Sept. 25, 2010
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Individual
- Tarik Hakmi (22-of-35) established a career-high 262 passing yards - the highest total of any Tech signal caller this season.
- Matt Hitt recorded his second sack of the season.
- Josh Victorian picked up his fifth-career interception
- Carey Fortson's 38-yard reception in the first quarter was the first reception of his career.
- Richie Casey's 19-yard touchdown reception was the first of his career.
- Jay Dudley had a career-high 13 tackles along with a career-high nine solo stops.
Team
- Tech falls to 14-29 all-time against Southern Miss and 7-14 in games played in Ruston.
- Tonight's loss marks the first time that Tech has dropped back-to-back home games since falling to Nevada (Nov. 18) and Fresno State (Nov. 24) in 2006.
- Tonight's safety in the fourth quarter marks the first time that Tech has scored a safety since Nov. 11, 2000 against UL-Monroe.
- The blocked punt by Rufus Porter is the first since Tym Toussaint blocked one at Fresno State on Nov. 21, 2009.
Miscellaneous
- Matt Nelson recorded his first kickoff of the season during the second half.
- Tech falls 15-12 in one score games since 2000.
- Richie Casey's touchdown in the fourth quarter marked the first touchdown for Louisiana Tech in six quarters.
