GOLDEN EAGLE NATION · SUN BELT · 2026 SEASON
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Football Stats
The 2026 Southern Miss football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 6 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 24.2 points per game, 394.5 total yards per game and 32.7 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | -18.3 | – |
| FPI | -14.674 | #122 |
| SRS | -17.5 | – |
| Elo | 1183 | – |
| Returning Production | 90.2% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
6 GAMES · 24.2 PPG · 32.7 ALLOWED · 394.5 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 6 | #70 |
| Points / Game | 24.2 | #93 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 32.7 | #125 |
| Total Yards / Game | 394.5 | #65 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 133.7 | #105 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 260.8 | #39 |
| Yards / Play | 5.8 | #70 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 32.9% | #123 |
| Turnover Margin | -3 | #100 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.033 | #111 |
| Defense PPA | 0.179 | #115 |
| Offense Success Rate | 42.3% | #81 |
| Defense Success Rate | 43.4% | #108 |
| Explosiveness | 1.204 | #84 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landy Lyddy | 80/133 | 1032 | 7.8 | 7 | 4 |
| Ethan Hampton | 45/75 | 419 | 5.6 | 2 | 4 |
| Mario Sanders II | 1/1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eelijah Singleton | 1/2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dusty Zimmer | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John White | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 128/214 | 1565 | 7.3 | 10 | 9 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Robinson | 99 | 432 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Jamarice Wilder | 44 | 218 | 5.0 | 3 |
| Robert Briggs | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 |
| Jaylen Foster | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 |
| MJ Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Robert Henderson | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Landy Lyddy | 23 | 14 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Ethan Hampton | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 |
| John White | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Totals | 194 | 816 | 4.2 | 10 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Sanders II | 34 | 492 | 14.5 | 5 |
| A.J. Little | 17 | 271 | 15.9 | 1 |
| Kaden Saunders | 12 | 184 | 15.3 | 0 |
| MJ Johnson | 11 | 145 | 13.2 | 0 |
| Davis Dalton | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 1 |
| Steven Robinson | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 1 |
| Broderick Peters | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 |
| Preston Kilgore | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Beck Jr. | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 |
| Grant Page | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 |
| Jaylen Himes | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Eelijah Singleton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Jamarice Wilder | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Totals | 128 | 1565 | 12.2 | 10 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis Haygood | 55 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Mike Steven Robinson III | 51 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Sylvie | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wesley Edison | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Laquan Robinson | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameron Cyprien | 25 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kobi Albert | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ronald Lewis | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameer Lewis | 17 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| JR Stegall | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nasim Cairo | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jyaire Brown | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Malakai Murphy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'mari Wilson | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Sledge | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramon Pernas | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kolby Peavy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Spriggs | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Johnson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lassiter | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| MaLik Caswell | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachariah Keith | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Gross | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffery Rush | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marrio Williams Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Dillon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kam'ron Hoyte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelby Hampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McIver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Horne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Mitchell | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cannon McClain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiroshi Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishmael Ibraheem | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Beard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Harradine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 509 | 36 | 14 | 5 |