The Blue Raiders would have to fight to win their 6th straight C-USA Title against Southern Miss. USM would get the early advantage after a fumble by MTSU's QB Lance Williams. it would eventually lead to a USM TD as they take the 7-0 lead. MTSU would finally get on the board with a FG late in the 1st to close it to 7-3.

MTSU would add on 7 more points with a 12 yard strike from Lance Williams to Brandon Banks, 10-7 lead for MTSU. before the end of the half, USM would answer back with a TD of their own to retake the lead 14-10 at the half.

The 3rd quarter was a defensive battle, with MTSU being the only one to score any points with a 24 yard FG to close it to 14-13. early into the 4th, MTSU would punch it in from 1 yard, but would fail on the 2-pt conversion. The Blue Raiders would still lead 19-14. after forcing USM to punt, MTSU would run the clock down and add a FG to their lead, which was now 22-14.

USM would drive down the field and score on a 4th and goal to close it to 22-20, with a chance to tie the game on a 2-pt conversion. the 2-pt try would end up 1 yard short and MTSU would maintain the 22-20 lead.

Southern Miss (9-3) at Middle Tennessee State (11-1)
December 7, 2019 1 2 3 4 F Southern Miss 7 7 0 6 20 #4 Middle Tennessee State 3 7 3 9 22 TOP PERFORMERS Southern Miss Von Clayton - 10 tackles 1 sack Ben Bell - 16/26 156 pass yards 2 TDs Dennis Gallagher - 30 rush yards 1 TD, 43 receive yards Middle Tennessee State Mike Mansfield - 9 tackles 2 sacks Lance Williams - 17/22 173 pass yards, 66 rush yards Jonathan Smith - 61 rush yards 1 TD, 26 recieve yards	TEAM STAT COMPARISON USM MTSU First Downs 8 17 3rd Down Efficiency 6-13 7-13 4th Down Efficiency 1-1 0-0 Total Yards 339 417 Passing Yards 156 173 Rushing Yards 20 169 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0-0 2-20 Turnovers 0 1 Possession Time 10:30 18:43
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER USM MTSU USM 4:43 TD USM: D. Gallagher, 2 Yd run (N. Silva kick) 7 0 MTSU 0:20 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 43 Yd FG 7 3 SECOND QUARTER USM MTSU MTSU 4:35 TD MTSU: B. Banks, 12 Yd pass from L. Williams (D. Fowler kick) 7 10 USM 2:02 TD USM: J. McCall, 14 Yd pass from B. Bell (N. Silva kick) 14 10 THIRD QUARTER USM MTSU MTSU 2:35 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 24 Yd FG 14 13 FOURTH QUARTER USM MTSU MTSU 6:26 TD MTSU: J. Smith, 1 Yd (2-pt failed) 14 19 MTSU 1:53 FG MTSU: D. Fowler, 26 Yd FG 14 22 USM 0:33 TD USM: S. Smith, 15 Yd pass from B. Bell (2-pt failed) 20 22
Southern Miss Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Ben Bell 16/26 156 2 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Dennis Gallagher 10 30 3.0 1 Ben Bell 7 -19 -2.7 0 J.D. McCall 1 8 8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J.D. McCall 5 33 6.6 1 Stephen Smith 5 55 11.0 1 Dennis Gallagher 4 43 10.7 0 Anthony Merrick 1 17 17.0 0 Matt Avery 1 8 8.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Zach Terry 11 0 0 0 Von Clayton 10 1 0 0 Tommy Glover 8 0 0 0 Anthony Joseph 8 0 0 0 Tyrone Jordon 8 0 0 0 Cameron Weldon 8 0 0 0 Nate Huffman 7 0 0 0 Ronnie Manning 6 0 0 0 Jeff Hardin 6 0 0 0 Dominic Meyers 5 1 0 0 Michael Fontenot 4 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG J.D. McCall 4 101 0 30 Martel Griffith 2 44 0 23 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Martel Griffith 2 18 0 11 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Nick Silva 0/0 2/2 2 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Nick Silva 6 252 42.0 0	Middle Tennessee State Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Lance Williams 17/22 173 1 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Jonathan Smith 19 61 3.2 1 Mario Rogers 12 42 3.5 0 Lance Williams 11 66 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Steven Triplett 4 47 11.7 0 Richard Mason 3 27 9.0 0 Jonathan Smith 3 26 8.6 0 Brandon Banks 3 22 7.3 1 Tyler Nelson 2 30 15.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Mike Mansfield 9 2 0 0 Corey Morgan 7 0 0 0 Craig McCoy 6 0 0 0 Keith Givens 5 0 0 0 Blake Davis 4 0 0 0 Allen Winston 4 1 0 0 Ross Davis 3 0 0 0 Austin Joseph 2 0 0 0 Charles Bellamy 2 0 0 0 Mike Smith 2 0 0 0 Tony Griffin 2 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 2 41 0 22 Morris Allen 1 12 0 12 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Jarrett Denman 3 15 0 9 Morris Allen 1 4 0 4 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Dallas Fowler 3/3 1/1 10 44 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Dallas Fowler 3 137 45.6 0

Oklahoma's WR Terrell Mangum wins the 2019 Heisman Trophy. 102 catches 1499 yards 13 TDs. coming in a close 2nd was MTSU's QB Lance Williams with 2562 pass yards 26 pass TDs 577 rush yards 5 rush TDs. MTSU's LE Mike Mansfield wins the Lombardi Award with 72 tackles(29 TFL), 13 sacks.

BCS Bowl Games:
The 12-1 #3 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders will face the 11-2 #6 Florida Gators in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

The 10-2 #7 Michigan Wolverines will face the 8-4 Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl.

The 9-3 #4 Miami Hurricanes will face the 8-4 Cincinnati Bearcats in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

The 9-4 #20 Virginia Tech Hokies will face the 11-1 #5 Houston Cougars in the FedEx Orange Bowl.

The 12-1 #2 LSU Tigers will face the 13-0 #1 Oklahoma Sooners in the BCS National Championship.