ULM football stuns Southern Miss for the first time in over 3 decades

The Louisiana-Monroe football team beat Southern Miss 21-20 Saturday night in Hattiesburg before a crowd of 19,579.

ULM linebacker Cortez Sisco Jr. intercepted Southern Miss quarterback Jack Abraham with 7 seconds remaining to close out road victory for the Warhawks.

The Southern Miss offense was held to just 3 points in the second half as ULM picked up its second victory all-time against USM. ULM’s previous win over USM was in 1987.

ULM quarterback Caleb Evans hooked up with Mississippi native Marcus Green on two touchdown tosses — one for 49 yards and the other from 4 yards out to give the Warhawks a 21-17 lead with 14:03 left in the third quarter.

Abraham fumbled three times, losing the ball twice. His first fumble was recovered by ULM defensive lineman Sam Miller in the end zone to tie the game at 7-7 at the 12:05 mark of the first quarter.

USM kicker Parker Shaunfield missed a 49-yard field goal with 5:42 remaining that would have given the Golden Eagles the lead.

Abraham completed 31 of 46 passes for 378 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Evans hit 15 of 28 passes for 195 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also ran eight times for 39 yards.

This story was originally published September 8, 2018 at 12:05 PM.