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Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Troy Trojans Recap - Trojans Win 52-20

Southern Miss was unable to contain Damien Taylor on Saturday and the result was a 52-20 Week 14 loss against the Trojans.

Troy won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -17.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 49.0.

Damien Taylor rushed for 169 yards, while Tae Meadows added 38 yards in the win. Devonte Ross and Landon Parker added 70 and 40 receiving yards respectively.

JQ Gray rushed for 27 yards for Southern Miss, while Rodrigues Clark added 21 yards. Tate Rodemaker threw for 234 yards for the Golden Eagles, while receivers Larry Simmons and Tiaquelin Mims had 90 and 77 yards respectively.

Southern Miss lost the offensive yardage battle to Troy 453-290 yards in Saturday's game. Troy had more first downs as that total ended up 24-15.

Troy led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 31:42-28:18 split in that important category.