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South Alabama

2026 Season Performance

#57
Rank
4-2
Record
21.5
Points
0.496
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #63 Ohio 41-36
Worst L @ #108 Tulane 24-28

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 1-2
Conference 2-0
Non-Conf 2-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#89.5
avg opponent rank
#55
toughest left
24.02
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
8
10-20
@
#118 Marshall
3-3
+4.12
9
10-31
vs
#68 Louisiana Tech
3-2
+3.61
10
11-07
@
#55 Louisiana
4-2
+5.76
11
11-14
vs
#76 Troy
3-2
+3.47
12
11-21
@
#128 Southern Miss
1-4
+3.86
13
11-27
vs
#92 App State
3-2
+3.2

“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

#51
#69
#87
#105
#125
Pre
#115
W3
#67
W6
#57
W9
#58
W12
#58
W15
#58

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS SE Louisiana
39-14
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#88 @ #108 Tulane
24-28
-5.4
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -7.2
Against the Spread (+9.5, +5.5)
+1.4 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
-0.5
3
09/19
W
#99 vs #63 Ohio
41-36
+9.9
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.9 9.9
Margin Scaling
+1.4 11.2
Against the Spread (-7, -2)
-0.5 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
+0.8
4
09/26
L
#67 @ #11 Kentucky
21-45
-6.4
-7.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -5.4
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.3
Against the Spread (+20.5, -3.5)
-0.9 -7.2
Total -7.2 pts
-0.8
5
10/03
W
#92 vs #138 UL Monroe
52-35
+6.5
+6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.0 3.0
Margin Scaling
+2.6 5.7
Against the Spread (-13.25, +3.75)
+0.9 6.6
Total 6.6 pts
+0.1
6
10/08
W
#73 @ #109 Arkansas State
56-49
+13.9
+12.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.7 8.8
Margin Scaling
+1.2 9.9
Against the Spread (+3, +10)
+2.5 12.4
Total 12.4 pts
-1.4
Total
4-2 Record
18.5
16.7
-1.8

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 -