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Southern Miss

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

1-4 5 games tracked Offense C- Defense F
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Season grades

Offense 94th of 137
C-
2025 C- 96th of 136
Points added per play
+0.12opponents usually allow +0.172025: +0.13
Plays that work
44%usual for these opponents 43%2025: 40%
Defense 131st of 137
F
2025 C+ 64th of 136
Points allowed per play
+0.27opponents usually get +0.102025: +0.06
Plays that work against it
46%usual for these opponents 40%2025: 42%
Special teams
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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Southern Miss finished 7-6. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

67%of throws to him work
Offense

Get the ball to K. Saunders

Small sample

E. Hampton to K. Saunders works 67% of the time (8 of 12 throws, 9 caught, 12.9 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 40%. He gets 9% of the targets.

27%of passing downs work
Offense

Get out of passing downs

Southern Miss's plays work only 27% of the time on passing downs (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 108th of 137.

10%of snaps end in a havoc play
Defense

Make more plays behind the line

Southern Miss wrecks 10% of opponents' snaps with a loss, a break-up or a takeaway, against 15% for all teams. That ranks 133rd of 137.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

WeekOpponentScoreOffenseDefense
1 vs Alcorn State W49-3 B- B+ Replay
2 at Auburn L8-43 D+ D- Replay
3 vs UConn L20-48 F D Replay
4 at Tulane L21-24 C C Replay
6 at Troy L34-55 B F Replay
7 vs Arkansas State Tracker
8 vs Louisiana Tracker
9 at UL Monroe Tracker
10 vs James Madison Tracker
11 at Louisiana Tech Tracker
12 vs South Alabama Tracker
13 at Old Dominion Tracker

What Southern Miss calls

60%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 104th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+123 plays
Run 50% Pass 50%

Runs work 39% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 50% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-311 plays
Run 73% Pass 27%

Runs work 100% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 67% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-629 plays
Run 31% Pass 69%

Runs work 44% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 55% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+50 plays
Run 34% Pass 66%

Runs work 53% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 39% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-311 plays
Run 55% Pass 46%

Runs work 67% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 60% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-614 plays
Run 21% Pass 79%

Runs work 0% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 18% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+22 plays
Run 27% Pass 73%

Runs work 0% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 19% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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