Southern Miss squeezes past Nevada, 24-17 in Hawaii Bowl

**Admin** Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:11 am

Austin Davis threw two touchdowns, including a 4-yarder late in the game, as the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles earned a school-record 12th victory by holding off the Nevada Wolfpack, 24-17 at the Hawaii Bowl.

The game featured a Hawaii Bowl-record 17 punts and the 41 combined points were the fewest in bowl history.

The Golden Eagles got another big win after capturing their fifth Conference-USA title by upsetting previously unbeaten Houston, 49-28 in the conference championship game. This was the first 10-win season for Southern Miss since 1988.