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South Alabama

2017 Season Performance

#105
Rank
4-8
Record
-33.6
Points
0.474
SOS

Current Form

L2 streak
HOT
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W @ #36 Troy 19-8
Worst L @ #126 Georgia Southern 0-52

Record Splits

Home 2-3
Away 1-5
Neutral 1-0
Conference 3-5
Non-Conf 1-3
Close (7 pts or less) 1-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#85
#97
#109
#121
#132
Pre
#102
W3
#105
W6
#115
W9
#95
W12
#104
W15
#105

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
L
NR @ #25 Ole Miss
27-47
-6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -2.8
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -5.2
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.1
Total -6.1 pts
2
09/09
L
#90 vs #18 Oklahoma State
7-44
-11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.7 -7.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -6.4
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -9.4
Recency Weighting
-1.7 -11.1
Total -11.1 pts
3
09/16
W
#110 N FCS Alabama A&M
45-0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
4
09/23
L
#105 vs #122 Idaho
23-29 OT
-13.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.2 -11.6
Loss Record Modifier
-1.7 -13.3
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -13.9
Total -13.9 pts
5
09/30
L
#122 @ #71 Louisiana Tech
16-34
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -6.7
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
7
10/12
W
#115 @ #36 Troy
19-8
+21.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.1 17.6
Margin Scaling
+2.4 20.0
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 21.5
Total 21.5 pts
8
10/21
W
#101 vs #89 UL Monroe
33-23
+8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.0 6.0
Margin Scaling
+2.0 8.0
Total 8.0 pts
9
10/26
L
#92 @ #85 Georgia State
13-21
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -6.8
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
10
11/04
L
#95 vs #102 Louisiana
14-19
-13.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.1 -11.5
Loss Record Modifier
-1.0 -12.5
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -13.1
Total -13.1 pts
11
11/11
W
#104 vs #56 Arkansas State
24-19
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.1 8.9
Margin Scaling
+1.3 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
12
11/18
L
#98 @ #126 Georgia Southern
0-52
-10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
-1.5 -8.3
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -10.2
Total -10.2 pts
14
12/02
L
#104 @ #93 New Mexico State
17-22
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.4 -6.9
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
Total
4-8 Record
-38.2

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
54-71
Record
43%
Win Rate
#91
Avg Rank
#2
Best Rank
0.452
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#82
2017
#105
2018
#115
2019
#123
2020
#111
2021
#95
2022
#39
2023
#68
2024
#83
2025
#117
2026
#58

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 4-2 (67%) #58 #56 19.7 0.497 -
2025 Sun Belt 4-8 (33%) #117 #88 -44.3 0.459 -
2024 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #83 #74 7.6 0.464 -
2023 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #68 #27 24.1 0.457 -
2022 Sun Belt 10-2 (83%) #39 #35 73.7 0.375 -
2021 Sun Belt 5-7 (42%) #95 #25 -20.8 0.443 -
2020 Sun Belt 4-7 (36%) #111 #2 -32.9 0.441 -
2019 Sun Belt 2-10 (17%) #123 #83 -73.4 0.486 -
2018 Sun Belt 3-9 (25%) #115 #90 -62.5 0.449 -
2017 Sun Belt 4-8 (33%) #105 #90 -33.6 0.474 -
2016 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #82 #2 -0.5 0.426 -