.5U61-2402-5-0238-1163-14-315
12/17/2016*SOUTHERN MISS            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SOUTHERN MISS: Although Southern Miss' top two playmakers return in QB Nick Mullens (38 TDs) and RB Ito Smith (1,128 rush yds), head coach Todd Monken departed for the NFL's Buccaneers and coordinator Chip Lindsey left for Arizona State. New defensive-minded coach Jay Hopson has to find a way to replace DE Michael Smith, LB Brian Anderson and CB Kalan Reed.
LA LAFAYETTE: While ULL has RB Elijah McGuire (1,058 yds, 13 TD) back as the centerpiece of the offense, QB Jordan Davis will be under center after having made only one start last year. The defense will look to improve with eight returning starters after having ranked 89th in FBS (421 YPG) last season.
PREVIEW
Southern Miss, Louisiana-Lafayette clash in New Orleans Bowl
 

NEW ORLEANS -- That Southern Miss and the University of Louisiana have had up-and-down football seasons is obvious.

Both teams are 6-6 and barely bowl eligible, but the two interstate neighbors will face each other moving in the right direction in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Southern Miss, which finished 4-4 in Conference USA, has quarterback Nick Mullens back at full strength after the talented gunslinger dislocated a bone in his right (throwing) thumb in a 55-32 loss at Texas-San Antonio on Oct. 8 and then suffered a concussion later in the season.

Louisiana-Lafayette, which had an inconsistent offense led by LSU transfer quarterback Anthony Jennings, won four of its last six games and its last three Sun Belt Conference games to finish 5-3 in league play.

Southern Miss coach Jay Hopson said the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Mullens showed remarkable toughness in the game against Texas-San Antonio, telling the USM medical staff to push the bone in his right thumb back into place and tape it up. He returned to the game and threw a touchdown pass to close the gap to 48-32 midway through the fourth quarter.

"It's the most amazing thing from a quarterback that I've seen," Hopson said. "He was throwing some balloon balls out there, but the bottom line is that's the competitor in him. He's a young man who kept fighting and battling. ... (Now) he's 100 percent."

Mullens then suffered a concussion in a 38-27 loss to Charlotte on Nov. 5 and sat out the next two games. Despite missing three games, Mullens completed 63.4 percent of his passes for 2,926 yards, 22 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

The Rajin' Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette played consistently on defense all season -- led by linebackers Otha Peters and Tre'maine Lightfoot -- but the offense has finally shown signs of life, said coach Mark Hudspeth. Running back Elijah McGuire has had three consecutive seasons of rushing for at least 1,000 yards (215 carries, 1,028 yards this season), and Jennings, the LSU transfer, finally seems to be settling in.

"This is an exciting time for our team, especially since we feel we're peaking and playing our best ball of the year," Hudspeth said. "Anthony Jennings has been up and down, but I like the way he's kept working and kept a good attitude and the way he's progressed. You've certainly seen the last four or five weeks what it would have looked like if he had a spring or a summer with our guys."

Although the bowl game is flying below the radar, both teams' fans bases are within 130 miles of New Orleans and should travel well. Hudspeth said his fans have been forgiving for a viral internet video in November in which four Rajin' Cajun players were seen chanting lyrics from a song expressing a strong distaste for Donald Trump.

"There were some things said that (we) didn't mean, and we apologized," Hudspeth said. "Those were hard times, but so many fans reached out to us. One person told me, 'Tough times don't last. Tough people do.' Our team has been tough in overcoming adversity."


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