The South Alabama Jaguars (8-2, 5-1 Sun Belt) visit Hattiesburg, Mississippi and M.M. Roberts Stadium on Saturday to play against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-5, 3-3 Sun Belt). South Alabama defeated Texas State 38-21 last Saturday and is second in the West division of the Sun Belt, one game behind Troy, with two games remaining. Southern Miss was defeated by Coastal Carolina 26-23 and is out of contention in the West division. Southern Miss will play without Ty Keyes while Janari Dean is questionable.
South Alabama is allowing an average of 19.3 points per game which is 18th best in the nation. The Jaguars are fifth best against the run at 85.3 yards per game and 44th against the pass allowing an average of 210.9 yards passing per game for a total of 296.2 yards per game which is 12th best. South Alabama has 11 takeaways which is 20th in the country. The leading tackler for South Alabama is James Miller with 58 and the leader in quarterback sacks is Jamie Sheriff with 5.0. Yam Banks has five interceptions to lead the Jaguars.
South Alabama is scoring an average of 32.9 points per game which is 36th in the nation. The Jaguars are averaging 427.6 yards of total offense which is 39th and includes 161.3 yards rushing and 266.3 yards passing per game. The South Alabama offense is led by quarterback Carter Bradley who has 2548 yards passing with 19 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The South Alabama running game is led by La'Damian Webb with 938 yards and 13 touchdowns. Jalen Wayne is the leading receiver with 49 receptions for 699 yards and seven TDs.