Thu, Nov 5, 8:00 PM ET· Roberts Stadium
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2026 · TraditionalJames Madison · 9 of 9
450.9
Yards / game
402.4
2.76
Points / drive
1.89
4.7
TDs / game
3.4
36.9
3rd-down %
31.5
72.7
RZ TD %
69.2
0.2
Turnover margin
-0.4
2.7
Sacks / game
2.4
6.2
TFL / game
6.0
14.7
Havoc / game
12.6
44.8 / 55.2
Pass / Rush split
51.3 / 48.7
2026 · Situational matchup
When James Madison has the ball
James Madison's early-down offense ranks 69th of 138. Southern Miss's early-down defense ranks 86th of 138.
James Madison's passing-down offense ranks 51st of 138. Southern Miss's passing-down defense ranks 64th of 138.
James Madison's third-down offense ranks 104th of 138. Southern Miss's third-down defense ranks 102nd of 138.
James Madison's red-zone offense ranks 8th of 138. Southern Miss's red-zone defense ranks 56th of 138.
When Southern Miss has the ball
Southern Miss's early-down offense ranks 39th of 138. James Madison's early-down defense ranks 22nd of 138.
Southern Miss's passing-down offense ranks 75th of 138. James Madison's passing-down defense ranks 84th of 138.
Southern Miss's third-down offense ranks 124th of 138. James Madison's third-down defense ranks 115th of 138.
Southern Miss's red-zone offense ranks 48th of 138. James Madison's red-zone defense ranks 58th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form-0.011 last 3 vs 0.077 season (-0.089)
Defense formabout the same(-0.072 last 3 vs -0.082 season)
▲Offense form0.039 last 3 vs -0.011 season (+0.050)
Defense formabout the same(0.079 last 3 vs 0.039 season)
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCamden Coleman — 1742 yd, 16 TD
RushingGeorge Pettaway — 824 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingCorey Scott — 386 yd, 5 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLandry Lyddy — 1196 yd, 7 TD
RushingSteven Robinson — 577 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingMario Sanders — 569 yd, 5 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
James Madison offense
69thof 1380.021436 plays
vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
86thof 1380.011James Madison defense · allowed
22ndof 138-0.118vs
Southern Miss offense
39thof 1380.073305 plays
Passing downs
James Madison offense
51stof 1380.077207 plays
vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
64thof 138-0.037177 plays
James Madison defense · allowed
84thof 1380.017244 plays
vs
Southern Miss offense
75thof 138-0.006155 plays
Third down
James Madison offense
104thof 138-0.091120 plays
vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
102ndof 1380.135109 plays
James Madison defense · allowed
115thof 1380.193142 plays
vs
Southern Miss offense
124thof 138-0.20892 plays
Red zone
James Madison offense
8thof 1380.303109 plays
vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
56thof 138-0.07889 plays
James Madison defense · allowed
58thof 138-0.07269 plays
vs
Southern Miss offense
48thof 1380.07072 plays
Field advancement
James Madison offense
49thof 13851.8%vs
Southern Miss defense · allowed
110thof 13849.1%James Madison defense · allowed
23rdof 13836.0%vs
Southern Miss offense
84thof 13845.0%Away
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James Madison Offense vs Southern Miss DefenseJames Madison · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.23#25
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#127-0.32
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.044#55
559 plays
EPA/Play
#1020.055
allowed · 436 plays
-0.034#83
255 plays
EPA/Pass
#1000.081
allowed · 174 plays
0.110#32
304 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#910.038
allowed · 262 plays
46.3%#74
559 plays
Success Rate
#11648.6%
allowed · 436 plays
42.7%#89
Pass Success Rate
#8143.9%
allowed
49.3%#58
Rush Success Rate
#9548.8%
allowed
51.8%#49
Available Yards %
#11049.1%
allowed
64.7#2
Net Field Position
#8670.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.021#69
436 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#860.011
allowed
6.8#62
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1116.6
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
James Madison Defense vs Southern Miss OffenseJames Madison · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.23#27
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#98-0.14
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.071#41
allowed · 559 plays
EPA/Play
#780.000
398 plays
-0.051#60
allowed · 288 plays
EPA/Pass
#84-0.036
213 plays
-0.092#29
allowed · 271 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#590.042
185 plays
42.0%#27
allowed · 559 plays
Success Rate
#8545.7%
398 plays
42.2%#59
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#11539.9%
40.6%#14
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2152.4%
36.0%#23
allowed
Available Yards %
#8445.0%
73.0#33
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12072.7
-0.118#22
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#390.073
305 plays
7.8#21
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#636.9
2026 · Situational EPAJames Madison · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.022
566 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.009
400 plays
-0.056
564 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.039
459 plays
0.303
109 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.070
72 plays
-0.072
69 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.078
89 plays
-0.091
120 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.208
92 plays
0.193
142 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.135
109 plays