Southern Miss Earns First Sun Belt Win With Late Touchdown
Southern Miss secured a 35-31 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette in their homecoming game at Renasant Stadium in Hattiesburg, marking their first Sun Belt win of the season. Jamarice Wilder scored the decisive touchdown in the final minute of the game.
Hattiesburg Laurel, MS, October 24, 2026 —
Southern Miss defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 35-31 in a homecoming game at Renasant Stadium in Hattiesburg, earning its first Sun Belt win of the season. Jamarice Wilder scored the decisive touchdown in the final minute, according to the available game summary.
The late score was the defining detail provided about the finish. Southern Miss’s four-point victory came in a game that ended with the teams separated by less than a touchdown. The summary does not specify the exact time remaining when Wilder scored, how the touchdown was made, or what happened during the final moments after the score.
The result marked a milestone for Southern Miss in its Sun Belt season: the team had not secured a conference win earlier in the season, according to the summary. The game was played at Renasant Stadium in Hattiesburg and was identified as the team’s homecoming game.
Further details about the game were not provided. The summary does not include the date, attendance, scoring sequence, player statistics beyond Wilder’s decisive touchdown, or comments from either team. It also does not provide information about the teams’ records or their next games. The reported final score and Wilder’s late touchdown remain the available account of how Southern Miss earned the victory.
Story summarized from the original created by WDAM Staff, Associated Press on www.wdam.com, see more information here.
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