Countless missed tackles and early penalties put Southern Miss in an early hole that led to a 42-13 loss to Florida State at Independence Stadium
The Golden Eagles struck first as a roughing the punter penalty on Florida State and a 33-yard run from Ito Smith set up quarterback Kwadra Griggs’ five-yard touchdown. Unfortunatlely, kicker Parker Shaunfield missed the PAT, his second of the season, and from there Florida State scored 23 unanswered points to close out the first half.
Three offsides penalties by Southern Miss’s defense helped FSU’s quarterback James Blackwell find his first of three first half touchdowns.