FIU at Southern Miss 11/27/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The FIU Panthers visit M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on Saturday to play the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. FIU dropped to 1-10 overall and 0-7 in the Conference USA following a 49-7 loss to North Texas on Saturday. FIU has lost each of its last 10 after opening the season with a victory. FIU gave up 611 yards of total offense in the loss to North Texas.

Quarterback Max Bortenschlager has passed for 2,704 yards with 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The leading rusher is D’Vonte Price with 682 yards and six touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Tyrese Chambers with 919 yards and eight touchdown receptions. On defense, cornerback Richard Dames is the leading tackler with 91 and lineman Davon Strickland is the leader in quarterback sacks with 3.0.

Southern Mississippi snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 35-19 victory over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Friday night. Frank Gore Jr. threw a pair of touchdown passes while completing only four passes. DeJean Richard rushed for 120 yards and Jason Brownlee had 67 yards receiving and caught both of Gore Jr’s touchdown passes. Southern Miss’ defense held Louisiana Tech to 250 yards of total offense and forced five Bulldogs turnovers.

Frank Gore Jr. has passed for 108 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and is the leading rusher for Southern Mississippi with 733 yards and three touchdowns. wide receiver Jason Brownlee has 545 yards receiving and six touchdown receptions. On defense, cornerback Malik Shorts is the leading tackler with 89 and lineman Josh Carter Jr has 4.0 quarterback sacks.