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Georgia Southern

2026 Season Performance

#112
Rank
2-4
Record
-14.5
Points
0.487
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
HOT
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W @ #121 Coastal Carolina 31-24
Worst L @ #127 Jacksonville State 27-31

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#87.0
avg opponent rank
#49
toughest left
24.78
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-15
@
#119 Old Dominion
2-4
+4.1
9
10-31
vs
#92 App State
3-2
+3.2
10
11-07
vs
#118 Marshall
3-3
+2.75
11
11-14
@
#49 Georgia State
4-1
+5.91
12
11-21
@
#76 Troy
3-2
+5.21
13
11-28
vs
#68 Louisiana Tech
3-2
+3.61

“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

#79
#90
#101
#112
#123
Pre
#104
W3
#112
W6
#112
W9
#110
W12
#109
W15
#109

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS Charleston Southern
31-0
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#84 @ #116 Clemson
7-22
-5.3
-5.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.7 -5.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -4.8
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -6.6
Against the Spread (+20, +5)
+1.2 -5.4
Total -5.4 pts
-0.0
3
09/19
L
#103 @ #127 Jacksonville State
27-31
-7.2
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.7
Against the Spread (+3.5, -0.5)
-0.1 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
+0.4
4
09/26
L
#112 vs #83 Houston
28-42
-7.7
-8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.6 -7.8
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -6.5
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -8.0
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.4
Against the Spread (+17.25, +3.25)
+0.8 -8.6
Total -8.6 pts
-0.9
5
10/03
W
#113 @ #121 Coastal Carolina
31-24
+8.8
+10.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.3 8.2
Margin Scaling
+1.2 9.4
Against the Spread (-2.25, +4.75)
+1.2 10.6
Total 10.6 pts
+1.8
6
10/10
L
#95 vs #16 James Madison
24-27
-7.6
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.5 -9.9
Loss Record Modifier
+1.7 -8.2
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -8.7
Against the Spread (+7, +4)
+1.0 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
-0.1
Total
2-4 Record
-19.0
-17.9
+1.1

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
61-65
Record
48%
Win Rate
#84
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.487
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#87
2017
#120
2018
#43
2019
#57
2020
#68
2021
#114
2022
#88
2023
#83
2024
#62
2025
#88
2026
#109

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 2-4 (33%) #109 #84 -13.4 0.503 -
2025 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #88 #77 -1.4 0.466 -
2024 Sun Belt 8-4 (67%) #62 #52 40.2 0.482 -
2023 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #83 #22 3.1 0.461 -
2022 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #88 #21 6.6 0.441 -
2021 Sun Belt 3-9 (25%) #114 #77 -59.4 0.505 -
2020 Sun Belt 7-5 (58%) #68 #30 16.3 0.467 -
2019 Sun Belt 7-5 (58%) #57 #51 37.9 0.544 -
2018 Sun Belt 9-3 (75%) #43 #31 64.9 0.477 -
2017 Sun Belt 2-10 (17%) #120 #99 -67.6 0.523 -
2016 Sun Belt 5-7 (42%) #87 #1 -11.9 0.485 -