South Alabama 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 4-4

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ -1.4 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Jared HollinsQB1,195 passing yards
Bishop DavenportQB450 passing yards
Keenan PhillipsRB576 rushing yards
PJ MartinRB552 rushing yards
Trae'von DunbarRB295 rushing yards
Brendan JenkinsWR451 receiving yards
Anthony EagerWR450 receiving yards
Jeremiah Jones-ThomasWR266 receiving yards
Cole BlaylockS46 tackles
Jordan WilliamsLB38 tackles
Jayvon HendersonS36 tackles
Xavious Anderson Jr.LB3 sacks
Masey LewisDL2 sacks
William Felton IVLB2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: South Alabama 39, SE Louisiana 14. A 25-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: South Alabama 21, Kentucky 45. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Jags"

— South Alabama fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for South Alabama — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.