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Southern Miss

USA · 2017 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
6–2 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Miss head-to-head · History & Eras

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–6L 17–24
3Week 3 · Sep 12Southern JaguarsUnranked—W 45–0
4Week 4 · Sep 19UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HSUN4–8W 28–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA9–5L 28–43
7Week 7 · Oct 10UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA6–5W 31–29
8Week 8 · Oct 17UTEPH2HUSA0–12W 24–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HUSA7–6W 34–27
10Week 10 · Oct 31UABH2HUSA8–5L 12–30
11Week 11 · Nov 7Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC4–8L 10–24
12Week 12 · Nov 14Rice (RICE)H2HUSA1–11W 43–34
13Week 13 · Nov 21Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)H2HUSA1–11W 66–21
14Week 14 · Nov 28Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA8–5W 28–27
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC7–6L 13–42

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.479
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-30+27
  • Marshall +8
  • Louisiana Tech +7
  • UTSA +6
  • UL Monroe +4
  • Rice +1
  • Charlotte +1
  • UTEP 0
  • North Texas -5
  • UAB -5
  • Kentucky -6
  • Florida State -6
  • Tennessee -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#51Post-Season W1#50Post-Season W2#46Post-Season W3#56Post-Season W4#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+45
+11
-15
+2
+24
+7
-18
-14
+9
+45
+1
-29

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1242012#1232013#1062014#552015#672016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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