GOLDEN EAGLE NATION · SUN BELT · 2025 SEASON
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Stats
The 2025 Southern Miss football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 13 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 28.8 points per game, 401.8 total yards per game and 27.4 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | -20.7 | – |
| FPI | -5.053 | #87 |
| Returning Production | 90.2% | – |
2025 TEAM STATS
13 GAMES · 28.8 PPG · 27.4 ALLOWED · 401.8 YPG
The 2026 season hasn’t started. These are final 2025 numbers.
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 13 | #22 |
| Points / Game | 28.8 | #58 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 27.4 | #84 |
| Total Yards / Game | 401.8 | #54 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 135.8 | #93 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 266 | #26 |
| Yards / Play | 5.7 | #65 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 39.7% | #70 |
| Turnover Margin | 14 | #4 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.163 | #71 |
| Defense PPA | 0.116 | #54 |
| Offense Success Rate | 39.5% | #107 |
| Defense Success Rate | 41.5% | #68 |
| Explosiveness | 1.333 | #25 |
2025 PLAYER STATS
Final 2025 numbers.
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braylon Braxton | 254/400 | 3053 | 7.6 | 24 | 8 |
| Landy Lyddy | 34/52 | 406 | 7.8 | 2 | 3 |
| Grant Page | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John White | 1/1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 289/454 | 3458 | 7.6 | 26 | 11 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery Pittman | 156 | 695 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Matt Jones | 82 | 325 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Robert Briggs | 62 | 304 | 4.9 | 1 |
| Braylon Braxton | 98 | 215 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Jaylin Carter | 38 | 166 | 4.4 | 2 |
| Jacobe Robinson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Elijah Metcalf | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Landy Lyddy | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Tychaun Chapman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Josiah Basten | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| JJ Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kadinn Morris | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Micah Davis | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 |
| Totals | 456 | 1789 | 3.9 | 18 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Metcalf | 54 | 683 | 12.6 | 2 |
| Carl Chester | 30 | 550 | 18.3 | 6 |
| Tychaun Chapman | 24 | 444 | 18.5 | 3 |
| Micah Davis | 31 | 429 | 13.8 | 5 |
| Bralon Brown | 30 | 353 | 11.8 | 2 |
| Kyirin Heath | 19 | 228 | 12.0 | 3 |
| Kadinn Morris | 15 | 183 | 12.2 | 2 |
| Jaylin Carter | 21 | 137 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Jeffery Pittman | 25 | 107 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Robert Briggs | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Matt Jones | 12 | 86 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Davis Dalton | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 1 |
| Jermane Hayes | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Shane King | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Charles Montgomery | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
| TJ Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Cace Reed | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 289 | 3458 | 12.0 | 26 |