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Southern Miss

2025 Season Performance

#73
Rank
7-5
Record
20.2
Points
0.425
SOS

Current Form

L3 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #87 Jacksonville State 42-25
Worst L @ #124 South Alabama 35-42

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#37
#64
#91
#118
#144
Pre
#134
W3
#58
W6
#72
W9
#48
W12
#56
W15
#73

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/30
L
NR vs #89 Mississippi State
17-34
-11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -7.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -7.3
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -9.4
Recency Weighting
-1.7 -11.1
Total -11.1 pts
2
09/06
W
#126 vs FCS Jackson State
38-20
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/13
W
#105 vs #56 App State
38-22
+9.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.8 6.2
Margin Scaling
+2.8 9.0
Total 9.0 pts
4
09/20
L
#58 @ #49 Louisiana Tech
20-30
-7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -6.3
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.4
Total -7.4 pts
5
09/27
W
#81 vs #87 Jacksonville State
42-25
+11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.4 8.6
Margin Scaling
+3.1 11.6
Total 11.6 pts
7
10/10
W
#72 @ #105 Georgia Southern
38-35
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.1 11.4
Margin Scaling
+0.8 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
8
10/18
W
#58 @ #120 Louisiana
22-10
+13.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.3 11.2
Margin Scaling
+2.1 13.3
Total 13.3 pts
9
10/25
W
#49 vs #111 UL Monroe
49-21
+8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.9 5.1
Margin Scaling
+3.5 8.5
Total 8.5 pts
11
11/08
W
#57 @ #79 Arkansas State
27-21
+12.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 11.2
Margin Scaling
+1.3 12.5
Total 12.5 pts
12
11/15
L
#42 vs #113 Texas State
14-41
-13.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -11.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.6 -11.7
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -13.6
Total -13.6 pts
13
11/22
L
#56 @ #124 South Alabama
35-42
-8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.9 -7.7
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.3
Total -8.3 pts
14
11/29
L
#68 vs #73 Troy
18-28
-11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -10.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.0 -10.7
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -11.8
Total -11.8 pts
Total
7-5 Record
15.0

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 -