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Wk 1 · 2026

SE Louisiana Lions at South Alabama Jaguars — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL · ESPN+ FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
SE Louisiana Lions
FCS / Other · 1-1
14
at
7:00pET
USA -13.5 · total 53.5 DraftKings opened -12.5 · 1 toward USA
No ratings differential: SE Louisiana is not in the ratings file.
Sun Belt · 4-2
39

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

SE Louisiana: no data
Efficiency margin
South Alabama: -5.9#90
SE Louisiana: no data
Offense (pts/100)
South Alabama: 32.2
SE Louisiana: no data
Defense (pts/100)
South Alabama: 29.1
SE Louisiana: no data
Pace (plays/g)
South Alabama: 71.2
SE Louisiana: no data
Yards / play
South Alabama: 6.15
SE Louisiana: no data
Yards / play allowed
South Alabama: 7.27
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

SE Louisiana: 26.0
Points / game
South Alabama: 38.8
SE Louisiana: 37.0
Points allowed
South Alabama: 34.5
SE Louisiana: 255
Yards / game
South Alabama: 438
SE Louisiana: no data
Yards allowed
South Alabama: 429
SE Louisiana: no data
Pass yds allowed
South Alabama: 265
SE Louisiana: no data
Rush yds allowed
South Alabama: 164
SE Louisiana: 1.50
Turnovers / game
South Alabama: 0.50
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

SE Louisiana form

W 38-35at ULML 14-39at USA
2026 season

South Alabama form

W 56-49at ARSTW 52-35vs ULML 21-45at UKW 41-36vs OHIOL 24-28at TULN
2026 season

SE Louisiana this season

Straight up1-1 · 50% (2 games)
Against the spread1-1 · 50% (2 games)
Over / under1-1 · 50% (2 games)

South Alabama this season

Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 1

OpponentSE LouisianaSouth Alabama
UL Monroe
Sun Belt
at W 38-35 previewvs W 52-35 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, South Alabama leads 2–0 · South Alabama has won the last 2
2 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 21.5 points toward South Alabama
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-05SE Louisiana 14 — 39 South Alabamaat USASouth Alabama
20232023-09-09SE Louisiana 17 — 35 South Alabamaat USASouth Alabama

SE Louisiana leaders

No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.

South Alabama leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJared Hollins QB #756/92, 855 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT
Bishop Davenport QB #440/59, 450 YDS, 3 TD
RushingKeenan Phillips RB #380 CAR, 444 YDS, 5 TD
PJ Martin RB #092 CAR, 423 YDS, 6 TD
Trae'von Dunbar RB #2145 CAR, 248 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingBrendan Jenkins WR #1221 REC, 355 YDS, 3 TD
Anthony Eager WR #111 REC, 305 YDS, 4 TD
Jeremiah Jones-Thomas WR #222 REC, 261 YDS, 1 TD
Micah Woods WR #68 REC, 127 YDS
Defense
TacklesCole Blaylock S #1442
Jordan Williams LB #4833
Dallas Young S #831
SacksStephen Johnson DL #561.5
Damyrion Darby CB #241.5
Masey Lewis DL #181
InterceptionsDamyrion Darby CB #243
D.J. Moore S #11
Jaylen Moson CB #121
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.