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2024 Season Performance

#96
Rank
5-6
Record
-4.9
Points
0.475
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W vs #33 James Madison 34-20
Worst L @ #94 Coastal Carolina 24-38

Record Splits

Home 4-1
Away 1-5
Conference 3-5
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
1
games left
#65.0
avg opponent rank
#65
toughest left
3.25
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
5
09-28
vs
#65 Liberty
8-3
+3.25

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#38
#60
#82
#104
#124
Pre
#52
W3
#43
W6
#104
W9
#102
W12
#101
W15
#96

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR vs #112 East Tennessee State
38-10
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/08
L
#92 @ #111 Clemson
20-66
-7.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.3 -4.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-2.9 -6.7
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.9
Total -7.9 pts
3
09/14
W
#114 @ #56 East Carolina
21-19
+14.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.3 13.2
Margin Scaling
+0.9 14.2
Total 14.2 pts
4
09/19
L
#43 vs #117 South Alabama
14-48
-13.7
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 -11.6
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -13.7
Total -13.7 pts
6
10/05
L
#90 @ #85 Marshall
37-52
-6.9
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
-1.6 -6.9
Total -6.9 pts
7
10/12
L
#104 @ #68 Louisiana
24-34
-6.7
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 -5.5
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -6.7
Total -6.7 pts
9
10/26
W
#110 vs #98 Georgia State
33-26
+6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.8 5.2
Margin Scaling
+1.2 6.4
Total 6.4 pts
10
11/02
W
#102 vs #75 Old Dominion
28-20
+9.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 7.1
Margin Scaling
+2.1 9.2
Total 9.2 pts
11
11/08
L
#96 @ #94 Coastal Carolina
24-38
-7.9
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
-1.0 -7.9
Total -7.9 pts
13
11/23
W
#101 vs #33 James Madison
34-20
+11.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.1 9.1
Margin Scaling
+2.2 11.4
Total 11.4 pts
14
11/30
L
#88 @ #72 Georgia Southern
20-29
-7.0
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 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
Total
5-6 Record
-9.1

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 -