Southern Miss out-schemed UTSA and put up 24 second half points to pull away from the Roadrunners in the Alamodome. Fueled behind an exceptional performance from sophomore quarterback Keon Howard and a stout defensive showing, Southern Miss was able to expose UTSA’s key weaknesses on both sides of the ball.
Mainly, the Golden Eagles brought about a defensive look that shutdown a running attack the Roadrunners typically hang their hat on. They did so by virtually never playing a safety out in the secondary, and instead stacking the box and pummeling UTSA upfront.
The ferocity of that attack limited UTSA’s rushing game to just three yards a carry and 102 yards on the day.