Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Sun Belt
7-6 (5-3 conf)
SP+ #94
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- -7.1 (#94)
- SP+ Offense
- 27.0
- SP+ Defense
- 32.8
- SRS
- -8.6
- FPI
- -8.6
- Elo
- 1275
- Talent
- 603
- Recruiting
- 141 (#105)
Schedule
2025
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Res | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMississippi State | H | L | 17-34 |
| 2 | vsJackson State | H | W | 38-20 |
| 3 | vsApp State | H | W | 38-22 |
| 4 | @Louisiana Tech | A | L | 20-30 |
| 5 | vsJacksonville State | H | W | 42-25 |
| 7 | @Georgia Southern | A | W | 38-35 |
| 8 | @Louisiana | A | W | 22-10 |
| 9 | vsUL Monroe | H | W | 49-21 |
| 11 | @Arkansas State | A | W | 27-21 |
| 12 | vsTexas State | H | L | 14-41 |
| 13 | @South Alabama | A | L | 35-42 |
| 14 | vsTroy | H | L | 18-28 |
| 1 ·P | vsWestern Kentucky | N | L | 16-27 |
Quarterbacks · 6
2025 · 110
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Braylon Braxton | SR | 6'2" | 230 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Landry Lyddy | JR | 6'0" | 200 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Jacobe Robinson | SO | 6'3" | 220 | — |
| QB | — | John White | SO | 6'0" | 210 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Denzel Gardner | FR | 6'0" | 215 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Kyle McCormick | JR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jeffery Pittman | JR | 6'1" | 215 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Matt Jones | SR | 6'0" | 202 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Robert Briggs | JR | 5'9" | 185 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Josiah Basten | SO | 5'9" | 180 | — |
| RB | — | Robert Henderson | FR | 5'9" | 185 | — |
| RB | — | Tyrese Weeks | SO | 5'10" | 252 | — |
Wide Receivers · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | — | Guylijah Theodale | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 1st | Elijah Metcalf | SR | 5'9" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Micah Davis | SR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Carl Chester | SR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| WR | 4th | Tychaun Chapman | JR | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Bralon Brown | SR | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Jaylin Carter | FR | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Davis Dalton | JR | 6'3" | 210 | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Chuck Montgomery | SR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | 9th | Jermane Hayes | FR | 6'0" | 165 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Grant Page | JR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| WR | — | Trey Horne | SO | 6'2" | 190 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Zavian Hales | SR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| WR | — | Cace Reed | FR | 5'7" | 150 | — |
| WR | — | Dillon Rowley | FR | 5'10" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | Elijah Zamora | FR | 5'10" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | Mike Duran | FR | 6'0" | 175 | — |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Kyirin Heath | SR | 6'5" | 240 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Kadinn Morris | SR | 6'3" | 235 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | TJ Johnson | SO | 6'4" | 230 | — |
| TE | — | Shane King | FR | 6'5" | 230 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Connor Gooding | FR | 6'4" | 225 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Caston Brown | SO | 6'1" | 225 | — |
Offensive Line · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Cooper Frazier | SR | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Carlos Slayden | JR | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Greg Nunnery | SR | 6'4" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | RJ Whitehead | JR | 6'5" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Aloali'i Maui | SR | 6'1" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Blake Bustard | SR | 6'7" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Camden Myers | FR | 6'3" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Broderick Roman | SR | 6'1" | 300 | ★★ |
| OL | — | Christian Anderson | JR | 6'6" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Aaryn Parks | SR | 6'4" | 300 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Jahmir Davis | FR | 6'4" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Hayden Breal | SO | 6'0" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Luke Rogers | SO | 6'3" | 290 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Hayes Creel | JR | 6'7" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Larry Edwards | SO | 6'4" | 285 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Chase Malamala | FR | 6'6" | 300 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Jez Janvier | SR | 6'5" | 305 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Liam Cassidy | SO | 6'4" | 325 | — |
Defensive Line · 21
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | J'Mond Tapp | JR | 6'3" | 275 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Jameer Lewis | SR | 6'2" | 230 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Jaden McKinney | JR | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| DL | 4th | JJ Hawkins | JR | 6'2" | 280 | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Isaiah Gibson Sr. | SR | 6'4" | 320 | — |
| DL | 6th | Jabari Ishmael | SR | 6'6" | 270 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Mason Clinton | SO | 6'5" | 300 | — |
| DL | 8th | Eric Thomas Jr. | SR | 6'3" | 280 | — |
| DL | 9th | Najae Hallenbeck | SR | 6'5" | 350 | — |
| DL | 10th | Quinzavious Warren | SR | 6'2" | 330 | — |
| DL | — | Kyle Davis | SO | 6'3" | 295 | — |
| DL | — | Jackson Klein | FR | 6'1" | 290 | — |
| DL | — | Zachariah Keith | SO | 6'6" | 250 | — |
| DL | — | Amir Leonard-Jean Charles | FR | 6'5" | 305 | — |
| DL | — | Jeramie Posey | SO | 6'3" | 270 | — |
| DL | — | Chris Hayes | SO | 6'3" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Chris Stokes | FR | 6'3" | 300 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | David Griffin | SO | 6'1" | 285 | — |
| DL | — | Elijah Kinsler | FR | 6'2" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Cameron Mackey | SO | 6'3" | 290 | — |
| DT | 1st | Brodarius Lewis | SR | 6'2" | 295 | — |
Linebackers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Chris Jones | SO | 6'0" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Michael Montgomery | JR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Joseph Harper | SR | 6'1" | 235 | — |
| LB | 4th | Mathis Haygood | SO | 6'3" | 228 | — |
| LB | 5th | Garrick Ponder | JR | 6'2" | 250 | — |
| LB | 6th | Avery Sledge | JR | 6'2" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Zach Ruffin | FR | 6'3" | 198 | — |
| LB | 8th | Peyton Anderson | JR | 6'3" | 215 | — |
| LB | — | Malachi Henderson | FR | 6'0" | 210 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Zion Edwards | JR | 5'10" | 220 | — |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Josh Moten | SR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| CB | 2nd | Anthony Richard Jr. | SR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| CB | 3rd | Jonathan Pennix | SO | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Malakai Murphy | FR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| CB | 5th | Brendan Toles | SR | 6'0" | 181 | ★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Guylijah Theodule | SO | 6'2" | 175 | — |
| CB | 7th | Ishmael Ibraheem | JR | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| S | 1st | Corey Myrick | SO | 6'3" | 200 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Ian Foster | SO | 5'10" | 195 | — |
| S | 3rd | Ahmere Foster | JR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Josh Battle | SR | 6'0" | 205 | — |
| S | 5th | Dylan King | JR | 6'2" | 190 | — |
| S | 6th | MaLik Caswell | FR | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | Dominick Hill | SR | 6'1" | 210 | — |
| S | 8th | Khalil Foster | FR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| S | 9th | Shaddai Carter | FR | 5'9" | 165 | — |
| S | — | Cameron Knox | JR | 5'8" | 190 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Luke Beard | SO | 6'1" | 220 | — |
| LS | — | Andrew Tate | FR | 5'10" | 205 | — |
| LS | — | Fred Nicholson | FR | 5'10" | 215 | — |
| LS | — | Colin Kapilovic | FR | 5'11" | 210 | — |
| P | — | Logan Gregory | SR | 5'11" | 185 | — |
| PK | 1st | Reed Harradine | SO | 6'3" | 230 | — |
| PK | 2nd | Jack Murley | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| PK | 3rd | Creighton Wilbanks | FR | 5'10" | 185 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Kaden Morgan | JR | 5'11" | 173 | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
27.050
Off PPA
+0.1648
Pass PPA
+0.2450
Rush PPA
+0.1047
Success
40%21
Explosive
1.3382
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.16 | +0.12 |
| Passing | +0.24 | +0.14 |
| Rushing | +0.10 | +0.15 |
| 1st Down | -0.05 | -0.08 |
| 2nd Down | +0.24 | +0.03 |
| 3rd Down | +0.49 | +0.62 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
29.8
PPG Against
27.4
Differential
+2.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 7-5
- Home
- 4-3
- Away
- 3-2
- Conference
- 5-3
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-1
- Avg Margin
- +2.4
Injury Report · 0
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