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Southern Miss

USA · 2018 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
7th
5–3 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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Jackson State TigersUnranked—W 55–7
3Week 3 · Sep 11UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HSUN6–6L 20–21
5Week 5 · Sep 25Rice (RICE)H2HUSA2–11W 40–22
6Week 6 · Oct 2Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–5L 13–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA9–4L 7–30
9Week 9 · Oct 23UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA3–9W 27–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)H2HUSA5–7L 17–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA9–4W 26–24
12Week 12 · Nov 13UABH2HUSA11–3L 23–26
13Week 13 · Nov 20Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HUSA8–5W 21–20
14Week 14 · Nov 27UTEPH2HUSA1–11W 39–7

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
3.167
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-25+23
  • Marshall +9
  • Louisiana Tech +8
  • UTSA +3
  • Rice +2
  • UTEP +1
  • UAB -3
  • North Texas -4
  • Auburn -5
  • UL Monroe -6
  • Charlotte -7

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 #72Better than 48%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78Post-Season W1#78Post-Season W2#73Post-Season W3#72Post-Season W4#72Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+48
-1
+18
-11
-23
+10
-3
+2
-3
+1
+32

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

Final Rank by Season
#1232013#1062014#552015#672016#562017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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