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Southern Miss

2023 Season Performance

#118
Rank
3-9
Record
-58.7
Points
0.491
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #69 Louisiana 34-31
Worst L @ #81 Mississippi State 20-41

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#76
#92
#108
#124
#142
Pre
#81
W3
#117
W6
#131
W9
#132
W12
#116
W15
#118

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
W
NR vs FCS Alcorn State
40-14
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/10
L
#84 @ #1 Florida State
13-66
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.4 -4.6
Loss Record Modifier
+1.6 -3.1
Margin Scaling
-2.9 -6.0
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
3
09/16
L
#89 vs #68 Tulane
3-21
-9.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.1 -9.3
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -7.8
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -9.6
Total -9.6 pts
4
09/23
L
#117 @ #119 Arkansas State
37-44
-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
5
09/30
L
#121 vs #64 Texas State
36-50
-12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -10.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -11.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -12.2
Total -12.2 pts
6
10/07
L
#127 vs #104 Old Dominion
13-17
-12.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -11.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -11.7
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -12.3
Total -12.3 pts
8
10/17
L
#128 @ #69 South Alabama
3-55
-8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -6.5
Margin Scaling
-2.2 -8.7
Total -8.7 pts
9
10/28
L
#128 @ #95 App State
38-48
-7.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.2
Total -7.2 pts
10
11/04
W
#132 vs #125 UL Monroe
24-7
+7.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+2.6 7.1
Total 7.1 pts
11
11/10
W
#128 @ #69 Louisiana
34-31 OT
+11.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.4 11.1
Margin Scaling
+0.8 11.9
Total 11.9 pts
12
11/18
L
#116 @ #81 Mississippi State
20-41
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.5 -4.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -6.5
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
13
11/25
L
#116 vs #25 Troy
17-35
-10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.5 -9.9
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -8.6
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -10.2
Total -10.2 pts
Total
3-9 Record
-63.2

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 -