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Conference USA

Southern Miss

2018 Season Performance

#85
Rank
6-5
Record
5.6
Points
0.445
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #67 Marshall 26-24
Worst L @ #99 Charlotte 17-20

Record Splits

Home 5-1
Away 1-4
Conference 5-3
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#56
#72
#88
#104
#118
Pre
#85
W3
#99
W6
#91
W9
#95
W12
#87
W15
#85

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/01
W
NR vs FCS Jackson State
55-7
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/08
L
#61 vs #83 UL Monroe
20-21
-11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -11.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.4 -11.6
Margin Scaling
-0.2 -11.8
Total -11.8 pts
4
09/22
W
#99 vs #109 Rice
40-22
+6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.9 4.1
Margin Scaling
+2.6 6.8
Total 6.8 pts
5
09/29
L
#80 @ #29 Auburn
13-24
-5.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -2.6
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -4.3
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.1
Total -5.1 pts
7
10/13
L
#91 @ #28 North Texas
7-30
-7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -7.6
Total -7.6 pts
8
10/20
W
#100 vs #102 UTSA
27-17
+6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.0 5.0
Margin Scaling
+2.0 6.9
Total 6.9 pts
9
10/27
L
#89 @ #99 Charlotte
17-20
-7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.6 -7.2
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -7.6
Total -7.6 pts
10
11/03
W
#95 vs #67 Marshall
26-24
+10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.4 9.4
Margin Scaling
+0.9 10.3
Total 10.3 pts
11
11/11
L
#93 @ #33 UAB
23-26 OT
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -5.3
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
12
11/17
W
#98 vs #53 Louisiana Tech
21-20
+9.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.3 8.7
Margin Scaling
+0.4 9.1
Total 9.1 pts
13
11/24
W
#87 @ #126 UTEP
39-7
+9.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-8.3 5.2
Margin Scaling
+3.8 9.0
Total 9.0 pts
Total
6-5 Record
4.1

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
51-71
Record
42%
Win Rate
#95
Avg Rank
#7
Best Rank
0.480
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#61
2017
#59
2018
#85
2019
#68
2020
#117
2021
#121
2022
#86
2023
#118
2024
#133
2025
#73
2026
#126

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 1-4 (20%) #126 #85 -32.4 0.564 -
2025 Sun Belt 7-5 (58%) #73 #42 20.2 0.425 -
2024 Sun Belt 1-11 (8%) #133 #93 -107.4 0.458 -
2023 Sun Belt 3-9 (25%) #118 #84 -58.7 0.491 -
2022 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #86 #54 7.6 0.465 -
2021 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #121 #99 -68.9 0.453 -
2020 Conference USA 3-7 (30%) #117 #116 -47.9 0.510 -
2019 Conference USA 7-5 (58%) #68 #40 24.2 0.506 -
2018 Conference USA 6-5 (55%) #85 #61 5.6 0.445 -
2017 Conference USA 8-4 (67%) #59 #48 34.0 0.462 -
2016 Conference USA 6-6 (50%) #61 #7 34.2 0.497 -