MONROE, La. (Interstat) — Southern Mississippi scored in every quarter and earned a 35-21 road victory over Louisiana-Monroe in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Malone Stadium on Saturday. The announced attendance was 9,086. Southern Mississippi improved to 3-5. Louisiana-Monroe fell to 1-7. The Golden Eagles led 10-0 after the first quarter, 27-7 at halftime and 35-21 after three quarters. Southern Mississippi scored 17 points in the second quarter and 8 in the third, while Louisiana-Monroe scored 7 in the second and 14 in the third.

Landry Lyddy guided the Southern Mississippi passing game by completing 15 of 30 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown. Jamarice Wilder carried 15 times for 104 yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes for 4 yards. Grant Page caught two passes for 26 yards and a touchdown. Mario Sanders led the Golden Eagles with four receptions for 31 yards. Kaden Saunders caught one pass for 14 yards and returned two punts for 50 yards. Davis Dalton added two receptions for 23 yards, Preston Kilgore had one catch for 19 yards, and AJ Little and Jeremiah Beck Jr. each had one reception for 4 yards. Dusty Zimmer punted seven times for 294 yards. Creighton Wilbanks made field goals of 36 and 39 yards and added extra points. Steven Robinson contributed a 33-yard touchdown run, Wilder had scoring runs of 21 and 32 yards, and Lyddy connected with Page on a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Aidan Armenta led Louisiana-Monroe by completing 19 of 34 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns and rushing 14 times for 8 yards and one touchdown. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound quarterback from Albuquerque, N.M., connected with Marcellus Jackson on an 83-yard scoring strike. Jackson finished with one reception for 83 yards and a touchdown and added one rush for 1 yard. Nic Trujillo caught two passes for 10 yards and a touchdown and had one punt return for minus-1 yard. CJ Phillip recorded three receptions for 43 yards and two rushes for 7 yards. Bryce Anderson caught two passes for 14 yards. Parker Fulghum had two receptions for 13 yards. LT Robinson and JP Coulter each caught one pass for 6 yards. Darrion Gilliam had one reception for 7 yards. Jaiden Tucker had one catch for 5 yards and one rush for 18 yards. Austin Carlisle ran twice for 15 yards.

Landon Sylvie paced Southern Mississippi’s defense with 11 tackles. Mathis Haygood and Wesley Edison each made seven tackles. Michael Robinson III and Kobi Albert each recorded six tackles, and Albert added a sack. Nasim Cairo had four tackles. JR Stegall finished with two tackles and 1.5 sacks. Kameron Cyprien had two tackles, half a sack and one quarterback hurry. Ramon Pernas had one tackle and one sack. Tyler Lassiter and A’mari Wilson each recorded one tackle and half a sack. Jameer Lewis and Baron Taylor each made three tackles. Laquan Robinson, Kolby Peavy, Avery Sledge and Jyaire Brown each had two tackles. Cam’ron Hoyte had three tackles, while Malakai Murphy and Luke Beard each made one. Zachariah Keith and Will Smith each recorded two tackles. Champ Lewis added two tackles.

Noah Flemmings led Louisiana-Monroe with 10 tackles and half a sack. Taijh Overton made nine tackles. Marcus Ross finished with seven tackles. Chris Payne recorded six tackles. The Warhawks’ defense also received contributions from the secondary and linebacker levels throughout the game.

Southern Mississippi’s Dusty Zimmer averaged better than 42 yards on seven punts, finishing with 294 yards. Creighton Wilbanks handled field goals of 36 and 39 yards and extra points. Kaden Saunders returned two punts for 50 yards, while Nic Trujillo had a punt return for minus-1 yard for Louisiana-Monroe. Abram Murray missed a 42-yard field goal for the Warhawks. A 53-yard punt return for a touchdown by Saunders was nullified by a holding penalty.

Southern Mississippi built its lead with 10 first-quarter points and 17 more in the second quarter. Robinson’s 33-yard touchdown run and Wilbanks’ 36-yard field goal highlighted the second-quarter scoring. Louisiana-Monroe got on the board with 7 points in the second quarter. In the third quarter, Southern Mississippi added 8 points, and Louisiana-Monroe scored 14. Armenta’s 83-yard touchdown pass to Jackson was among the Warhawks’ third-quarter scores. Armenta also added a short rushing touchdown and later found Trujillo for a 2-yard score. The Golden Eagles protected the lead from there.

Southern Mississippi entered after a 35-31 victory over Louisiana in its previous game and had also beaten Alcorn State earlier this season. The Golden Eagles dropped games to Arkansas State, Troy, Tulane, Connecticut and Auburn before Saturday’s win. Louisiana-Monroe had defeated Troy 21-14 in its previous outing but had lost to Louisiana Tech, South Alabama, Florida Atlantic, Southeastern Louisiana, UAB and Mississippi State. Southern Mississippi is scheduled to host James Madison in its next game. Louisiana-Monroe is set to visit Arkansas State.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Southern Mississippi 39, Louisiana-Monroe 36. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Southern Mississippi with a 53 percent probability to win. Southern Mississippi had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 3.5. The total score of 56 went under the over/under line of 55.5.