Even though, Evans came on in relief of Stone and had 97 yards passing and a touchdown during Saturday's 37-17 the Wolfpack could not stop Southern Mississippi and added one more loss.

The Wolfpack have lost two straight after whipping Appalachian State, the defending Division I-AA national champion, to open the season. N.C. State lost to Akron 20-17 at home when the Zips scored a touchdown on the final play, then followed that with the lopsided road loss to the Golden Eagles.

For the third time in as many weeks, NC State also lost the turnover battle, finishing with three compared to only one for the Golden Eagles. With 10 turnovers in three games, the Wolfpack's turnover margin is minus-7.