Southern Miss Team Profile

Southern Miss Golden Eagles (@SouthernMissFB)
Will Hall (4th year) (14-35) #1
Record: 1 - 11 (0 - 8) | Proj: 1 - 11 (#) | SOS: (#88)
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Southern Miss's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
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

Record Prediction: 1 - 11 NR
Schedule Rating: #88
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

2023 Schedule Rating: #80
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 Below Avg P4
4 Year Class: #67 - Best: NR Worst: #80

CFB Crootin Averages
Sun Belt Class: 155  #97
Group of 5 Class: 149  #100
FBS Class: 184  #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
2024 Portal Class #68 - 17 players, 85 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 Chip Long (in his first season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Landy Lyddy	34	52	65%	406	2	3	7.8
Ethan Hampton	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	98	368	2	3.8	90
Robert Briggs	62	304	1	4.9	24
Jamarice Wilder	4	15	0	3.8	7

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
A.J. Little	27	345	1	12.8	42
Kyirin Heath (Tr)	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 Clay Bignell (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Joseph Harper	50	2	0	0	2
Melvin Spriggs	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	45	5	3	3	1
Mathis Haygood	44	4	1	1	1
Xavier McIver	6	2	1	0	0

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

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: % NR
Offense Returning Production: % NR
Defense Returning Production: % NR
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Transfer Portal
2024 Portal Class #68
17 Commits, 84.7 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2024 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2024 Talent Rating: 222.00 #110
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #52 | 2024 #110 | 2023 #106 | 2022 #85

2024 - 2023 Records
2024 Record: 1 - 11
2024 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

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: 12 - 37
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 17 - 31 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 7 - 25

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: 32 - 65
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 41 - 55 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 22 - 42

Southern Miss Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
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
2015	Dallas Bowl	Southern Miss vs Washington	+8.5		L 31 - 44

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)

Overall

Team Info

Power #133SP+ #94

Record Prediction: 1 - 11 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

1 - 11
SBC 0 - 8

Vs Spread4 - 8 - 0Totals5 - 7

One Score Games '25: (2-1)(0-0 under W.H.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Below Avg G5

'26 Profile

Up to Average G5

Performance #35

Special Teams #46

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

USM lost their 25 starting QB

Offense %NR

Defense %NR

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

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 0%NR starters, exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 0 NRFrom Portal: NR

Rush Prod: %NR

Rec Prod: %NR

Front Seven: %NR

Secondary: %NR

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #110

Blue Chips (0%) #102

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #6817 players (85 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #1114 YR Class Rating #67

Talent Profile

Consistent Below Avg P4

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

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

(OC) Chip Long 1

(DC) Clay Bignell 1

2024 Schedule

Information

SOS #88

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 3.2

Avg under Will H 3.5

4 Yr Record (12 - 37)

8 Yr Record (32 - 65)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Hired HC C Huff (Marshall HC last 6 years)

Off awful vs S. Al, worst team in SBC

Has to be worst Off in CFB. 3 pts in 2 straight L's

Def stop rate 42% (#126) into week 9

HC Will Hall fired, GM Reed Stringer Int?

QB Crawford abysmal, Def torched in L (UL Mon)

Def awful (B 10)/Off getting worse. Staff big trouble

Allowed 369 yds rushing to S Fla. Rgame awful

Worst Rgame in CFB to date. 36% suc, 39% stuffed

Miserable L @ UK. Lucky game called. No Off

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%)NR

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0NR

Defense: 0NR

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters of (%)2-Deep of (%)

Senior/Gr starters: (%) (Off: , Def: )

Upperclass Two-Deep: of (%)

Upperclass on Roster: %( of 0)

Portals

Top '24 Incoming Portals

Tate Rodemaker (QB)3★ (.89)

Kyirin Heath (TE)3★ (.87)

Braxton Myers (S)3★ (.87)

Jo Cryer (IOL)3★ (.86)

Jonathan Davis (DL)3★ (.86)

Dante Kelly (LB)3★ (.85)

Ryan Johnson (EDGE)3★ (.85)

Dannis Jackson (WR)3★ (.85)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '24 Incoming Recruits

Caleb Moore (DL)3★ (.87)

Miles Adams (DL)3★ (.86)

Aaron Travis (DL)3★ (.86)

Christopher Jones (LB)3★ (.85)

John White (QB)3★ (.85)

Damion Miller (S)3★ (.85)

Dakota Thomas (WR)3★ (.85)

Greg Nunnery (OT)3★ (.84)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

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