DALLAS (AP) - Garrett Gilbert ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, leading SMU to a 34-6 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday night.
Gilbert had scoring runs of 36 and 19 yards and hit Darius Johnson for a 9-yard score. He rushed for 94 yards and was 27 of 43 passing for 249 yards.
Zach Line added 92 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Mustangs (5-5, 4-2 Conference USA), who are seeking their fourth straight bowl berth. It was the 41st career touchdown for Line, who ranks second on the school's all-time rushing list behind Eric Dickerson.
Southern Miss (0-10, 0-6) managed just 178 yards of offense. The Golden Eagles' only score came on a 15-yard TD pass from Chris Campbell to Dominique Sullivan in the second quarter. The PAT was blocked.
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| Scoring Summary |
| SMU | Garrett Gilbert 36 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Chase Hover 34 yd FG |
| USM | Dominique Sullivan 15 yd pass from Chris Campbell (blocked XP) |
| SMU | Chase Hover 33 yd FG |
| SMU | Zach Line 3 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Darius Johnson 9 yd pass from Garrett Gilbert (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Garrett Gilbert 19 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| USM | SMU | |
| First Downs | 10 | 20 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-14 | 8-18 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 53-178 | 74-435 |
| Rushes-Yds | 22-51 | 30-186 |
| Passing Yds | 127 | 249 |
| Kick Return Yds | 39 | 70 |
| Punt Return Yds | 1 | 3 |
| Passes | 14-31-2 | 27-44-0 |
| Punts | 8-326 | 4-141 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 6-30 | 6-33 |
| Time of Poss. | 23:14 | 36:46 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| USM: Jalen Richard 10-40, Kendrick Hardy 3-8, Chris Campbell 1-5, Anthony Alford 6-4, Jeremy Hester 1-1, Cole Weeks 1--7 |
| SMU: Garrett Gilbert 5-94, Zach Line 22-92, Luke Seeker 2-1, Conner Preston 1--1 |
| PASSING |
| USM: Chris Campbell 8-18-93-2, Cole Weeks 4-10-30-0, Anthony Alford 2-3-4-0 |
| SMU: Garrett Gilbert 27-43-249-0, Conner Preston 0-1-0-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| USM: Chris Briggs 4-33, Justin Sims 3-23, Dominique Sullivan 2-26, Tracy Lampley 2-23, Quentin Pierce 1-11, Cooper Harrington 1-9, Jalen Richard 1-2 |
| SMU: Jeremy Johnson 8-97, Der'rikk Thompson 8-66, Austin Fuller 7-59, Darius Johnson 4-27 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Southern Mississippi | 6th Conference USA East | 0-8 | 0-12 |
| Southern Methodist | 2nd Conference USA West | 5-3 | 7-6 |
