{{short description|Postseason college football bowl game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox NCAA football yearly game | game_name = LendingTree Bowl | subheader = 24th LendingTree Bowl | title_sponsor = | image = | caption = | date_game_played = December 17 | year_game_played = 2022 | football_season = 2022 | stadium = Hancock Whitney Stadium | city = Mobile, Alabama | visitor_school = Rice University | visitor_name_short = Rice | visitor_nickname = Owls | visitor_record = 5–7 | visitor_conference = C–USA | visitor_rank_AP = | visitor_rank_coaches = | visitor_rank_CFP = | visitor_coach = Mike Bloomgren | visitor_1q = 0 | visitor_2q = 3 | visitor_3q = 21 | visitor_4q = 0 | home_school = University of Southern Mississippi | home_name_short = Southern Miss | home_nickname = Golden Eagles | home_record = 6–6 | home_conference = Sun Belt | home_rank_AP = | home_rank_coaches = | home_rank_CFP = | home_coach = Will Hall | home_1q = 7 | home_2q = 10 | home_3q = 7 | home_4q = 14 | MVP = Frank Gore Jr. (RB, Southern Miss)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2022/12/18/gore-jrs-record-night-highlights-southern-miss-first-bowl-victory-since-2016/ |title=Gore Jr.'s record night highlights Southern Miss' first bowl victory since 2016 |first=Garrett |last=Busby |website=WLBT.com |date=December 17, 2022 |accessdate=December 17, 2022}}</ref> | odds = Southern Miss by 6.5 | anthem = | halftime = | referee = David Siegle (MAC)<ref name="refs">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2022/12/2022-23-bowl-officiating-assignments/|title=2022–23 bowl officiating assignments|website=footballzebras.com|first=Ben|last=Austro|date=December 4, 2022|accessdate=December 16, 2022}}</ref> | attendance = 20,512 | payout = 1,500,000<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Bowl Schedule |url=https://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2022/ |website=College Football Poll |access-date=December 26, 2022}}</ref> | us_network = ESPN | us_announcers = Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline) | ratings = | intl_network = | intl_announcers = | different_next = 2023 }} The '''2022 LendingTree Bowl''' was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2022, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The 24th annual LendingTree Bowl, the game featured Southern Miss from the Sun Belt Conference and Rice from Conference USA (C-USA). The game began at 4:50&nbsp;p.m. CST<ref name="finalstats"/> and aired on ESPN.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 College Football Bowl Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-bowl-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref> It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor was online lending marketplace LendingTree.

==Teams== Based on conference tie-ins, the game usually features teams from the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference; however, the matchup for this edition features a team from Conference USA. This will be the thirteenth meeting between Rice and Southern Miss, with the all-time series currently tied at six wins each.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=2022 Rice Football Fact Book |date=August 26, 2022 |magazine=Rice Football |publisher=Rice Owls Athletics |pages=132 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/riceowls.com/documents/2022/8/28/2022_Factbook.pdf |access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref> From 2005 to 2021, the Owls and Golden Eagles played together as members of Conference USA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Old C–USA foes Rice, Southern Miss meet in Lending Tree Bowl |url=https://dothaneagle.com/sports/college/football/old-c-usa-foes-rice-southern-miss-meet-in-lending-tree-bowl/article_45aa0680-b282-5697-89e6-90a49d903540.html |website=Dothan Eagle |access-date=14 December 2022 |language=en |date=December 12, 2022}}</ref>

This will be the Owls' first LendingTree Bowl, as well as their first bowl game appearance since the 2014 Hawaii Bowl, where they defeated Fresno State by a score of 30–6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Driphus Jackson, Rice win Hawaii Bowl; Jayson Carter has special run |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400610204 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215002205/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400610204 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |website=ESPN |access-date=14 December 2022 |date=December 25, 2014}}</ref> The Golden Eagles will make their third appearance in the LendingTree Bowl, though their first under its current name; they defeated TCU in the 2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 Game Recap – Southern Miss 28, TCU 21 |url=https://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2000-game-recap/ |website=LendingTree Bowl |access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> and beat Ohio in the 2007 GMAC Bowl.<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Game Recap – Southern Miss 28, Ohio 7 |url=https://lendingtreebowl.com/about/game-recaps/2007-game-recap/ |website=LendingTree Bowl |access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> Their last bowl game appearance came in 2019, when they played Tulane in the Armed Forces Bowl.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Guerry |title=Tulane dominates Southern Miss in Armed Forces Bowl after early deficit |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/article_7a1d1902-2f46-11ea-a443-8bc52b29a8ec.html |website=The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate |access-date=15 December 2022 |language=en |date=January 4, 2020}}</ref>

===Rice=== {{main|2022 Rice Owls football team}} The Rice Owls, representing Conference USA (C–USA), began Mike Bloomgren's fifth year as head coach with a road trip to Los Angeles and a game at No. 14 USC, which resulted in a 52-point loss.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nhi Nguyen |first1=Thuc |title=No. 14 USC pummels Rice to kick off Lincoln Riley era with a bang |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/liveblog/usc-football-rice-live-updates-blog-start-time-score-news |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> They defeated FCS McNeese State by 42 points in their home opener<ref>{{cite web |last1=Margolius |first1=Justin |title=McNeese vs Rice game recap |url=https://www.kplctv.com/2022/09/11/mcneese-vs-rice-game-recap/ |website=KPLC |access-date=16 December 2022 |language=en |date=September 10, 2022}}</ref> and followed that up with an 11-point defeat of Louisiana the next weekend.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dean |first1=Richard |title=Rice ends Louisiana's 15-game win streak |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Rice-Owls-Louisiana-Ragin-Cajuns-win-streak-recap-17449424.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=18 September 2022}}</ref> They were defeated by crosstown rivals Houston by a touchdown to conclude their non-conference schedule,<ref>{{cite web |title=Houston's defense makes 2 big plays late in win over Rice |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401426570 |website=ESPN |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=September 24, 2022}}</ref> and began C–USA play on October 1 with a home victory against UAB.<ref>{{cite web |title=UAB football falls to Rice on the road, 28–24 |url=https://uabsports.com/news/2022/10/1/uab-football-falls-to-rice-on-the-road-28-24 |website=UAB Blazers Athletics |access-date=November 27, 2022 |language=en |date=October 1, 2022}}</ref> The Owls' first conference loss came following a bye week, as they traveled to play Florida Atlantic and fell by three points.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinberger |first1=Zach |title=Three takeaways from Florida Atlantic's 17-14 victory over Rice |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/10/15/florida-atlantic-owls-defeat-rice-owls-c-usa-college-football-game/10494928002/ |website=The Palm Beach Post |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> A one-point overtime win over Louisiana Tech<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hernandez |first1=Emely |title=Louisiana Tech football falls to Rice 42-41 in overtime homecoming heartbreaker |url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/louisiana-tech/2022/10/22/louisiana-tech-football-score-vs-rice-live-updates/69566147007/ |website=The News-Star |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=October 22, 2022}}</ref> and a poor showing against Charlotte, resulting in a 33-point loss, took Rice into November with a 4–4 record.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Hunter |title=Charlotte football unleashes offensive explosion in record-setting 56-23 win over Rice |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/charlotte-49ers/article268033882.html |website=The Charlotte Observer |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> After beating UTEP at home by virtue of a late-game touchdown,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dean |first1=Richard |title=Rice scores with 25 seconds left to top UTEP |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Rice-Owls-UTEP-Miners-late-score-football-recap-17557467.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=4 November 2022}}</ref> the Owls traveled to face Western Kentucky, to whom they lost by five touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reed, Western Kentucky beat Rice 45-10, now bowl eligible |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/recap/NCAAF_20221112_RICE@WKY/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=November 12, 2022}}</ref> Rice suffered a similar result in their final home game, against UTSA, which they lost by 41 points.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitaker |first1=Stephen |title=UTSA punishes Rice, wins another regular-season title |url=https://sanantonioreport.org/utsa-roadrunners-rice-football-game-score/ |website=San Antonio Report |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=19 November 2022}}</ref> Their last regular-season game played out to a four-point defeat to North Texas, a game that sent the Mean Green to the conference championship game.<ref>{{cite web |title=N. Texas stuffs Rice to set up UTSA rematch in title tilt |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401426617 |website=ESPN |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

Rice finished their regular season with an overall record of 5–7 and a 3–5 mark in conference play. Under normal circumstances, this means that Rice would not be eligible for a bowl; however, due to an insufficient number of standard bowl-eligible teams, Academic Progress Rate (APR) is used as a tiebreaker.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schrager |first1=Daniel |title=Rice in line for bowl due to academics despite UNT loss, 5-7 record |url=https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2022/11/rice-in-line-for-bowl-due-to-academics-despite-unt-loss-5-7-record |website=The Rice Thresher |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=November 29, 2022}}</ref> Rice, having the highest APR among 5–7 teams, became bowl eligible and accepted their bid to the LendingTree Bowl on December 4.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dean |first1=Richard |title=Rice to play Southern Miss in LendingTree Bowl |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Rice-Southern-Miss-Lending-Tree-Bowl-17630233.php |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=4 December 2022}}</ref> {{see also|Bowl eligibility#Bowl teams with losing records}}

This was Rice's final game as a member of C–USA, as the Owls committed to join the American Athletic Conference in 2023.<ref name=2023EntryConfirm>{{cite press release|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2022/6/15/general-american-announces-entrance-agreements-with-incoming-members-for-2023-24-season.aspx |title=American announces entrance agreements with incoming members for 2023–24 season |publisher=American Athletic Conference |date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=December 4, 2022}}</ref>

===Southern Miss=== {{main|2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team}} The Southern Miss Golden Eagles, previously members of Conference USA, represented the Sun Belt Conference for the first time effective July 1, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeyarajah |first1=Shehan |last2=Sallee |first2=Barrett |title=Southern Miss, Marshall, Old Dominion headed for Sun Belt in 2022 after resolution with Conference USA |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/southern-miss-marshall-old-dominion-set-for-sun-belt-move-after-reaching-agreement-withco/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=16 December 2022 |language=en |date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> Their second season under head coach Will Hall began with a home game against Liberty, which went to four overtimes before the Flames earned a two-point victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Southern Miss Golden Eagles fall to the Liberty Flames |url=https://www.sunherald.com/sports/article265308551.html |website=Sun Herald |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=September 4, 2022}}</ref> A second loss followed as the Golden Eagles were bested by No. 15 Miami (FL), 30–7.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Tim |title=No. 15 Miami pulls away in 2nd half, tops Southern Miss 30-7 |url=https://apnews.com/article/college-football-sports-miami-hurricanes-tyler-van-dyke-zach-wilcke-ac40f1cdeeb27a222be33ea0d8ba5b45 |website=AP News |access-date=16 December 2022 |language=en |date=10 September 2022}}</ref> They earned their first win of the season with a dominant showing against FCS Northwestern State,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eckert |first1=David |title=Southern Miss football obliterates Northwestern State for first win of season |url=https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2022/09/17/southern-miss-football-score-northwestern-state-live-updates/68015836007/ |website=Hattiesburg American |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=September 17, 2022}}</ref> and defeated Tulane on the road with the help of a fourth quarter pick-six the next week.<ref>{{cite web |title=USM pulls off football stunner, 27-24, over Tulane |url=https://www.wdam.com/2022/09/25/usm-pulls-off-football-stunner-27-24-over-tulane/ |website=WDAM |access-date=16 December 2022 |language=en |date=September 24, 2022}}</ref> After a bye week, Southern Miss traveled to Troy, losing by 17 points,<ref>{{cite web |title=Southern Miss drops its first Sun Belt bout on the road |url=https://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/university-of-southern-mississippi/article267034861.html |website=Sun Herald |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=October 8, 2022}}</ref> before returning for homecoming and beating Arkansas State by one point.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gore, Dean rally Southern Miss past Arkansas State 20-19 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/recap/NCAAF_20221015_ARKST@USM/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> This was the start of a three-game winning streak that went through the end of October and included further victories over Texas State, by six points,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eckert |first1=David |title=Chandler Pittman and Zach Wilcke salvage Southern Miss football victory over Texas State |url=https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2022/10/22/southern-miss-football-score-updates-texas-state-live-updates/69563633007/ |website=Hattiesburg American |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=October 22, 2022}}</ref> and Louisiana, by fifteen.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diaz |first1=Cory |title=Den of nightmares: Louisiana football doomed by turnovers in loss to Southern Miss |url=https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2022/10/27/louisiana-football-score-vs-southern-miss-live-updates/69568309007/ |website=The Daily Advertiser |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=October 28, 2022}}</ref> November started much worse for the Golden Eagles, however, as they dropped a home game to Georgia State<ref>{{cite web |title=Southern Miss football team dominated Saturday by Georgia State, 42-14 |url=https://www.wdam.com/2022/11/05/southern-miss-football-team-dominated-saturday-by-georgia-state-42-14/ |website=WDAM |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=November 5, 2022}}</ref> before a road trip to Coastal Carolina ended in a three-point loss.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coastal Carolina holds off Southern Miss for 26-23 home win |url=https://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/11/13/coastal-carolina-holds-off-southern-miss-26-23-home-win/ |website=WMBF |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=November 13, 2022}}</ref> Southern Miss's losing skid extended to three games as they faltered in their home finale against South Alabama.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stephenson |first1=Creg |title=Instant analysis: South Alabama rallies for 27-20 win at Southern Miss |url=https://www.al.com/usa/2022/11/instant-analysis-south-alabama-rallies-for-27-20-win-at-southern-miss.html |website=AL.com |access-date=16 December 2022 |language=en |date=19 November 2022}}</ref> Needing a win in their final game against Louisiana–Monroe to achieve bowl eligibility, the Golden Eagles defeated the Warhawks by ten points to finish the regular season with an overall record of 6–6 and a Sun Belt record of 4–4.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eckert |first1=David |title=Southern Miss football beats ULM, earns bowl eligibility thanks to Frank Gore Jr.'s heroics |url=https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2022/11/26/southern-miss-football-score-louisiana-monroe-will-hall-live-updates/69670287007/ |website=Hattiesburg American |access-date=16 December 2022 |date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

==Game summary== The game's officiating crew, representing the Mid-American Conference, was led by referee David Siegle and umpire Ryan McClellan.<ref name="refs"/> {{Americanfootballbox |titlestyle= background:#00B67C; color:#ffffff; {{box-shadow border|a|#000000|2px}}; text-align:center; |state=autocollapse |bg=#fff |bg2=#eee |title=2022 LendingTree Bowl |date=Saturday, December 17, 2022 |time=4:45 p.m. CST |road=Rice |R1=0|R2=3|R3=21|R4=0 |home='''Southern Miss''' |H1=7|H2=10|H3=7|H4=14 |stadium= Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama |attendance=20,512 |weather=Cloudy • '''Temperature''': {{convert|47|F|C}} • '''Wind''': {{convert|6|mph|kph|abbr=on}} north |referee=David Siegle |TV=ESPN |TVAnnouncers=Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline) |reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401442041 Box score] }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart |VisitorName=Rice|HomeName=Southern Miss|state=}} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=1 | Time=12:20 | Team=Southern Miss | DrivePlays=6 | DriveLength=75 | DriveTime=2:40 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Jakarius Caston | QB=Trey Lowe III | yards=19 | Kicker=Briggs Bourgeois | kickresult=good | Visitor=0 | Home=7 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=2 | Time=10:14 | Team=Southern Miss | DrivePlays=1 | DriveLength=59 | DriveTime=0:36 | Type=RushTD | Runner=Frank Gore Jr. | yards=59 | Kicker=Briggs Bourgeois | kickresult=good | Visitor=0 | Home=14 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=2 | Time=6:04 | Team=Rice | DrivePlays=8 | DriveLength=59 | DriveTime=4:10 | Type=FG | yards=59 | Kicker=Christian VanSickle | Visitor=3 | Home=14 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=2 | Time=2:40 | Team=Southern Miss | DrivePlays=8 | DriveLength=75 | DriveTime=3:24 | Type=FG | yards=18 | Kicker=Briggs Bourgeois | Visitor=3 | Home=17 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=3 | Time=11:12 | Team=Rice | DrivePlays=7 | DriveLength=80 | DriveTime=3:48 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Isaiah Esdale | QB=AJ Padgett | yards=26 | Kicker=Christian VanSickle | kickresult=good | Visitor=10 | Home=17 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=3 | Time=10:08 | Team=Rice | DrivePlays=1 | DriveLength=32 | DriveTime=0:05 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Isaiah Esdale | QB=AJ Padgett | yards=32 | Kicker=Christian VanSickle | kickresult=good | Visitor=17 | Home=17 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=3 | Time=5:06 | Team=Rice | DrivePlays=5 | DriveLength=88 | DriveTime=2:00 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Bradley Rozner | QB=AJ Padgett | yards=18 | Kicker=Christian VanSickle | kickresult=good | Visitor=24 | Home=17 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=3 | Time=3:52 | Team=Southern Miss | DrivePlays=4 | DriveLength=67 | DriveTime=1:14 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Tiaquelin Mims | QB=Frank Gore Jr. | yards=18 | Kicker=Briggs Bourgeois | kickresult=good | Visitor=24 | Home=24 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=4 | Time=14:18 | Team=Southern Miss | DrivePlays=5 | DriveLength=98 | DriveTime=2:04 | Type=RecTD | Receiver=Jason Brownlee | QB=Trey Lowe III | yards=26 | Kicker=Briggs Bourgeois | kickresult=good | Visitor=24 | Home=31 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry | Quarter=4 | Time=2:57 | Team=Southern Miss | DrivePlays=1 | DriveLength=55 | DriveTime=0:13 | Type=RushTD | Runner=Frank Gore Jr. | yards=55 | Kicker=Briggs Bourgeois | kickresult=good | Visitor=24 | Home=38 }} {{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=24|Home=38}}

==Statistics== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |+Team statistical comparison<ref name="finalstats">{{cite web |title=2022 LendingTree Bowl Final Stats |url=http://archive.statbroadcast.com/436971.pdf |website=Statbroadcast |access-date=December 24, 2022 |date=December 17, 2022}}</ref> |- !Statistic !style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rice Owls|color=white}}"|'''Rice''' !style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles|color=white}}"|'''Southern Miss''' |- |First downs|| 21 || 22 |- |First downs rushing|| 7 || 13 |- |First downs passing|| 13 || 7 |- |First downs penalty|| 1 || 2 |- |Third down efficiency|| 5–15 || 2–9 |- |Fourth down efficiency|| 0–2 || 0–0 |- |Total plays–net yards|| 70–425 || 57–550 |- |Rushing attempts–net yards|| 31–122 || 38–361 |- |Yards per rush|| 3.9 || 9.5 |- |Yards passing|| 303 || 189 |- |Pass completions–attempts|| 20–39 || 9–19 |- |Interceptions thrown|| 1 || 0 |- |Punt returns–total yards|| 1–2 || 2–12 |- |Kickoff returns–total yards|| 2–29 || 4–97 |- |Punts–average yardage|| 7–38.7 || 4–42.5 |- |Fumbles–lost|| 1–1 || 3–3 |- |Penalties–yards|| 9–57 || 6–55 |- |Time of possession|| 32:38 || 27:22 |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Rice statistics<ref name="finalstats"/> |- !colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rice Owls|color=white}}"|Owls passing |- !scope="col"| !scope="col"|{{abbr|C–A|Completions–Attempts}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD–INT|Passing touchdowns–Interceptions thrown}} |- | AJ Padgett || 19–37 || 295 || 3–0 |- | Shawqi Itraish || 1–2 || 8 || 0–1 |- !colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rice Owls|color=white}}"|Owls rushing |- !scope="col"| !scope="col"|{{abbr|Car|Carries}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |- | Cameron Montgomery || 7 || 63 || 0 |- | Braylen Walker || 1 || 20 || 0 |- | Quinton Jackson || 3 || 15 || 0 |- | Juma Otoviano || 6 || 12 || 0 |- | Luke McCaffrey || 1 || 11 || 0 |- | Uriah West || 2 || 5 || 0 |- | Isaiah Esdale || 1 || 2 || 0 |- | AJ Pedgett || 10 || −6 || 0 |- !colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rice Owls|color=white}}"|Owls receiving |- |- !scope="col"| !scope="col"|{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} |- | Isaiah Esdale || 3 || 83 || 2 |- | Luke McCaffrey || 7 || 67 || 0 |- | Quinton Jackson || 2 || 54 || 0 |- | Bradley Rozner || 3 || 42 || 1 |- | Boden Groen || 3 || 29 || 0 |- | Jack Bradley || 1 || 25 || 0 |- | Juma Otoviano || 1 || 3 || 0 |- |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Southern Miss statistics<ref name="finalstats"/> |- !colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles|color=white}}"|Golden Eagles passing |- !scope="col"| !scope="col"|{{abbr|C–A|Completions–Attempts}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD–INT|Passing touchdowns–Interceptions thrown}} |- | Trey Lowe || 7–16 || 170 || 2–0 |- | Frank Gore Jr. || 2–3 || 19 || 1–0 |- !colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles|color=white}}"|Golden Eagles rushing |- !scope="col"| !scope="col"|{{abbr|Car|Carries}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |- | Frank Gore Jr. || 21 || 329 || 2 |- | Janari Dean || 4 || 12 || 0 |- | Jakarius Caston || 1 || 9 || 0 |- | Trey Lowe || 6 || 7 || 0 |- | Kenyon Clay || 4 || 7 || 0 |- | TEAM || 1 || −1 || 0 |- | Antavious Willis || 1 || −2 || 0 |- !colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles|color=white}}"|Golden Eagles receiving |- |- !scope="col"| !scope="col"|{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} |- | Jakarius Caston || 4 || 94 || 1 |- | Jason Brownlee || 3 || 72 || 1 |- | Tiaquelin Mims || 1 || 18 || 1 |- | Latreal Jones || 1 || 5 || 0 |- |} {{col-end}} {{clear}}

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