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Southern Miss Golden Eagles

7-6 (5-3 Sun Belt)Last: L 16-27 vs Western Kentucky

Blake Anderson · 1st season · .538 at Southern Miss · .574 career since 2014

Rating
-11.4109
Adj Off
21.2103
Adj Def
32.6110
WAP
-5.2497

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate48.2%8452.4%44
Plays per game69.84174.56
Time of possession27:4312632:1611
Yards per pass attempt7.6506.956
Yards per rush3.81064.265
Points per game28.85827.484
Points per opportunity3.60813.9497
Starting field positionOwn 3054Own 2850

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.16371+0.11654
Adj. EPA per play+0.076107+0.21298
Success rate39.5%10841.5%69
Explosiveness1.33251.2252
Rushing EPA per play+0.10375+0.15499
Passing EPA per play+0.24468+0.13731
Std downs success44.0%11447.3%76
Passing downs success30.9%6329.3%74

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate78.2%2371.0%76
Turnovers per game1.15502.233
Penalties per game7.51218.44
Penalty yards per game60.29870.57
3rd down conversion39.7%7045.5%127
4th down tries per game1.62931.7787
4th down conversion47.6%9956.5%80

Rank out of 136 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Aug 30Wk 154Mississippi StateL17-34-0.85+0.05+0.31
Sep 6Wk 2Jackson State(FCS)W38-20+0.00+0.15+0.04
Sep 13Wk 3116App StateW38-22+0.02+0.42-0.06
Sep 20Wk 4@92Louisiana TechL20-30-0.91+0.05+0.15
Sep 27Wk 597Jacksonville StateW42-25+0.03+0.25+0.03
Oct 9Wk 7@96Georgia SouthernW38-35+0.07+0.23+0.16
Oct 18Wk 8@102LouisianaW22-10+0.06+0.06+0.08
Oct 25Wk 9130UL MonroeW49-21+0.01+0.40+0.07
Nov 8Wk 11@101Arkansas StateW27-21+0.06+0.24-0.03
Nov 15Wk 1270Texas StateL14-41-0.91-0.03+0.34
Nov 22Wk 13@99South AlabamaL35-42-0.93+0.20+0.18
Nov 29Wk 1495TroyL18-28-0.96+0.12+0.22
Dec 23PostN88Western KentuckyL16-27-0.93+0.05+0.06

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
1Braylon BraxtonSR88%254/40063.5%30537.6248
18Landy LyddySR11%34/5265.4%4067.823

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
0Jeffery PittmanJR33%1566954.5825
5Matt JonesSR17%823254.0412
2Robert BriggsSR13%623044.9113
6Jaylin CarterSO8%381664.4221

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
9Elijah MetcalfWR SR12%5468312.62
6Micah DavisWR SR7%3142913.85
7Carl ChesterWR SR7%3055018.36
8Bralon BrownWR SR7%3035311.82
1Tychaun ChapmanWR SR5%2444418.53
88Kyirin HeathTE SR4%1922812.03
84Kadinn MorrisTE SR3%1518312.22

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
14J'Mond TappDL SR6912.07.5102
36Brodarius LewisDT SR573.00.544
13Garrick PonderDE SR3711.54.540
16Jameer LewisDL SR324.53.020
11Jaden MckinneyDL SR272.00.510
7Isaiah GibsonDL SR261.50.011

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
10Chris JonesLB JR1329.53.521
9Michael MontgomeryLB SR1066.03.022
53Joseph HarperLB SR501.50.020
13Mathis HaygoodLB JR444.01.011
33Avery SledgeLB SR150.50.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
22Corey MyrickS JR91424.5
0Ian FosterS JR76733.5
1Josh MotenCB SR611051.0
5Ahmere FosterS SR47230.5
24Josh BattleS SR34001.5
8Anthony RichardCB SR27820.5
6Dylan KingS SR27100.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
40Creighton WilbanksSO9/1464%5232/3259
96Reed HarradineJR5/863%4314/1429

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
96Reed HarradineJR4140.46072
34Jack MurleyFR2336.550142