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Southern Miss

latest conference era: Sun Belt

Loaded Seasons57
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +16.7
Best Finish#24 in 2011
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +16.7 PWR −2.2 2017: 8-5, margin +61, power +5.3, resume 45 / 100, final rank #782018: 6-5, margin +70, power +5.5, resume 52 / 100, final rank #802019: 7-6, margin +5, power +4.7, resume 67 / 100, final rank #832020: 3-7, margin -70, power −2.2, resume 18 / 100, final rank #952021: 3-9, margin -123, power +5.0, resume 39 / 100, final rank #1482022: 7-6, margin +23, power +16.7, resume 80 / 100, final rank #922023: 3-9, margin -151, power +13.3, resume 47 / 100, final rank #1462024: 1-11, margin -270, power +7.2, resume 23 / 100, final rank #2402025: 7-6, margin +18, power +14.9, resume 78 / 100, final rank #1172026: 3-5, margin -33, power +15.3, resume 39 / 100, final rank #113 2017: 8-5, margin +61, power +5.3, resume 45 / 100, final rank #78+5.32018: 6-5, margin +70, power +5.5, resume 52 / 100, final rank #80+5.52019: 7-6, margin +5, power +4.7, resume 67 / 100, final rank #83+4.72020: 3-7, margin -70, power −2.2, resume 18 / 100, final rank #95−2.22021: 3-9, margin -123, power +5.0, resume 39 / 100, final rank #148+5.02022: 7-6, margin +23, power +16.7, resume 80 / 100, final rank #92+16.72023: 3-9, margin -151, power +13.3, resume 47 / 100, final rank #146+13.32024: 1-11, margin -270, power +7.2, resume 23 / 100, final rank #240+7.22025: 7-6, margin +18, power +14.9, resume 78 / 100, final rank #117+14.92026: 3-5, margin -33, power +15.3, resume 39 / 100, final rank #113+15.3 20178-520186-520197-620203-720213-920227-620233-920241-1120257-620263-5

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 57

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +11.8

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +3.5

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 1.4

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +16.7

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2022

The last season that closed stronger was 2022.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2011 | #24

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2011 | 93 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #17 | Power #2

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 30th | Power 96th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2011 | 12-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #113 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 3-5
Program baseline +11.8 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 1.4 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +16.7, record 7-6, and final loaded-board rank #92.

Best Loaded Resume

2011 Season

Resume 93 / 100 with 12 wins and a 86% win rate.

Best Record

12-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2011, with a margin of +225.

Roughest Loaded Season

2012 Season

0-12 with power +1.8 and margin -218.

Best resume season

2011 | 93 / 100

Latest versus standard

+3.5

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

57 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Sun BeltFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 3-5 #113 +15.3 39 −33 Open team page
2025 Sun BeltFBS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 7-6 #117 +14.9 78 +18 Program view
2024 Sun BeltFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-11 #240 +7.2 23 −270 Program view
2023 Sun BeltFBS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 3-9 #146 +13.3 47 −151 Program view
2022 Sun BeltFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 7-6 #92 +16.7 80 +23 Program view
2021 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #148 +5.0 39 −123 Program view
2020 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-7 #95 −2.2 18 −70 Program view
2019 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #83 +4.7 67 +5 Program view
2018 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #80 +5.5 52 +70 Program view
2017 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #78 +5.3 45 +61 Program view
2016 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #68 +6.5 39 +43 Program view
2015 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-5 #44 +9.7 80 +201 Program view
2014 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #164 −0.2 28 −197 Program view
2013 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-11 #182 −1.0 11 −298 Program view
2012 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-12 #113 +1.8 2 −218 Program view
2011 Conference USAFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 12-2 #24 +13.1 93 +225 Program view
2010 Conference USAFBS In range 8-5 #44 +10.5 73 +95 Program view
2009 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #80 +6.6 46 +92 Program view
2008 Conference USAFBS In range 7-6 #44 +10.8 52 +85 Program view
2007 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #60 +9.8 45 +47 Program view
2006 Conference USAFBS In range 9-5 #48 +10.3 72 +96 Program view
2005 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-5 #82 +6.5 74 +83 Program view
2004 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-5 #61 +8.3 74 +11 Program view
2003 Conference USAFBS In range 9-4 #-- -- -- +67 Program view
2002 Conference USAFBS In range 7-6 #-- -- -- +44 Program view
2001 Conference USAFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +92 Program view
2000 Conference USAFBS In range 8-4 #-- -- -- +111 Program view
1999 Conference USAFBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +144 Program view
1998 Conference USAFBS In range 7-5 #-- -- -- +146 Program view
1997 Conference USAFBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +127 Program view
1996 Conference USAFBS In range 8-3 #-- -- -- +40 Program view
1995 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +43 Program view
1994 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +17 Program view
1993 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 2-8 #-- -- -- −97 Program view
1992 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +24 Program view
1991 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −13 Program view
1990 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 8-4 #-- -- -- +48 Program view
1989 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −12 Program view
1988 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +69 Program view
1987 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −26 Program view
1986 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −54 Program view
1985 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +96 Program view
1984 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −55 Program view
1983 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +107 Program view
1982 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +124 Program view
1981 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 9-2 #-- -- -- +197 Program view
1980 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +107 Program view
1979 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-4 #-- -- -- +82 Program view
1978 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +28 Program view
1977 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-6 #-- -- -- −35 Program view
1976 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −151 Program view
1975 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +150 Program view
1974 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −35 Program view
1973 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-4 #-- -- -- +61 Program view
1972 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 3-7 #-- -- -- −49 Program view
1971 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +10 Program view
1970 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −71 Program view