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South Alabama

2024 Season Performance

#83
Rank
6-6
Record
7.6
Points
0.464
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #30 Louisiana 24-22
Worst L vs #87 North Texas 38-52

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#44
#68
#92
#116
#141
Pre
#49
W3
#117
W6
#100
W9
#84
W12
#82
W15
#83

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
L
NR vs #87 North Texas
38-52
-12.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -10.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.4 -11.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -12.3
Total -12.3 pts
2
09/07
L
#131 @ #122 Ohio
20-27
-6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.1
Total -6.1 pts
3
09/12
W
#129 vs FCS Northwestern State
87-10
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
4
09/19
W
#117 @ #43 App State
48-14
+14.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.8 10.7
Margin Scaling
+4.1 14.8
Total 14.8 pts
5
09/28
L
#74 @ #7 LSU
10-42
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -2.3
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -6.0
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
6
10/05
L
#92 @ #78 Arkansas State
16-18
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.4
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
8
10/15
W
#100 vs #128 Troy
25-9
+8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.2 5.8
Margin Scaling
+2.8 8.6
Total 8.6 pts
9
10/26
W
#97 vs #54 UL Monroe
46-17
+10.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 6.8
Margin Scaling
+4.0 10.9
Total 10.9 pts
10
11/02
L
#84 vs #64 Georgia Southern
30-34
-10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -10.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -10.1
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.8
Total -10.8 pts
12
11/17
W
#96 @ #30 Louisiana
24-22
+16.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.0 15.5
Margin Scaling
+0.9 16.4
Total 16.4 pts
13
11/23
W
#82 @ #133 Southern Miss
35-14
+7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-8.3 5.2
Margin Scaling
+2.6 7.8
Total 7.8 pts
14
11/29
L
#80 vs #82 Texas State
38-45
-11.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -10.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -11.0
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -11.7
Total -11.7 pts
Total
6-6 Record
3.8

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
54-71
Record
43%
Win Rate
#91
Avg Rank
#2
Best Rank
0.452
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#82
2017
#105
2018
#115
2019
#123
2020
#111
2021
#95
2022
#39
2023
#68
2024
#83
2025
#117
2026
#58

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 4-2 (67%) #58 #56 19.7 0.497 -
2025 Sun Belt 4-8 (33%) #117 #88 -44.3 0.459 -
2024 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #83 #74 7.6 0.464 -
2023 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #68 #27 24.1 0.457 -
2022 Sun Belt 10-2 (83%) #39 #35 73.7 0.375 -
2021 Sun Belt 5-7 (42%) #95 #25 -20.8 0.443 -
2020 Sun Belt 4-7 (36%) #111 #2 -32.9 0.441 -
2019 Sun Belt 2-10 (17%) #123 #83 -73.4 0.486 -
2018 Sun Belt 3-9 (25%) #115 #90 -62.5 0.449 -
2017 Sun Belt 4-8 (33%) #105 #90 -33.6 0.474 -
2016 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #82 #2 -0.5 0.426 -