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Maurice Turner rushes for 200 yards and 2 TDs as Tulane survives Southern Miss 24-21

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 27). Maurice Turner rushes for 200 yards and 2 TDs as Tulane survives Southern Miss 24-21. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/maurice-turner-rushes-for-200-yards-and-2-tds-as-tulane-survives-southern-miss-24-21/article_6a1fdc26-2073-5df3-93b0-5adbce07bc2e.html

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Maurice Turner rushed for 200 yards and scored two touchdowns as Tulane defeated Southern Miss 24-21 in college football action on Saturday. Turner's go-ahead 74-yard touchdown run with 5:26 left proved decisive, despite Southern Miss reaching the Tulane 3-yard line later only to have a field goal attempt blocked. Tulane finished with 281 rushing yards overall, while Kadin Semonza added a passing touchdown. Southern Miss's Landry Lyddy threw three touchdown passes but couldn't secure the win.

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On Saturday, Maurice Turner rushed for 200 yards and scored two touchdowns as Tulane (2-2) narrowly beat Southern Miss (1-3), 24-21, in a thrilling game in New Orleans. Turner's decisive score came with a 74-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter that put Tulane ahead for good. Earlier in the third quarter, Landry Lyddy threw his third touchdown of the day to give Southern Miss a brief lead. Tulane finished the game with 281 yards rushing overall, while Turner averaged an impressive 16.7 yards per carry on 12 attempts. The win for Tulane was secured when TJ Smith blocked a field-goal attempt by Creighton Wilbanks in the final minutes of the game.

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Maurice Turner rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns, including a 74-yard go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, as Tulane rallied past Southern Miss 24-21 on Saturday. asserted

Tulane → rush → Saturday

Southern Miss (1-3) led 21-14 after Landry Lyddy threw his third touchdown pass early in the third quarter, a 22-yarder to Mario Sanders. asserted

Lyddy → lead → Sanders

Cooper Helmke’s 26-yard field goal pulled Tulane (2-2) within 21-17 with 8:35 remaining before Turner broke free for a 74-yard touchdown run with 5:26 left to give the Green Wave the lead. asserted

5:26 → pull → lead

Southern Miss drove to the Tulane 3-yard line on its next possession, but TJ Smith blocked Creighton Wilbanks’ 21-yard field-goal attempt with 1:45 remaining to preserve the lead. asserted

1:45 → drive → lead

Turner also scored on a 43-yard run in the second quarter and averaged 16.7 yards on 12 carries. asserted

Turner → score → carries

Tulane finished with 281 yards rushing. asserted

Tulane → finish → yards

Kadin Semonza threw for 129 yards and a touchdown for Tulane, including a 47-yard score to Anthony Brown-Stephens in the first quarter. asserted

Semonza → throw → quarter

Lyddy completed 18 of 29 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. asserted

Lyddy → complete → interception

Sanders caught four passes for 69 yards and two scores. asserted

Sanders → catch → yards

Up next Tulane: Has a bye week before visiting Army on Oct. 10. asserted

Tulane → have → Oct.

Maurice Turner rushes for 200 yards and 2 TDs as Tulane survives Southern Miss 24-21

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