Arkansas State forced two interceptions, made three fourth-down stops and controlled the clock Saturday night to defeat Southern Miss 23-13 at Renasant Stadium.
The Red Wolves (3-4, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference) earned their first road victory of the season behind three field goals from Clune Van Andel and rushing touchdowns from Kenyon Clay and Timothy Carter.
Arkansas State held the ball for 40 minutes, 8 seconds, compared with 19:52 for Southern Miss (1-5, 0-2), and ran out the final 7:21 to secure the victory before an announced crowd of 22,585.