Team·
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Sun Belt
3-9 (2-6 conf)
SP+ #116
Ratings
2023
SP+
-14.4 (#116)
SP+ Offense
23.5
SP+ Defense
36.4
SRS
-13.1
FPI
-14.2
Elo
1164
Talent
425
Recruiting
161 (#81)
Schedule
2023
WkOpponentSiteResScore
1vsAlcorn StateHW40-14
2@Florida StateAL13-66
3vsTulaneHL3-21
4@Arkansas StateAL37-44
5vsTexas StateHL36-50
6vsOld DominionHL13-17
8@South AlabamaAL3-55
9@App StateAL38-48
10vsUL MonroeHW24-7
11@LouisianaAW34-31
12@Mississippi StateAL20-41
13vsTroyHL17-35
Quarterbacks · 3
2023 · 61
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
QB1stBilly WilesSR6'3"220★★★
QB2ndEthan CrawfordJR6'0"200★★★
QB3rdHolman Edwards
Running Backs · 6
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
RB1stFrank Gore Jr.
RB2ndAntavious Willis★★★
RB3rdRodrigues Clark
RB4thChandler Pittman
RB5thKenyon ClayJR6'1"220★★★
RB6thJQ Gray★★★
Wide Receivers · 6
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
WR1stJakarius Caston
WR2ndTy MimsJR5'9"175★★★
WR3rdLatreal Jones
WR4thTyquan Henderson
WR5thDavis DaltonJR6'3"210★★★
WR6thBrandon Hayes
Tight Ends · 4
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
TE1stCole Cavallo
TE2ndAvery White★★★
TE3rdJordyn Mahaffey
TE4thJustyn ReidJR6'5"255★★★
Offensive Line · 1
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
OLGabe Cavazos Jr.
Defensive Line · 12
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
DE1stKristin Booth
DE2ndIliyas Fuavai★★★
DL1stJalen Williams
DL2ndDemeco Roland
DL3rdEric Thomas Jr.SR6'3"280
DL4thKyler Carter
DL5thCameron MackeySO6'3"290
DL6thJeramie PoseySO6'3"270
DT1stQuentin Bivens★★★
DT2ndJosh Ratcliff
DT3rdBrodarius LewisSR6'2"295
EDGE1stJalil Clemons
Linebackers · 10
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
LB1stHayes Maples★★
LB2ndSwayze Bozeman
LB3rdJoshua Carr Jr.
LB4thJa'Len Sims
LB5thTQ Newsome★★★
LB6thAverie Habas
LB7thKolbe Cage
LB8thArian Gregory★★★
LB9thTre'Mon HenrySO6'1"234★★★
LB10thDrew Horton
Defensive Backs · 15
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
CB1stMarkel McLaurin
CB2ndMJ Daniels★★★★
CB3rdZay Franks★★★
CB4thBrendan TolesSR6'0"181★★★
DB1stMicheal Caraway Jr.SR6'1"196
DB2ndHayes Puckett
DB3rdQues McNeal
DB4thJeremiah Robinson
DB5thWildrekus Johnson
S1stDylan Lawrence★★★
S2ndJay Stanley
S3rdJay Jones
S4thCameron KnoxJR5'8"190★★★
S5thElijah Sabbatini
S6thJa'Kobe Cameron
Special Teams · 4
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
LS1stBrennen Milliron
P1stBryce Lofton
PK1stAndrew Stein★★★
PK2ndConnor GibbsJR5'10"184★★★
2023 · pct vs FBS
SP+ OffOff PPAPass PPARush PPASuccessExplosive
SP+ Off
23.540
Off PPA
+0.1020
Pass PPA
+0.1113
Rush PPA
+0.1252
Success
38%14
Explosive
1.3070
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Team Leaders
2023
Pass YdsWiles1,916·Crawford246·Edwards70
Rush YdsJr.1,131·Clark429·Clay179
Rec YdsCaston621·Jones498·Mims445
TacklesLawrence72·Stanley55·Bozeman51
SacksClemons5.5·Ratcliff3.5·Habas2.5
Advanced
2023 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
SplitOffenseDefense
Overall+0.10+0.25
Passing+0.11+0.34
Rushing+0.12+0.24
1st Down-0.08+0.20
2nd Down+0.13+0.25
3rd Down+0.39+0.48