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Southern Miss

2022 Season Performance

#86
Rank
6-6
Record
7.6
Points
0.465
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W @ #4 Tulane 27-24
Worst L vs #94 Georgia State 14-42

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#49
#69
#89
#109
#127
Pre
#117
W3
#105
W6
#83
W9
#54
W12
#87
W15
#86

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/03
L
NR vs #49 Liberty
27-29 OT
-8.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -7.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -6.8
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -7.4
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.8
Total -8.8 pts
2
09/10
L
#109 @ #53 Miami
7-30
-8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -8.3
Total -8.3 pts
3
09/17
W
#109 vs FCS Northwestern State
64-10
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
4
09/24
W
#105 @ #4 Tulane
27-24
+23.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+7.0 20.5
Margin Scaling
+1.1 21.5
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 23.0
Total 23.0 pts
6
10/08
L
#70 @ #50 Troy
10-27
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -4.9
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
7
10/15
W
#83 vs #106 Arkansas State
20-19
+5.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.0 5.0
Margin Scaling
+0.4 5.4
Total 5.4 pts
8
10/22
W
#72 @ #95 Texas State
20-14
+9.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.2 8.3
Margin Scaling
+1.2 9.5
Total 9.5 pts
9
10/27
W
#58 vs #77 Louisiana
39-24
+10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.6 7.4
Margin Scaling
+3.0 10.4
Total 10.4 pts
10
11/05
L
#54 vs #94 Georgia State
14-42
-14.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.1 -11.5
Loss Record Modifier
-1.4 -12.9
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -14.8
Total -14.8 pts
11
11/13
L
#71 @ #31 Coastal Carolina
23-26
-6.0
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
-0.5 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
12
11/19
L
#76 vs #43 South Alabama
20-27
-10.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -9.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.0
Total -10.0 pts
13
11/26
W
#87 @ #103 UL Monroe
20-10
+11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.5 9.0
Margin Scaling
+2.0 11.0
Total 11.0 pts
Total
6-6 Record
4.7

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 -