Sun BeltGolden Eagles

Southern Miss

113th of 1367–6

Rank

113th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

−13.9

90% range −23.6 to −4.2

Offense

20.0

105th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

33.9

114th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Wk 1Aug 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Mississippi State L 17–34

Rating change+1.3

Wk 2Sep 6 · 5:00 PM ET vs

Jackson State W 38–20

Rating change+1.8

Wk 3Sep 13 · 7:00 PM ET vs

App State W 38–22

Rating change+3.2

Wk 4Sep 20 · 7:30 PM ET at

Louisiana Tech L 20–30

Rating change+1.3

Wk 5Sep 27 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Jacksonville State W 42–25

Rating change+2.7

Wk 7Oct 9 · 8:00 PM ET at

Georgia Southern W 38–35

Rating change+0.1

Wk 8Oct 18 · 5:00 PM ET at

Louisiana W 22–10

Rating change−1.4

Wk 9Oct 25 · 3:30 PM ET vs

UL Monroe W 49–21

Rating change+1.8

Wk 11Nov 8 · 12:00 PM ET at

Arkansas State W 27–21

Rating change+0.6

Wk 12Nov 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Texas State L 14–41

Rating change−2.9

Wk 13Nov 22 · 3:30 PM ET at

South Alabama L 35–42

Rating change−0.7

Wk 14Nov 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Troy L 18–28

Rating change−1.7

PostDec 23 · 5:30 PM ET vs

Western KentuckyNew Orleans Bowl L 16–27

Rating change+0.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	Sun Belt	131 of 134	−27.2	12.9	40.1	1–11	—
2023	Sun Belt	114 of 133	−13.8	21.1	35.0	3–9	—
2022	Sun Belt	90 of 131	−6.3	21.2	27.6	7–6	—
2021	C-USA	119 of 130	−17.1	16.2	33.3	3–9	—
2020	C-USA	110 of 127	−14.7	22.0	36.7	3–7	—
2019	C-USA	76 of 130	−3.7	24.4	28.1	7–6	—
2018	C-USA	87 of 130	−5.3	23.9	29.2	6–5	—
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