Southern Miss Golden Eagles
FBS
Sun Belt Conference · USM
Team Vitals
+1.2
power · 2026 · #144 D1
+1.2 / +0.0
off / def (higher = better)
7–6
2025 record
111
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Alcorn State FCS | HOME | Southern Miss 67% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Auburn FBS | AWAY | Auburn 71% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | UConn FBS | HOME | UConn 51% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Tulane FBS | AWAY | Tulane 68% |
| 2026-10-06 | Wk 6 | Troy FBS | AWAY | Troy 57% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Arkansas State FBS | HOME | Southern Miss 56% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Louisiana FBS | HOME | Southern Miss 56% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | UL Monroe FBS | AWAY | Southern Miss 57% |
| 2026-11-05 | Wk 10 | James Madison FBS | HOME | James Madison 67% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Louisiana Tech FBS | AWAY | Louisiana Tech 60% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | South Alabama FBS | HOME | Southern Miss 58% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | Old Dominion FBS | AWAY | Old Dominion 71% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 2025 | Bowl | Western Kentucky vs | L | 16–27 |
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Troy vs | L | 18–28 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | South Alabama @ | L | 35–42 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Texas State vs | L | 14–41 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Arkansas State @ | W | 27–21 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | UL Monroe vs | W | 49–21 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Louisiana @ | W | 22–10 |
| 2025-10-09 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Georgia Southern @ | W | 38–35 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Jacksonville State vs | W | 42–25 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Louisiana Tech @ | L | 20–30 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | App State vs | W | 38–22 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Jackson State vs | W | 38–20 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 374 | 356 | +18 |
| 2024 | 1 | 11 | 183 | 453 | -270 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 | 278 | 429 | -151 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 329 | 306 | +23 |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 | 212 | 335 | -123 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 253 | 323 | -70 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 346 | 341 | +5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 288 | 218 | +70 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 379 | 318 | +61 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | 427 | 384 | +43 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | 559 | 358 | +201 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Foster | DB | 95 | #5 | 12 | 75 tkl · 7 PD · 3 INT |
| J'Mond Tapp | DL | 92 | #7 | 12 | 67 tkl · 7.5 sacks · 11.5 TFL |
| Chris Jones | LB | 85 | #21 | 12 | 127 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 7.5 TFL |
| Josh Moten | DB | 80 | #74 | 12 | 57 tkl · 9 PD · 5 INT |
| Michael Montgomery | LB | 79 | #55 | 11 | 100 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 3.5 TFL |
| Corey Myrick | DB | 79 | #91 | 12 | 82 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT |
| Jeffery Pittman | RB | 73 | #118 | 10 | 640 rush yds · 8 TD · 22 rec |
| Brodarius Lewis | DL | 72 | #194 | 12 | 53 tkl · 2.0 TFL |
| Braylon Braxton | QB | 72 | #74 | 11 | 2,796 pass yds · 23 TD · 7 INT |
| JJ Hawkins | DL | 70 | #258 | 9 | 21 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 5.5 TFL |
| Elijah Metcalf | WR | 68 | #307 | 12 | 52 rec · 677 yds · 2 TD |
| Carl Chester | WR | 67 | #330 | 11 | 30 rec · 532 yds · 6 TD |
| Jabari Ishmael | DL | 66 | #398 | 7 | 21 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Jameer Lewis | DL | 64 | #472 | 11 | 32 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 4.5 TFL |
| Kyirin Heath | TE | 64 | #165 | 10 | 19 rec · 228 yds · 3 TD |
| Ishmael Ibraheem | DB | 63 | #644 | 1 | 1 tkl · 2 PD |
| Micah Davis | WR | 62 | #531 | 11 | 28 rec · 393 yds · 5 TD |
| TJ Johnson | TE | 62 | #189 | 1 | 1 rec · 7 yds · 1 TD |
| Ahmere Foster | DB | 61 | #737 | 12 | 44 tkl · 1 PD · 3 INT |
| Anthony Richard Jr. | DB | 61 | #767 | 12 | 30 tkl · 8 PD · 2 INT |
| Garrick Ponder | LB | 60 | #507 | 11 | 33 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 10.5 TFL |
| Kadinn Morris | TE | 60 | #238 | 8 | 14 rec · 176 yds · 2 TD |
| Landry Lyddy | QB | 59 | #261 | 4 | 406 pass yds · 2 TD · 3 INT |
| Matt Jones | RB | 58 | #598 | 12 | 314 rush yds · 4 TD · 12 rec |
| Josh Battle | DB | 57 | #1019 | 7 | 29 tkl |
| Robert Briggs | RB | 57 | #630 | 10 | 268 rush yds · 1 TD · 13 rec |
| Creighton Wilbanks | K | 57 | #175 | 9 | 6 FG · 32 XP · 50 pts |
| Mason Clinton | DL | 56 | #911 | 6 | 15 tkl · 1.5 TFL |
| Tychaun Chapman | WR | 56 | #898 | 11 | 22 rec · 398 yds · 2 TD |
| Davis Dalton | WR | 56 | #903 | 3 | 4 rec · 82 yds · 1 TD |
| Luke Beard team-inferred | OL | 55 | #192 | 1 | — |
| Carlos Slayden team-inferred | OL | 55 | #193 | 1 | — |
| Bralon Brown | WR | 54 | #998 | 11 | 26 rec · 305 yds · 2 TD |
| Mathis Haygood | LB | 54 | #799 | 12 | 43 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Joseph Harper | LB | 54 | #820 | 11 | 46 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Jonathan Pennix | DB | 54 | #1340 | 10 | 17 tkl · 6 PD · 2 INT |
| Jaden McKinney | DL | 52 | #1207 | 10 | 27 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Jermane Hayes | WR | 50 | #1301 | 1 | 1 rec · 11 yds |
| Dominick Hill | DB | 50 | #1676 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| John White | QB | 49 | #506 | 1 | -1 pass yds · 0 INT |