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Major Applewhite (3rd year) (11-14) #74
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 0 - 12 (#94) | SOS: (#75)
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South Alabama's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	South Alabama at Tulane	+17
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/26	South Alabama at Kentucky	+19.5

Record Prediction: 0 - 12 #94
Schedule Rating: #75
Future 2027 Schedule

South Alabama's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	South Alabama vs Morgan State	-28.5	51.5	W 38 - 21	O	N
Sat 9/6	South Alabama vs Tulane	+13.5	51.5	L 31 - 33	O	Y
Sat 9/13	South Alabama at Auburn	+26.5	56.5	L 15 - 31	U	Y
Sat 9/20	South Alabama vs Coastal Carolina	-14.5	51.5	L 20 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/27	South Alabama at North Texas	+13.5	63.5	L 22 - 36	U	N
Sat 10/4	South Alabama at Troy	-2.5	46.5	L 24 - 31	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/14	South Alabama vs Arkansas State	-8.5	57.5	L 14 - 15	U	N
Thu 10/23	South Alabama at Georgia State	-5.5	54.5	W 38 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/1	South Alabama vs Louisiana	-3.5	52.5	L 22 - 31	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/15	South Alabama at UL Monroe	-4.0	49.5	W 26 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/22	South Alabama vs Southern Miss	+2.5	53.0	W 42 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/29	South Alabama at Texas State	+9.5	62.5	L 26 - 49	O	N

2025 Schedule Rating: #101
2025 Record: 4 - 8 (SBC: 3 - 5)
Spread Record 5 - 7 - 0 | O/U 8 - 4

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 1 Good, 2 Avg, 2 Bad, 6 Poor

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South Alabama's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	South Alabama vs North Texas	-6.0	61.5	L 38 - 52	O	N
Sat 9/7	South Alabama at Ohio	-1.5	55.5	L 20 - 27	U	N
Thu 9/12	South Alabama vs Northwestern State	-36.5	60.5	W 87 - 10	O	Y
Thu 9/19	South Alabama at App State	+8.0	62.5	W 48 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/28	South Alabama at LSU	+21.0	64.5	L 10 - 42	U	N
Sat 10/5	South Alabama at Arkansas State	-2.5	62.5	L 16 - 18	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/15	South Alabama vs Troy	-10.0	53.0	W 25 - 9	U	Y
Sat 10/26	South Alabama vs UL Monroe	-7.0	45.0	W 46 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/2	South Alabama vs Georgia Southern	-5.5	60.0	L 30 - 34	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	South Alabama at Louisiana	+6.5	60.0	W 24 - 22	U	Y
Sat 11/23	South Alabama at Southern Miss	-24.0	54.0	W 35 - 14	U	N
Fri 11/29	South Alabama vs Texas State	+2.5	60.5	L 38 - 45	O	N
Sat 12/14	South Alabama vs Western Michigan	-6.0	53.5	W 30 - 23	U	Y

South Alabama's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	South Alabama at Tulane	+6.0	51.0	L 17 - 37	O	N
Sat 9/9	South Alabama vs SE Louisiana	-24.0	59.5	W 35 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/16	South Alabama at Oklahoma State	+7.0	49.5	W 33 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/23	South Alabama vs Central Michigan	-16.5	46.5	L 30 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/30	South Alabama at James Madison	+1.0	48.5	L 23 - 31	O	N
Sat 10/7	South Alabama at UL Monroe	-11.0	51.5	W 55 - 7	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/17	South Alabama vs Southern Miss	-18.5	51.0	W 55 - 3	O	Y
Sat 10/28	South Alabama vs Louisiana	-11.5	55.0	L 20 - 33	U	N
Thu 11/2	South Alabama at Troy	+5.5	44.5	L 10 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/11	South Alabama vs Arkansas State	-14.5	54.5	W 21 - 14	U	N
Sat 11/18	South Alabama vs Marshall	-10.5	44.5	W 28 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/25	South Alabama at Texas State	-6.5	57.0	L 44 - 52	O	N
Sat 12/23	South Alabama at Eastern Michigan	-18.0	43.0	W 59 - 10	O	Y

South Alabama's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	South Alabama vs Nicholls	-13.5	53.0	W 48 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/10	South Alabama at Central Michigan	+6.0	57.5	W 38 - 24	O	Y
Sat 9/17	South Alabama at UCLA	+15.5	59.5	L 31 - 32	O	Y
Sat 9/24	South Alabama vs Louisiana Tech	-13.0	59.0	W 38 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/1	South Alabama at Louisiana	-8.5	47.0	W 20 - 17	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/15	South Alabama vs UL Monroe	-17.0	51.0	W 41 - 34	O	N
Thu 10/20	South Alabama vs Troy	-3.0	47.0	L 6 - 10	U	N
Sat 10/29	South Alabama at Arkansas State	-9.0	52.5	W 31 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/5	South Alabama at Georgia Southern	-3.5	60.5	W 38 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/12	South Alabama vs Texas State	-16.0	46.0	W 38 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/19	South Alabama at Southern Miss	-7.5	45.0	W 27 - 20	O	N
Sat 11/26	South Alabama vs Old Dominion	-16.5	47.0	W 27 - 20	U	N
Wed 12/21	South Alabama vs Western Kentucky	-4.0	58.0	L 23 - 44	O	N

South Alabama's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	South Alabama vs Southern Miss	-2.0	56.5	W 31 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/11	South Alabama at Bowling Green	-14.5	48.0	W 22 - 19	U	N
Sat 9/18	South Alabama vs Alcorn State	-21.5	44.5	W 28 - 21	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/2	South Alabama vs Louisiana	+12.0	52.5	L 18 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/9	South Alabama at Texas State	-4.0	52.5	L 31 - 33	O	N
Thu 10/14	South Alabama vs Georgia Southern	-2.5	49.0	W 41 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/23	South Alabama at UL Monroe	-13.5	51.5	L 31 - 41	O	N
Sat 10/30	South Alabama vs Arkansas State	-9.5	67.0	W 31 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/6	South Alabama at Troy	+3.5	47.5	L 24 - 31	O	N
Sat 11/13	South Alabama at App State	+21.5	51.5	L 7 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/20	South Alabama at Tennessee	+28.5	61.5	L 14 - 60	O	N
Fri 11/26	South Alabama vs Coastal Carolina	+14.5	55.5	L 21 - 27	U	Y

2026 class: 186 points   #76
2025 class: 151 points   #111
2024 class: 163 points   #84
2023 class: 147 points   #90
2022 class: 119 points   #93

Average Class Ranking:   #91
Average Recruiting Points: 153

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Average G5
4 Year Class: #90 - Best: #76 Worst: #111

CFB Crootin Averages
Sun Belt Class: 176  #94
Group of 5 Class: 169  #101
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 110 points   #129
2020 class: 147 points   #113
2019 class: 123 points   #99
2018 class: 120 points   #111
2017 class: 110 points   #118

Average Class Ranking:   #114
Average Recruiting Points: 122

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #138 - 11 players, 82 Avg
2025 Portal Class #113 - 23 players, 82 Avg
2024 Portal Class #120 - 16 players, 82 Avg
2023 Portal Class #76 - 10 players, 85 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #43 - 16 players, 82 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Paul Petrino (in his first season) #124

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Bishop Davenport	200	294	68%	2072	12	6	7.0
Jared Hollins	12	16	75%	101	1	0	6.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Keenan Phillips	126	622	3	4.9	54
Bishop Davenport	116	326	9	2.8	56
PJ Martin	60	326	2	5.4	38
Trae'von Dunbar	3	41	1	13.7	34

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Anthony Eager	40	339	1	8.5	48
Everett Hunter (Tr)	24	283	3	11.8	36
Brendan Jenkins	9	117	1	13.0	30
Micah Woods	11	113	1	10.3	33

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Jason Washington (in his first season) #68

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Tirrell Johnson Jr.	54	6	1	3	1
Caleb Dozier	39	1	0	3	1
Seidrion Langston (Tr)	36	3	0	0	0
Jayvon Henderson	27	2	0	0	5

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
E'Mauri Smiley	15	1	1	1	0
Tirrell Johnson Jr.	54	6	1	3	1
Emmanuel Waller	14	3	1	2	0
Jacob Porco	4	0	0	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jayvon Henderson	27	2	0	0	5
Tirrell Johnson Jr.	54	6	1	3	1
Cole Blaylock	12	0	0	0	1

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 65% #53
Offense Returning Production: 69% #61
Defense Returning Production: 61% #52
South Alabama's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #138
11 Commits, 82.3 Avg Rating
31% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 13% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 558.00 #105
Offense Talent #106 | Defense Talent #106
2025 #103 | 2024 #95 | 2023 #81 | 2022 #89

2026 - 2023 Records
2026 Record: 0 - 0
2026 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2025 Record: 4 - 8
2025 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

2024 Record: 7 - 6
2024 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

2023 Record: 7 - 6
2023 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Four Year Record: 18 - 20
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 16 - 22 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 12 - 12

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 10 - 3
2022 Conf Record: 7 - 1
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

2021 Record: 5 - 7
2021 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2020 Record: 4 - 7
2020 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 5 - 4 - 2 | Totals: 2 - 9

2019 Record: 2 - 10
2019 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 8

Eight Year Record: 39 - 47
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 40 - 44 - 2
Eight Year Conference Record: 29 - 31

South Alabama Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	Veterans Bowl	South Alabama vs Western Michigan	-6.0	53.5	W 30 - 23
2023	Ventures Bowl	South Alabama vs Eastern Michigan	-18.0	43.0	W 59 - 10
2022	Orleans Bowl	South Alabama vs Western Kentucky	-4.0	58.0	L 23 - 44
2016	N/A	South Alabama vs Air Force	+14.0	54.0	L 21 - 45

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.16 (80)	1.21 (95)	42% (85)	4.01 (40)	28.6 (80)	43%	54%	.24 (118)	1.27 (72)	43% (89)	4.35 (127)	29.9 (94)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.34 (5)	1.27 (76)	50% (9)	4.66 (13)	29.3 (65)	39%	68%	.15 (58)	1.29 (80)	41% (58)	3.66 (56)	28.5 (56)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	12	31:08	20.6	43%	54%	6.5	54.9	1	1.3	4.7	1	0

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	29:20	21.5	39%	68%	8.2	70.8	0.9	1.5	5.6	1.6	4

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	12	26.5	27.8	25.2	41.5% (85)	4.01 (40)	1	21	382	201	181	4.6	60% (10)	38% (125)	43% (76)	40% (94)	13% (29)	.16 (80)
2025 Defense	12	30.4	28.8	32	43.2% (89)	4.35 (127)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	54% (119)	44% (19)	47% (114)	40% (48)	15% (94)	.24 (118)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	34.4	44	25.5	49.8% (9)	4.66 (13)	0.9	22	442	199	243	5.8	51% (67)	49% (68)	53% (4)	47% (18)	14% (39)	.34 (5)
2024 Defense	13	25.2	27.8	22.8	40.9% (58)	3.66 (56)	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	48% (38)	52% (98)	39% (28)	43% (96)	16% (70)	.15 (58)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	12	60% (10)	43% (76)	44.3	201.2	4.6	30 (60)	.14 (60)	3.03 (57)	76% (40)	9% (53)	1.02 (49)
2025 Defense	12	54% (119)	47% (114)	-	-	-	-	.18 (109)	3.15 (109)	91% (136)	8% (109)	0.92 (50)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	51% (67)	53% (4)	34.1	199.2	5.8	32 (14)	.33 (3)	3.57 (6)	82% (12)	10% (79)	1.06 (40)
2024 Defense	13	48% (38)	39% (28)	-	-	-	-	.09 (53)	2.78 (32)	71% (51)	10% (78)	1.05 (98)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	12	38% (125)	40% (94)	17.7	25.8	181.1	7	10.3	13 (86)	6 (34)	.23 (79)	1.5 (81)	31% (55)	27% (102)	.28 (73)	4% (17)	2.1 (32)
2025 Defense	12	44% (19)	40% (48)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (100)	.34 (113)	1.8 (129)	33% (40)	29% (64)	.37 (103)	6% (57)	2.3 (128)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	49% (68)	47% (18)	19.5	30	243.2	8.1	12.5	21 (51)	6 (10)	.36 (27)	1.5 (101)	29% (27)	33% (49)	.48 (15)	4% (14)	2.2 (14)
2024 Defense	13	52% (98)	43% (96)	-	-	-	-	-	-	16 (10)	.24 (73)	1.5 (32)	32% (69)	30% (55)	.15 (8)	6% (59)	1.7 (5)

Team Notes
(2/26) QB Davenport back, JAG at best. Not much depth ❌
(2/26) Off was bad, lost a ton & added only a TE, 2 OL? ❌
(2/26) RBs are Avg at best, WR are a poor unit on paper ❌
(2/26) OL returns 2, added 1 FCS starter, avg unit LY ❌
(2/26) DE's are OK but DT's are bad. LB unit strong ❌
(2/26) DBs were best unit LY, return 1 CB but he's good ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/26) Vibes: Don't see it, doesn't look like they care ❌
(2/26) Added 3 Off portals, but 2 Kickers? WYD? ❌
(2/2) Applewhite era not working, cleaned house OC/DC ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #122SP+ #114

Record Prediction: Record Predition Coming Soon

Coaching staff Rank #102

Record

0 - 0
SBC 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (2-3)(4-7 under M.A.)

5 Year Profile

Declining Average G5

'26 Profile

Down to Below Avg G5

Performance #110

Special Teams #94

Returning Production

From 2025

69% #34

25 QB Bishop Davenport returns (New OC)

Offense 69% #61

Defense 61% #52

Returning Starters: 12 (Off: 6) - (Def: 6)

Proj Portal Starters: 5 (Off: 2) - (Def: 3)

Exp'd Depth: 8 (Off: 3) - (Def: 5)

OL Prod: 41% #1002 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 2,279 #96From Portal: 764 #76

Rush Prod: 55% #85

Rec Prod: 44% #103

Front Seven: 64% #34

Secondary: 58% #67

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #105

Blue Chips (0%) #103

Offense Talent #106

Defense Talent #106

Portal Class #13811 players (82 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #764 YR Class Rating #90

Talent Profile

Improving Average G5

31% of Roster from Portal, 13% TY

58% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Paul Petrino 1

#124

(DC) Jason Washington 1

#68

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #75

South Alabama plays 0 opps off a bye

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 4 - 8 (5 - 7 - 0) (SBC: 3 - 5)

2024 Record: 7 - 6 (6 - 7 - 0) (SBC: 5 - 3)

Win History

Past 5 years 6.2

Avg under Major A 5.5

4 Yr Record (18 - 20)

8 Yr Record (39 - 47)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: Don't see it, doesn't look like they care

QB Davenport back, JAG at best. Not much depth

Off was bad, lost a ton & added only a TE, 2 OL?

RBs are Avg at best, WR are a poor unit on paper

OL returns 2, added 1 FCS starter, avg unit LY

DE's are OK but DT's are bad. LB unit strong

DBs were best unit LY, return 1 CB but he's good

Added 3 Off portals, but 2 Kickers? WYD?

Applewhite era not working, cleaned house OC/DC

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

9,737 (69%) #120

81%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 5,569 #101

Defense: 4,168 #127

Players with Starting Exp (25) 11 on Off, 14 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 11 of 22 (50%)2-Deep 18 of 44 (40.9%)

Senior/Gr starters: 6 (27.3%) (Off: 3, Def: 3)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 18 of 44 (40.9%)

Upperclass on Roster: 45.5%(51 of 112)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Shalik Hubbard (IOL)3★ (.83)

Masey Lewis (EDGE)3★ (.83)

Andrew Hines (DL)3★ (.82)

D.J. Moore (S)3★ (.82)

Jaylen Moson (CB)3★ (.82)

Everett Hunter (TE)3★ (.82)

Khayree Lee Jr. (IOL)3★ (.00)

Dylan Freebury (K)3★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Bishop Davenport (QB)(2072 Yds, 12 TD)

Jayvon Henderson (CB)(0 Int, 5 Pd)

Everett Hunter (TE)(283 Yds, 3 TD)

Ethan Hubbard (T)(C- Block Grade)

Tirrell Johnson Jr. (LB)(54 Tac, 6 TFL)

Anthony Eager (WR)(339 Yds, 1 TD)

Kenton Jerido (G)(D Block Grade)

Keenan Phillips (RB)(622 Yds, 3 TD)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Tomareo Johnson (S)3★ (.87)

Teryn Green (S)3★ (.86)

Cam'Ron Thompson (IOL)3★ (.86)

Dominic White (WR)3★ (.86)

Aydan Newell (IOL)3★ (.86)

Julius Mathis (TE)3★ (.86)

Khatori Marion (WR)3★ (.86)

Caleb Wynn (RB)3★ (.85)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

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