Southern Miss 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 3-5

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ -2.7 last-week

Era —

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

Who carried it

Landry LyddyQB1,326 passing yards
Jacobe RobinsonQB759 passing yards
Steven RobinsonRB728 rushing yards
Jamarice WilderRB476 rushing yards
Mario Sanders IIWR600 receiving yards
A.J. LittleWR275 receiving yards
Kaden SaundersWR211 receiving yards
Mathis HaygoodLB70 tackles
Michael Robinson IIIDB69 tackles
Landon SylvieDB55 tackles
Jameer LewisDL4 sacks
JR StegallDL3.5 sacks
Ramon PernasDL3 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Southern Miss 49, Alcorn State 3. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Southern Miss 8, Auburn 43. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

"SMTTT"

— Southern Miss fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Southern Miss — 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.