Southen Miss led, 17-14, at halftime after Davis threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Tracey Lampley with 12 seconds left.

Nevada tied the score at 17-17 on Allen Hardison's 37-yard field goal with 2:44 remaining in the third quarter.

Davis set up the winning TD with passes of 43 yards to Dominique Sullivan and 19 yards to William Spight.

After a scoreless first quarter, Southern Miss broke through when Tray Becton-Martin recovered Tim Green's blocked punt in the end zone and Danny Hrapmann's extra point put the Golden Eagles up 7-0 just 54 seconds into the second quarter.

Nevada running back Lampford Mark then capped a 13-play, 81-yard drive with a 5-yard TD run and Hardison's PAT even the score at 7-7. Mark then added a 45-yard scoring scamper to help give the Wolf Pack a 14-7 lead with 4:54 left in the half.

Hrapmann's 48-yard field goal cut the lead to 14-10 with 1:21 remaining, then Emmanuel Johnson recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, setting up Davis' touchdown pass to Lampley six plays later.

Mark, who was named the game Most Valuable Player for Nevada, finished with 183 yards and two TDs on 29 carries. Golden Eagles defensive lineman Cordarro Law, who finished with seven tackles including two sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss, was named Southern Mississippi's game MVP.