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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Southern Miss
Golden Eagles
Sun Belt
21
30% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
James Madison
Dukes
Sun Belt
34
70% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
James Madison by 13.68
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Southern Miss
James Madison
|
64
D
|
Overall |
86
B
|
|
64
D
|
Power |
82
B-
|
|
66
D
|
Offensive |
82
B-
|
|
63
D-
|
Defensive |
81
B-
|
|
71
C-
|
SoS (Current) |
64
D
|
|
71
C-
|
SoS (Future) |
64
D
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Southern Miss
James Madison
| 175 | Overall | 47 |
| 134 | Power | 59 |
| 135 | Offensive | 60 |
| 144 | Defensive | 65 |
| 98 | SoS (Current) | 122 |
| 98 | SoS (Future) | 122 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Southern Miss
James Madison
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
7-6 (53.8%) |
Overall |
12-2 (85.7%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Home |
7-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Away |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
4-4 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
7-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Southern Miss
James Madison
| #100 Jacksonville St | Best Win | #42 Old Dominion |
| #199 South Alabama | Worst Loss | #37 Louisville |
| 28 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe | Largest MOV | 49 pts vs #136 Coastal Carolina |
| 27 pts vs #114 Texas St-San Marcos | Largest MOD | 17 pts vs #2 Oregon |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Southern Miss
James Madison
| 28.8 | Points per Game | 37.1 |
| 27.4 | Points Against | 18.4 |
| 30.9 | Home PPG | 40 |
| 27.3 | Home PA | 15 |
| 28.4 | Away PPG | 34.2 |
| 27.6 | Away PA | 16.8 |
| 87-81 | Opponent Record | 92-89 |
| 144.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 128.2 |
| W 5 | Longest Streak | W 11 |
| L 4 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Southern Miss
James Madison
| Dec 23 Western Kentucky (9-4) L 16-27 | Dec 20 (2) Oregon (13-2) L 34-51 |
| Nov 29 vs Troy (8-6) L 18-28 | Dec 5 vs Troy (8-6) W 31-14 |
| Nov 22 at South Alabama (4-8) L 35-42 | Nov 29 at Coastal Carolina (6-7) W 59-10 |
| Nov 15 vs Texas St-San Marcos (7-6) L 14-41 | Nov 22 vs Washington St (7-6) W 24-20 |
| Nov 8 at Arkansas St (7-6) W 27-21 | Nov 15 vs Appalachian St (5-8) W 58-10 |
| Oct 25 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 49-21 | Nov 8 at Marshall (5-7) W 35-23 |
| Oct 18 at Louisiana-Lafayette (6-7) W 22-10 | Oct 28 at Texas St-San Marcos (7-6) W 52-20 |
| Oct 9 at Georgia Southern (7-6) W 38-35 | Oct 18 vs Old Dominion (10-3) W 63-27 |
| Sep 27 vs Jacksonville St (9-5) W 42-25 | Oct 11 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (6-7) W 24-14 |
| Sep 20 at Louisiana Tech (8-5) L 20-30 | Oct 4 at Georgia St (1-11) W 14-7 |
| Sep 13 vs Appalachian St (5-8) W 38-22 | Sep 27 vs Georgia Southern (7-6) W 35-10 |
| Sep 6 vs Jackson St (9-3) W 38-20 | Sep 20 at Liberty (4-8) W 31-13 |
| Aug 30 vs Mississippi St (5-8) L 17-34 | Sep 5 at Louisville (9-4) L 14-28 |
