C-USAGolden Eagles

Southern Miss

87th of 1306–5

Rank

87th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−5.3

90% range −15.0 to 4.5

Offense

23.9

101st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.2

69th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

11 games, 6–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Jackson State W 55–7

Rating change+1.6

Wk 2Sep 8 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UL Monroe L 20–21

Rating change−0.3

Wk 4Sep 22 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Rice W 40–22

Rating change+1.5

Wk 5Sep 29 · 4:00 PM ET at#8

Auburn L 13–24

Rating change+2.5

Wk 7Oct 13 · 2:00 PM ET at

North Texas L 7–30

Rating change−0.4

Wk 8Oct 20 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UTSA W 27–17

Rating change+0.8

Wk 9Oct 27 · 2:00 PM ET at

Charlotte L 17–20

Rating change0.0

Wk 10Nov 3 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Marshall W 26–24

Rating change0.0

Wk 11Nov 10 · 7:30 PM ET at

UAB L 23–26

Rating change+0.3

Wk 12Nov 17 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech W 21–20

Rating change−0.5

Wk 13Nov 24 · 3:00 PM ET at

UTEP W 39–7

Rating change+1.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	C-USA	81 of 130	−4.8	27.6	32.4	8–5	—
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