New Mexico State Aggies @ South Alabama Jaguars
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NMSU | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Johnson scores 3 TDs, helps make South Alabama bowl eligible
MOBILE, Ala. -- Xavier Johnson rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns, both career bests, and South Alabama became bowl eligible with a 35-28 win over New Mexico State on Saturday.
Johnson's 35-yard scoring run with 2:28 to play capped a 21-point fourth quarter for the Jaguars (6-6, 2-6 Sun Belt) for a 35-21 lead.
Conner Cramer and Johnathan Boone connected on a 35-yard score with 25 seconds left for the Aggies (3-9, 2-6).
Johnson scored on a 51-yard run on South Alabama's first possession and Larry Rose III, who ran for 170 yards, had a 30-yard score for the Aggies in the second.
Cramer, who ran for 110 yards, had a 41-yard scamper in the third quarter that tied the game at 14 before the teams combined for 35 points in the fourth quarter.
Rose's 1-yard plunge in the first minute of the fourth quarter put NMSU up. On South Alabama's next snap, Dallas Davis and Josh Magee hooked up for a 76-yard score before an 86-yard drive ended in Dami Ayoola's 2-yard run, putting the Jags up 28-21. Davis threw for 239 yards.
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Mobile, AL
2025 Standings
| Conference USA | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Jacksonville State | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Missouri State | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Florida International | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Delaware | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Liberty | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| New Mexico State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| UTEP | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Sam Houston | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Sun Belt - East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 8-0 | 12-2 |
| Old Dominion | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| App State | 2-6 | 5-8 |
| Georgia State | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| Sun Belt - West | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 6-2 | 8-6 |
| Southern Miss | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Louisiana | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Arkansas State | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Texas State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| South Alabama | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| UL Monroe | 1-7 | 3-9 |
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