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App State

2023 Season Performance

#53
Rank
8-5
Record
49.3
Points
0.434
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #16 James Madison 26-23
Worst L @ #88 Old Dominion 21-28

Record Splits

Home 5-1
Away 3-4
Conference 6-3
Non-Conf 2-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-4
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#42
#58
#74
#90
#105
Pre
#65
W3
#65
W6
#62
W9
#89
W12
#53
W15
#53

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
W
NR vs FCS Gardner-Webb
45-24
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/09
L
#78 @ #2 North Carolina
34-40 OT
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.5
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -5.3
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
3
09/16
W
#75 vs #125 East Carolina
43-28
+7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.4 4.6
Margin Scaling
+2.8 7.4
Total 7.4 pts
4
09/23
L
#65 @ #78 Wyoming
19-22
-6.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -6.3
Total -6.3 pts
5
10/01
W
#85 @ #65 UL Monroe
41-40
+7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.9 6.6
Margin Scaling
+0.4 7.0
Total 7.0 pts
7
10/10
L
#62 vs #95 Coastal Carolina
24-27
-11.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -10.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -10.8
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -11.2
Total -11.2 pts
8
10/21
L
#83 @ #88 Old Dominion
21-28
-7.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -6.7
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -7.3
Total -7.3 pts
9
10/28
W
#95 vs #128 Southern Miss
48-38
+7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.9 5.1
Margin Scaling
+1.9 7.0
Total 7.0 pts
10
11/04
W
#89 vs #81 Marshall
31-9
+11.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+3.8 11.4
Total 11.4 pts
11
11/11
W
#80 @ #57 Georgia State
42-14
+15.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.6 11.9
Margin Scaling
+3.9 15.7
Total 15.7 pts
12
11/18
W
#66 @ #16 James Madison
26-23 OT
+21.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.5 19.0
Margin Scaling
+1.0 20.0
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 21.5
Total 21.5 pts
13
11/25
W
#53 vs #75 Georgia Southern
55-27
+11.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+3.8 11.4
Total 11.4 pts
14
12/02
L
#47 @ #26 Troy
23-49
-3.5
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
-2.2 -7.1
Championship Game
×0.50 -3.5
Total -3.5 pts
Total
8-5 Record
46.8

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
85-42
Record
67%
Win Rate
#56
Avg Rank
#8
Best Rank
0.442
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#39
2017
#55
2018
#28
2019
#16
2020
#27
2021
#35
2022
#80
2023
#53
2024
#96
2025
#108
2026
#83

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 3-2 (60%) #83 #43 -2.1 0.384 -
2025 Sun Belt 5-7 (42%) #108 #18 -34.5 0.396 -
2024 Sun Belt 5-6 (45%) #96 #43 -4.9 0.475 -
2023 Sun Belt 8-5 (62%) #53 #47 49.3 0.434 -
2022 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #80 #8 10.5 0.461 -
2021 Sun Belt 10-3 (77%) #35 #29 85.9 0.439 -
2020 Sun Belt 9-3 (75%) #27 #12 63.4 0.408 -
2019 Sun Belt 12-1 (92%) #16 #13 147.2 0.481 Sun Belt
2018 Sun Belt 10-2 (83%) #28 #22 97.7 0.446 Sun Belt
2017 Sun Belt 8-4 (67%) #55 #54 38.9 0.459 -
2016 Sun Belt 9-3 (75%) #39 #23 84.7 0.484 -