Southern Miss Team Profile

Southern Miss Golden Eagles (@SouthernMissFB)
Blake Anderson (1st year) (0-1) #128
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 0 - 12 (#94) | SOS: (#75)
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Southern Miss's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	Southern Miss at Auburn	+23.5
Sat 9/19	Southern Miss vs UConn	+0.5
Sat 9/26	Southern Miss at Tulane	+9.5

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

Southern Miss's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Southern Miss vs Mississippi State	+11.5	59.5	L 17 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/6	Southern Miss vs Jackson State	-13.5	53.0	W 38 - 20	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Southern Miss vs App State	+3.0	55.5	W 38 - 22	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech	+3.0	51.5	L 20 - 30	U	N
Sat 9/27	Southern Miss vs Jacksonville State	-4.5	55.5	W 42 - 25	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/9	Southern Miss at Georgia Southern	-3.0	59.5	W 38 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/18	Southern Miss at Louisiana	-4.5	54.5	W 22 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/25	Southern Miss vs UL Monroe	-14.0	48.5	W 49 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/8	Southern Miss at Arkansas State	-6.5	54.5	W 27 - 21	U	N
Sat 11/15	Southern Miss vs Texas State	-3.0	65.5	L 14 - 41	U	N
Sat 11/22	Southern Miss at South Alabama	-2.5	53.0	L 35 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/29	Southern Miss vs Troy	-6.5	50.5	L 18 - 28	U	N
Tue 12/23	Southern Miss vs Western Kentucky	-3.0	59.0	L 16 - 27	U	N

2025 Schedule Rating: #125
2025 Record: 7 - 6 (SBC: 5 - 3)
Spread Record 5 - 7 - 1 | O/U 6 - 7

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 0 Good, 1 Avg, 2 Bad, 8 Poor

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Southern Miss's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Southern Miss at Kentucky	+25.5	50.5	L 0 - 31	U	N
Sat 9/7	Southern Miss vs SE Louisiana	-17.5	53.5	W 35 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/14	Southern Miss vs South Florida	+13.0	58.5	L 24 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/21	Southern Miss at Jacksonville State	+6.0	59.5	L 7 - 44	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/5	Southern Miss vs Louisiana	+17.5	57.5	L 13 - 23	U	Y
Sat 10/12	Southern Miss at UL Monroe	+4.5	41.0	L 21 - 38	O	N
Sat 10/19	Southern Miss vs Arkansas State	+7.0	57.0	L 28 - 44	O	N
Sat 10/26	Southern Miss at James Madison	+24.0	54.0	L 15 - 32	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Southern Miss vs Marshall	+13.5	53.5	L 3 - 37	U	N
Sat 11/16	Southern Miss at Texas State	+27.5	56.5	L 3 - 58	O	N
Sat 11/23	Southern Miss vs South Alabama	+24.0	54.0	L 14 - 35	U	Y
Sat 11/30	Southern Miss at Troy	+17.5	48.5	L 20 - 52	O	N

Southern Miss's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Southern Miss vs Alcorn State	-24.0	47.5	W 40 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Southern Miss at Florida State	+31.0	54.0	L 13 - 66	O	N
Sat 9/16	Southern Miss vs Tulane	+8.0	47.5	L 3 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/23	Southern Miss at Arkansas State	-7.0	46.5	L 37 - 44	O	N
Sat 9/30	Southern Miss vs Texas State	+6.5	60.0	L 36 - 50	O	N
Sat 10/7	Southern Miss vs Old Dominion	-3.0	56.5	L 13 - 17	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/17	Southern Miss at South Alabama	+18.5	51.0	L 3 - 55	O	N
Sat 10/28	Southern Miss at App State	+16.0	55.5	L 38 - 48	O	Y
Sat 11/4	Southern Miss vs UL Monroe	-3.0	56.0	W 24 - 7	U	Y
Thu 11/9	Southern Miss at Louisiana	+8.5	51.5	W 34 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Southern Miss at Mississippi State	+18.5	47.5	L 20 - 41	O	N
Sat 11/25	Southern Miss vs Troy	+16.5	48.5	L 17 - 35	O	N

Southern Miss's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Southern Miss vs Liberty	+3.5	50.0	L 27 - 29	O	Y
Sat 9/10	Southern Miss at Miami	+27.5	51.0	L 7 - 30	U	Y
Sat 9/17	Southern Miss vs Northwestern State	-32.5	50.5	W 64 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/24	Southern Miss at Tulane	+12.0	48.5	W 27 - 24	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/8	Southern Miss at Troy	+7.0	44.0	L 10 - 27	U	N
Sat 10/15	Southern Miss vs Arkansas State	-4.5	53.0	W 20 - 19	U	N
Sat 10/22	Southern Miss at Texas State	-2.5	43.0	W 20 - 14	U	Y
Thu 10/27	Southern Miss vs Louisiana	+2.5	42.5	W 39 - 24	O	Y
Sat 11/5	Southern Miss vs Georgia State	-2.0	47.5	L 14 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/12	Southern Miss at Coastal Carolina	+4.5	48.0	L 23 - 26	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Southern Miss vs South Alabama	+7.5	45.0	L 20 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/26	Southern Miss at UL Monroe	-3.0	49.5	W 20 - 10	U	Y
Sat 12/17	Southern Miss vs Rice	-7.0	46.5	W 38 - 24	O	Y

Southern Miss's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Southern Miss at South Alabama	+2.0	56.5	L 7 - 31	U	N
Sat 9/11	Southern Miss vs Grambling	-23.0	47.5	W 37 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Southern Miss vs Troy	+11.0	49.0	L 9 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/25	Southern Miss at Alabama	+45.0	57.5	L 14 - 63	O	N
Sat 10/2	Southern Miss at Rice	+1.5	45.0	L 19 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/9	Southern Miss vs UTEP	+1.0	46.5	L 13 - 26	U	N
Sat 10/16	Southern Miss vs UAB	+17.0	43.0	L 0 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee	+12.5	47.0	L 10 - 35	U	N
Sat 11/6	Southern Miss vs North Texas	+5.5	49.0	L 14 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/13	Southern Miss at UTSA	+32.5	54.0	L 17 - 27	U	Y
Fri 11/19	Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech	+15.0	47.5	W 35 - 19	O	Y
Sat 11/27	Southern Miss vs Florida International	-14.5	45.5	W 37 - 17	O	Y

2026 class: 168 points   #111
2025 class: 150 points   #106
2024 class: 168 points   #79
2023 class: 161 points   #79
2022 class: 154 points   #80

Average Class Ranking:   #91
Average Recruiting Points: 160

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent Average G5
4 Year Class: #98 - Best: #79 Worst: #111

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

2021 class: 114 points NR
2020 class: 166 points NR
2019 class: 160 points NR
2018 class: 158 points NR
2017 class: 153 points #74

Average Class Ranking: #15
Average Recruiting Points: 150

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #84 - 38 players, 84 Avg
2025 Portal Class #62 - 54 players, 83 Avg
2024 Portal Class #68 - 17 players, 85 Avg
2023 Portal Class #110 - 8 players, 0 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #37 - 11 players, 84 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Kyle Cefalo (in his first season) #28

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Landy Lyddy	34	52	65%	406	2	3	7.8
Ethan Hampton (Tr)	3	4	75%	27	0	1	6.8

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jeffery Pittman	156	695	8	4.5	25
Brandon Hood (Tr)	98	368	2	3.8	90
Robert Briggs	62	304	1	4.9	24
Jamarice Wilder (Tr)	4	15	0	3.8	7

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
A.J. Little (Tr)	27	345	1	12.8	42
Kyirin Heath	19	228	3	12.0	34
Jeffery Pittman	25	107	0	4.3	37
Robert Briggs	13	95	1	7.3	22

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Joe Bolden (in his first season) #68

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Joseph Harper	50	2	0	0	2
Melvin Spriggs (Tr)	45	5	3	3	1
Mathis Haygood	44	4	1	1	1
Jameer Lewis	32	5	3	2	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jameer Lewis	32	5	3	2	0
Melvin Spriggs (Tr)	45	5	3	3	1
Mathis Haygood	44	4	1	1	1
Xavier McIver (Tr)	6	2	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Joseph Harper	50	2	2
Ishmael Ibraheem	1	0	2
Khalid Moore	6	0	1

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 55% #101
Offense Returning Production: 47% #125
Defense Returning Production: 64% #36
Southern Miss's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #84
38 Commits, 84.2 Avg Rating
55% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 34% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 758.00 #67
Offense Talent #74 | Defense Talent #76
2025 #52 | 2024 #110 | 2023 #106 | 2022 #85

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

2025 Record: 7 - 6
2025 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 5 - 7 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 7

2024 Record: 1 - 11
2024 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2023 Record: 3 - 9
2023 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 9 - 3

Four Year Record: 11 - 26
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 13 - 23 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 7 - 17

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 7 - 6
2022 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 10 - 3 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

2021 Record: 3 - 9
2021 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 8

2020 Record: 3 - 7
2020 Conf Record: 2 - 4
Spread: 4 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 6

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 9

Eight Year Record: 31 - 54
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 37 - 47 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 22 - 34

Southern Miss Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	Orleans Bowl	Southern Miss vs Western Kentucky	-3.0	59.0	L 16 - 27
2022	Lendingtree Bowl	Southern Miss vs Rice	-7.0	46.5	W 38 - 24
2019	Forces Bowl	Southern Miss vs Tulane	+7.5	58.0	L 13 - 30
2017	Independence Bowl	Southern Miss vs Florida State	+12.5	48.0	L 13 - 42
2016	Orleans Bowl	Southern Miss vs Louisiana	-2.0	57.0	W 28 - 21

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	.18 (68)	1.34 (24)	39% (104)	3.6 (81)	29.5 (54)	40%	48%	.1 (38)	1.21 (49)	41% (64)	3.94 (97)	27.9 (48)

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	(132)	1.3 (50)	35% (130)	2.75 (133)	26.5 (123)	25%	44%	.3 (125)	1.44 (124)	44% (97)	4.17 (104)	34.5 (133)

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	13	27:43	21.6	40%	48%	7.5	60.2	1.2	2.2	6	2.3	3

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	12	27:22	15.5	25%	44%	6	48.3	2.4	0.8	5.4	1.7	2

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	13	28.8	30.9	28.4	39.3% (104)	3.6 (81)	1.2	22	402	136	266	3.8	48% (77)	51% (56)	39% (106)	40% (91)	16% (89)	.18 (68)
2025 Defense	13	27.4	27.3	27.6	41.5% (64)	3.94 (97)	2.2	-	-	-	-	-	52% (100)	45% (33)	43% (75)	41% (61)	17% (30)	.1 (38)

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	12	15.3	19.5	11	34.7% (130)	2.75 (133)	2.4	16	284	109	175	3.2	49% (79)	51% (55)	40% (108)	30% (133)	26% (133)	(132)
2024 Defense	12	37.8	33	42.5	44.1% (97)	4.17 (104)	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	55% (116)	45% (20)	45% (89)	43% (93)	14% (97)	.3 (125)

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	13	48% (77)	39% (106)	36.1	135.8	3.8	18 (78)	.1 (74)	2.96 (65)	67% (99)	9% (47)	0.93 (81)
2025 Defense	13	52% (100)	43% (75)	-	-	-	-	.14 (90)	2.99 (89)	78% (113)	9% (89)	1.01 (93)

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	12	49% (79)	40% (108)	34.2	109	3.2	13 (105)	.06 (103)	2.59 (126)	61% (124)	18% (133)	1 (53)
2024 Defense	12	55% (116)	45% (89)	-	-	-	-	.27 (129)	3.22 (101)	71% (54)	10% (80)	1.21 (131)

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	13	51% (56)	40% (91)	22.2	34.9	266	7.6	12	26 (33)	11 (34)	.28 (57)	1.7 (15)	34% (119)	30% (73)	.33 (56)	8% (121)	2.1 (45)
2025 Defense	13	45% (33)	41% (61)	-	-	-	-	-	-	23 (3)	.13 (19)	1.5 (41)	32% (67)	30% (73)	.27 (61)	8% (7)	2.2 (122)

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	12	51% (55)	30% (133)	13.8	26.5	174.9	6.6	12.6	7 (130)	17 (127)	-.05 (134)	1.7 (30)	38% (130)	24% (125)	.15 (129)	8% (122)	2.1 (45)
2024 Defense	12	45% (20)	43% (93)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (109)	.35 (114)	1.7 (114)	31% (77)	35% (114)	.51 (124)	5% (113)	2.2 (116)

Team Notes
(2/26) QB1? Lyddy PT last year, Hampton most exp'd ❌
(2/26) RB good stable w/ Pittman, Hood & Briggs ❌
(2/26) WR counting on 2 FCS & P4s that haven't played ❌
(2/26) OL is ok, 4 w starting exp. Added 5 portals ❌
(2/26) DL 6 portals, some exp, lot of bodies, we'll see ❌
(2/26) DBs 13 portals, should build a decent unit here ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/26) Vibes: Anderson wins, but bowling looks difficult ❌
(2/24) HC Anderson won at Ark St & Utah St (74-54) ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #87SP+ #94

Record Prediction: Record Predition Coming Soon

Coaching staff Rank #97

Record

0 - 0
SBC 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (2-1)(0-0 under B.A.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Below Avg G5

'26 Profile

Up to Average G5

Performance #35

Special Teams #46

Returning Production

From 2025

57% #100

QB Ethan Hampton (Ill Portal) likely starter

Offense 47% #125

Defense 64% #36

Returning Starters: 7 (Off: 4) - (Def: 3)

Proj Portal Starters: 9 (Off: 2) - (Def: 7)

Exp'd Depth: 3 (Off: 2) - (Def: 1)

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

OL Snaps: 2,477 #86From Portal: 585 #89

Rush Prod: 73% #54

Rec Prod: 25% #126

Front Seven: 54% #88

Secondary: 78% #17

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #67

Blue Chips (1%) #87

Offense Talent #74

Defense Talent #76

Portal Class #8438 players (84 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1114 YR Class Rating #98

Talent Profile

Consistent Average G5

55% of Roster from Portal, 34% TY

42% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Kyle Cefalo 1

#28

(DC) Joe Bolden 1

#68

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #75

Southern Miss plays 0 opps off a bye

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

2025 Record: 7 - 6 (5 - 7 - 1) (SBC: 5 - 3)

2024 Record: 1 - 11 (4 - 8 - 0) (SBC: 0 - 8)

Win History

Past 5 years 4

4 Yr Record (11 - 26)

8 Yr Record (31 - 54)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: Anderson wins, but bowling looks difficult

QB1? Lyddy PT last year, Hampton most exp'd

RB good stable w/ Pittman, Hood & Briggs

WR counting on 2 FCS & P4s that haven't played

OL is ok, 4 w starting exp. Added 5 portals

DL 6 portals, some exp, lot of bodies, we'll see

DBs 13 portals, should build a decent unit here

HC Anderson won at Ark St & Utah St (74-54)

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

10,654 (57%) #108

57%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 5,010 #112

Defense: 5,644 #98

Players with Starting Exp (22) 10 on Off, 12 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 7 of 22 (31.8%)2-Deep 10 of 44 (22.7%)

Senior/Gr starters: 6 (27.3%) (Off: 4, Def: 2)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 10 of 44 (22.7%)

Upperclass on Roster: 72%(95 of 132)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Will Smith (EDGE)3★ (.86)

Jonah Martinez (CB)3★ (.86)

Jyaire Brown (CB)3★ (.85)

Kelby Hampton (CB)3★ (.85)

Jordan Pride (S)3★ (.85)

Amari Wilson (EDGE)3★ (.85)

Jeffery Rush (EDGE)3★ (.84)

Laquan Robinson (S)3★ (.84)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Greg Nunnery (G)(C- Block Grade)

Aloali'i Maui (G)(C- Block Grade)

A.J. Little (WR)(345 Yds, 1 TD)

Jeffery Pittman (RB)(695 Yds, 8 TD)

Melvin Spriggs (LB)(45 Tac, 5 TFL)

Kyirin Heath (TE)(228 Yds, 3 TD)

Jameer Lewis (DE)(32 Tac, 5 TFL)

Joseph Harper (LB)(50 Tac, 2 TFL)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Hugh Price (QB)3★ (.87)

Richard Thigpen (OT)3★ (.87)

Jordan Thompson (RB)3★ (.86)

Joshua Joseph (WR)3★ (.86)

David Aboya (WR)3★ (.85)

Darion Jiles (WR)3★ (.85)

Broderick Peters (TE)3★ (.85)

Joshua Austin (IOL)3★ (.84)

Overall

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Offense

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Defense

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