CFB Schedule college football
Wk 7 · 2026

Arkansas State Red Wolves at Southern Miss Golden Eagles — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg
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What is at stake

A Sun Belt game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-6.4#103
Efficiency margin
-3.2#86
21.3
Offense (pts/100)
25.6
27.6
Defense (pts/100)
28.8
75.8
Pace (plays/g)
68.9
4.95
Yards / play
5.81
6.19
Yards / play allowed
5.44
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

24.4
Points / game
29.8
27.3
Points allowed
27.4
385
Yards / game
404
415
Yards allowed
403
236
Pass yds allowed
226
178
Rush yds allowed
176
1.92
Turnovers / game
1.17
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Arkansas St form

W 30-29at APPL 30-34vs ULL 21-27vs USMW 23-10at TROYW 34-24vs GASO
2025 season

Southern Miss form

L 18-28vs TROYL 35-42at USAL 14-41vs TXSTW 27-21at ARSTW 49-21vs ULM
2025 season

Arkansas St this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Southern Miss this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 5

OpponentArkansas StSouthern Miss
Louisiana
Sun Belt
at Wk 5 · scheduled previewvs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
South Alabama
Sun Belt
vs Wk 6 · scheduled previewvs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
UL Monroe
Sun Belt
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Louisiana Tech
Sun Belt
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Troy
Sun Belt
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Southern Miss leads the series 4–2 · Southern Miss won the last one
6 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 1.2 points toward Arkansas St
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-11-08Southern Miss 2721 Arkansas Stat ARSTSouthern Miss
20242024-10-19Arkansas St 4428 Southern Missat USMArkansas St
20232023-09-23Southern Miss 3744 Arkansas Stat ARSTArkansas St
20222022-10-15Arkansas St 1920 Southern Missat USMSouthern Miss
20082008-09-13Southern Miss 2724 Arkansas Stat ARSTSouthern Miss
20072007-11-24Arkansas St 1016 Southern Missat USMSouthern Miss

Arkansas St leaders 2025 season

PassingJaylen Raynor QB #1316/470, 3073 YDS, 16 TD, 11 INT
Josh Flowers QB #82/6, 13 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDevin Spencer RB #4102 CAR, 523 YDS, 2 TD
Kenyon Clay RB #5128 CAR, 470 YDS, 3 TD
Jaylen Raynor QB #1151 CAR, 434 YDS, 7 TD
ReceivingCorey Rucker WR #769 REC, 866 YDS, 3 TD
Chauncy Cobb WR #269 REC, 767 YDS
Hunter Summers WR #343 REC, 466 YDS, 4 TD
Tyler Fortenberry TE #1931 REC, 279 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesAaron Alexander LB #788
AG McGhee S #676
Kyle Taylor LB #2074
SacksEthan Hassler DL #326.5
Demarcus Hendricks DE #106.5
Bryan Whitehead DE #44
InterceptionsAvante Dickerson CB #92
Aaron Alexander LB #71
AG McGhee S #61

Southern Miss leaders 2025 season

PassingBraylon Braxton QB #1230/353, 2796 YDS, 23 TD, 7 INT
Landry Lyddy QB #1834/52, 406 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingJeffery Pittman RB #0146 CAR, 640 YDS, 8 TD
Matt Jones RB #578 CAR, 314 YDS, 4 TD
Robert Briggs RB #257 CAR, 268 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingElijah Metcalf WR #952 REC, 677 YDS, 2 TD
Carl Chester WR #730 REC, 532 YDS, 6 TD
Tychaun Chapman WR #122 REC, 398 YDS, 2 TD
Micah Davis WR #628 REC, 393 YDS, 5 TD
Defense
TacklesChris Jones LB #10127
Mike Montgomery LB #9100
Corey Myrick S #2282
SacksJ'Mond Tapp DL #147.5
Chris Jones LB #103.5
JJ Hawkins DL #53
InterceptionsJosh Moten CB #15
Ahmere Foster S #53
Ian Foster S #03
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.