Sun Belt · 2026
South Alabama
4–3
CFPi+ rank#100of 138 FBS teams
-9.8CFPi+ rating
#74Best: Offense
#128Weakest: Defense
5Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#100-9.8
Offense#74+24.4
Defense#128+34.2
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#92-7.1
Off EPi+#36+6.3
Def EPi+#131+13.4
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #7542.2% | #13651.0% |
| Explosiveness | #17+1.351 | #101+1.299 |
| Havoc rate | #4013.5% | #5916.4% |
| Pass PPA | #47+0.303 | #106+0.295 |
| Rush PPA | #28+0.191 | #127+0.210 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#107-9.0
Recruiting#99-6.0
Returning#24+12.6
247 talent#107573.4
Head coach#109-8.1
What other systems say
Composite#111-11.7
SP+#115-11.5
SP+ off#72+26.5
SP+ def#133+37.5
ESPN FPI#99-8.8
The box-score view
Yards/G#43421.9
Yards/G allowed#120413.6
Pass yards/G#91207.6
Rush yards/G#16214.3
3rd down#6940.4%
3rd down allowed#10841.9%
Sacks/G#951.7
Takeaways/G#281.6
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs SE Louisiana | W 39–14 | Final | |||
| 2 | @ Tulane | L 24–28 | Final | |||
| 3 | vs Ohio | W 41–36 | Final | |||
| 4 | @ #13Kentucky | L 21–45 | Final | |||
| 5 | vs UL Monroe | W 52–35 | Final | |||
| 6 | @ Arkansas State | W 56–49 | Final | |||
| 8 | @ Marshall | L 13–20 | Final | |||
| 9 | vs Louisiana Tech | — | ||||
| 10 | @ Louisiana | — | ||||
| 11 | vs Troy | — | ||||
| 12 | @ Southern Miss | — | ||||
| 13 | vs App State | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026