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Southern Miss Golden Eagles

1-5 (0-2 Sun Belt)Last: L 13-23 vs Arkansas StateNext: vs Louisiana

Blake Anderson · 2nd season · .143 at Southern Miss · .556 career since 2014

Rating
-12.1116
Adj Off
21.4106
Adj Def
33.5125
WAP
-4.27125

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate44.4%12060.5%4
Plays per game69.05676.03
Time of possession25:4313734:172
Yards per pass attempt7.3797.587
Yards per rush4.1955.2125
Points per game24.29732.7124
Points per opportunity3.47983.6283
Starting field positionOwn 27119Own 2865

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.033113+0.184116
Adj. EPA per play+0.006117+0.189110
Success rate42.3%8143.4%107
Explosiveness1.20861.1950
Rushing EPA per play+0.12561+0.210128
Passing EPA per play+0.076114+0.269104
Std downs success48.6%6848.0%94
Passing downs success26.3%11631.8%101

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate64.5%5348.8%42
Turnovers per game1.671111.1767
Penalties per game6.5657.241
Penalty yards per game57.87668.820
3rd down conversion32.9%12341.6%103
4th down tries per game2.17432.1735
4th down conversion38.5%11776.9%125

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 3.2-8.8

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1Alcorn State(FCS)W49-30.00+0.35-0.26
Sep 12Wk 2@32AuburnL8-43-0.62-0.23+0.29
Sep 19Wk 383UConnL20-48-0.93-0.17+0.24
Sep 26Wk 4@77TulaneL21-24-0.84+0.24+0.13
Oct 6Wk 6@102TroyL34-55-0.93+0.18+0.50
Oct 17Wk 799Arkansas StateL13-23-0.96-0.26+0.09
Oct 24Wk 875Louisiana+8.031%+0.09——
Oct 31Wk 9@137UL Monroe-8.470%+0.01——
Nov 5Wk 1036James Madison+17.014%+0.22——
Nov 14Wk 11@70Louisiana Tech+14.518%+0.18——
Nov 21Wk 1296South Alabama+2.444%+0.05——
Nov 28Wk 13@110Old Dominion+4.539%+0.06——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

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
18Landy LyddyFR62%80/13360.2%10327.874
5Ethan HamptonFR35%45/7560.0%4195.624

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
14Steven RobinsonFR51%994324.4511
6Jamarice WilderFR23%442185.034
22Jaylen FosterFR3%6315.200
21Robert HendersonFR3%6162.710

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
1Mario Sanders IIWR FR16%3449214.55
8A.J. LittleWR FR8%1727115.91
7Kaden SaundersWR FR6%1218415.30
3MJ JohnsonWR FR5%1114513.20
81Preston KilgoreTE FR4%8587.31
88Jeremiah Beck Jr.TE FR4%8577.10

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
7Kameron CyprienDL FR252.52.020
9Jameer LewisDL FR173.53.020
5Nasim CairoDL FR173.01.000
90JR StegallDL FR172.02.000
17Ramon PernasDL FR122.02.040
11A'mari WilsonDL FR120.50.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
13Mathis HaygoodLB FR555.50.500
35Wesley EdisonLB FR373.01.020
33Avery SledgeLB FR122.01.000
42Melvin SpriggsLB FR111.50.000
2Tyler LassiterLB FR101.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
24Mike Steven Robinson IIIDB FR51001.5
25Landon SylvieDB FR37011.0
12Laquan RobinsonDB FR26100.0
22Kobi AlbertDB FR20330.0
1Ronald LewisDB FR18300.0
3Jyaire BrownDB FR15002.0
19Malakai MurphyCB FR14100.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
40Creighton WilbanksFR2/633%4717/1723

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
36Dusty ZimmerFR2840.05760