C-USAGolden Eagles

Southern Miss

81st of 1308–5

Rank

81st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−4.8

90% range −14.5 to 4.8

Offense

27.6

80th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

32.4

90th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Kentucky L 17–24

Rating change+0.2

Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Southern W 45–0

Rating change+3.3

Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:00 PM ET at

UL Monroe W 28–17

Rating change+0.5

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

North Texas L 28–43

Rating change−3.4

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:00 PM ET at

UTSA W 31–29

Rating change+1.3

Wk 7Oct 14 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UTEP W 24–0

Rating change−0.4

Wk 8Oct 21 · 7:00 PM ET at

Louisiana Tech W 34–27

Rating change−0.1

Wk 9Oct 28 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UAB L 12–30

Rating change−3.0

Wk 10Nov 4 · 7:30 PM ET at

Tennessee L 10–24

Rating change+0.6

Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:30 PM ET at

Rice W 43–34

Rating change−1.2

Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Charlotte W 66–21

Rating change+2.5

Wk 13Nov 25 · 2:30 PM ET at

Marshall W 28–27

Rating change+0.1

PostDec 27 · 1:30 PM ET vs#24

Florida StateWALK-ON'S INDEPENDENCE BOWL L 13–42

Rating change−2.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	C-USA	75 of 128	−4.3	29.7	33.9	7–6	—
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