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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
#62
#87
#112
#136
W1
#126
W4
#81
W7
#58
W10
#57
W13
#68
W15
#73

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
08/30
L
NR vs #89 Mississippi State
17-34
-9.9
-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
-1.2
2
09/06
W
#126 vs FCS Jackson State
38-20
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/13
W
#105 vs #56 App State
38-22
+13.7
+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
-4.7
4
09/20
L
#58 @ #49 Louisiana Tech
20-30
-6.8
-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
-0.6
5
09/27
W
#81 vs #87 Jacksonville State
42-25
+10.4
+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
+1.2
7
10/10
W
#72 @ #105 Georgia Southern
38-35
+11.0
+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
+1.2
8
10/18
W
#58 @ #120 Louisiana
22-10
+10.7
+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
+2.6
9
10/25
W
#49 vs #111 UL Monroe
49-21
+10.7
+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
-2.2
11
11/08
W
#57 @ #79 Arkansas State
27-21
+13.5
+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
-1.0
12
11/15
L
#42 vs #113 Texas State
14-41
-15.1
-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
+1.5
13
11/22
L
#56 @ #124 South Alabama
35-42
-8.4
-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
+0.2
14
11/29
L
#68 vs #73 Troy
18-28
-11.9
-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
+0.1
Total
7-5 Record
18.0
15.0
-3.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
50-67
Record
43%
Win Rate
#90
Avg Rank
#13
Best Rank
0.482
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#84
2017
#60
2018
#84
2019
#70
2020
#81
2021
#121
2022
#76
2023
#120
2024
#133
2025
#73

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 Sun Belt 7-5 (58%) #73 #42 20.2 0.425 -
2024 Sun Belt 1-11 (8%) #133 #90 -107.5 0.458 -
2023 Sun Belt 3-9 (25%) #120 #85 -51.1 0.479 -
2022 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #76 #46 31.0 0.527 -
2021 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #121 #105 -59.2 0.458 -
2020 Conference USA 3-7 (30%) #81 #59 3.1 0.564 -
2019 Conference USA 7-5 (58%) #70 #51 33.1 0.523 -
2018 Conference USA 6-5 (55%) #84 #65 15.7 0.466 -
2017 Conference USA 8-4 (67%) #60 #55 44.4 0.468 -
2016 Conference USA 6-6 (50%) #84 #13 6.3 0.456 -