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App State

2024 Season Performance

#96
Rank
5-6
Record
-6.4
Points
0.448
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

Rank Progression

#38
#60
#82
#104
#125
W1
#92
W4
#105
W7
#111
W10
#96
W13
#88
W15
#96

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
08/31
W
NR vs FCS East Tennessee State
38-10
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/08
L
#92 @ #111 Clemson
20-66
-9.1
-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
+1.2
3
09/14
W
#115 @ #54 East Carolina
21-19
+17.8
+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
-3.6
4
09/19
L
#43 vs #115 South Alabama
14-48
-15.1
-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
+1.3
6
10/05
L
#90 @ #85 Marshall
37-52
-8.0
-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
+1.0
7
10/12
L
#104 @ #68 Louisiana
24-34
-6.9
-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
+0.2
9
10/26
W
#112 vs #98 Georgia State
33-26
+7.5
+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
-1.1
10
11/02
W
#103 vs #74 Old Dominion
28-20
+10.4
+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
-1.2
11
11/08
L
#96 @ #94 Coastal Carolina
24-38
-8.0
-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
+0.0
13
11/23
W
#102 vs #33 James Madison
34-20
+13.2
+11.3
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 11.3
Total 11.3 pts
-1.8
14
11/30
L
#88 @ #72 Georgia Southern
20-29
-7.2
-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 -5.9
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
+0.2
Total
5-6 Record
-5.4
-9.2
-3.8

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
82-40
Record
67%
Win Rate
#55
Avg Rank
#9
Best Rank
0.453
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#42
2017
#61
2018
#28
2019
#12
2020
#31
2021
#39
2022
#74
2023
#55
2024
#96
2025
#108

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 Sun Belt 5-7 (42%) #108 #18 -34.5 0.396 -
2024 Sun Belt 5-6 (45%) #96 #43 -6.4 0.448 -
2023 Sun Belt 8-5 (62%) #55 #54 56.1 0.440 -
2022 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #74 #9 34.5 0.461 -
2021 Sun Belt 10-3 (77%) #39 #36 79.7 0.433 -
2020 Sun Belt 9-3 (75%) #31 #19 68.8 0.428 -
2019 Sun Belt 12-1 (92%) #12 #9 174.9 0.525 Sun Belt
2018 Sun Belt 10-2 (83%) #28 #28 104.3 0.462 Sun Belt
2017 Sun Belt 8-4 (67%) #61 #60 43.3 0.446 -
2016 Sun Belt 9-3 (75%) #42 #35 84.8 0.489 -