C-USAGolden Eagles

Southern Miss

75th of 1287–6

Rank

75th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

−4.3

90% range −14.2 to 5.7

Offense

29.7

69th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

33.9

84th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 3 · 7:30 PM ET at

Kentucky W 44–35

Rating change+2.1

Wk 2Sep 10 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Savannah State W 56–0

Rating change+1.8

Wk 3Sep 17 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Troy L 31–37

Rating change−1.3

Wk 4Sep 24 · 8:00 PM ET at

UTEP W 34–7

Rating change+2.3

Wk 5Oct 1 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Rice W 44–28

Rating change−1.1

Wk 6Oct 8 · 12:00 PM ET at

UTSA L 32–55

Rating change−3.4

Wk 7Oct 15 · 7:30 PM ET at#7

LSU L 10–45

Rating change−0.2

Wk 9Oct 29 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Marshall W 24–14

Rating change+0.3

Wk 10Nov 5 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Charlotte L 27–38

Rating change−2.8

Wk 11Nov 12 · 3:30 PM ET at

Old Dominion L 35–51

Rating change−0.5

Wk 12Nov 19 · 5:30 PM ET at

North Texas L 23–29

Rating change−1.8

Wk 13Nov 25 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech W 39–24

Rating change+3.3

PostDec 17 · 9:00 PM ET vs

LouisianaR+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL W 28–21

Rating change+0.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	C-USA	38 of 128	7.6	38.1	30.5	9–5	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

USM offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles