Sun Belt · 2026
Southern Miss
2–5
CFPi+ rank#114of 138 FBS teams
-12.4CFPi+ rating
#57Best: Head coach
#127Weakest: National composite
5Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#114-12.4
Offense#98+21.4
Defense#126+33.8
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#126-15.8
Off EPi+#110-7.2
Def EPi+#118+8.6
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #8341.6% | #9242.9% |
| Explosiveness | #81+1.229 | #66+1.227 |
| Havoc rate | #7114.5% | #11413.4% |
| Pass PPA | #123+0.029 | #84+0.216 |
| Rush PPA | #58+0.128 | #124+0.188 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#94-6.4
Recruiting#85-3.6
Returning#7+17.7
247 talent#94602.6
Head coach#57+1.8
What other systems say
Composite#127-18.7
SP+#126-16.0
SP+ off#108+20.2
SP+ def#129+35.6
ESPN FPI#118-13.6
The box-score view
Yards/G#59402.4
Yards/G allowed#131442.4
Pass yards/G#47247.0
Rush yards/G#71155.4
3rd down#12731.5%
3rd down allowed#10141.1%
Sacks/G#362.4
Takeaways/G#691.1
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 Alcorn State | W 49–3 | Final | |||
| 2 | @ Auburn | L 8–43 | Final | |||
| 3 | vs UConn | L 20–48 | Final | |||
| 4 | @ Tulane | L 21–24 | Final | |||
| 6 | @ Troy | L 34–55 | Final | |||
| 7 | vs Arkansas State | L 13–23 | Final | |||
| 8 | vs Louisiana | W 35–31 | Final | |||
| 9 | @ UL Monroe | — | ||||
| 10 | vs James Madison | — | ||||
| 11 | @ Louisiana Tech | — | ||||
| 12 | vs South Alabama | — | ||||
| 13 | @ Old Dominion | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026