Sat, Oct 31, 3:30 PM ET· Malone Stadium
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 181 mi / 0 miForecast: 77°F · wind 7 mph · Partially cloudy
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalSouthern Miss · 9 of 9
394.5
Yards / game
342.5
1.89
Points / drive
1.81
3.3
TDs / game
2.5
32.9
3rd-down %
29.6
63.6
RZ TD %
58.8
-0.5
Turnover margin
-0.7
2.3
Sacks / game
1.5
6.0
TFL / game
4.3
11.7
Havoc / game
9.3
52.2 / 47.8
Pass / Rush split
49.5 / 50.5
2026 · Situational matchup
When Southern Miss has the ball
Southern Miss's early-down offense ranks 41st of 138. UL Monroe's early-down defense ranks 113th of 138.
Southern Miss's passing-down offense ranks 51st of 138. UL Monroe's passing-down defense ranks 126th of 138.
Southern Miss's third-down offense ranks 123rd of 138. UL Monroe's third-down defense ranks 129th of 138.
Southern Miss's red-zone offense ranks 94th of 138. UL Monroe's red-zone defense ranks 62nd of 138.
When UL Monroe has the ball
UL Monroe's early-down offense ranks 101st of 138. Southern Miss's early-down defense ranks 64th of 138.
UL Monroe's passing-down offense ranks 113th of 138. Southern Miss's passing-down defense ranks 70th of 138.
UL Monroe's third-down offense ranks 132nd of 138. Southern Miss's third-down defense ranks 119th of 138.
UL Monroe's red-zone offense ranks 93rd of 138. Southern Miss's red-zone defense ranks 56th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.071 last 3 vs -0.001 season (+0.072)
Defense formabout the same(0.090 last 3 vs 0.058 season)
Offense formabout the same(-0.170 last 3 vs -0.140 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.174 last 3 vs 0.137 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLandry Lyddy — 1032 yd, 7 TD
RushingSteven Robinson — 432 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingMario Sanders — 492 yd, 5 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingAidan Armenta — 974 yd, 6 TD
RushingAustin Carlisle — 230 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingMarcellus Jackson — 265 yd, 0 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
Southern Miss offense
41stof 1380.078247 plays
vs
UL Monroe defense · allowed
113thof 1380.064Southern Miss defense · allowed
64thof 138-0.020vs
UL Monroe offense
101stof 138-0.063239 plays
Passing downs
Southern Miss offense
51stof 1380.084130 plays
vs
UL Monroe defense · allowed
126thof 1380.246126 plays
Southern Miss defense · allowed
70thof 138-0.019146 plays
vs
UL Monroe offense
113thof 138-0.121122 plays
Third down
Southern Miss offense
123rdof 138-0.20376 plays
vs
UL Monroe defense · allowed
129thof 1380.31287 plays
Southern Miss defense · allowed
119thof 1380.22391 plays
vs
UL Monroe offense
132ndof 138-0.29382 plays
Red zone
Southern Miss offense
94thof 138-0.07859 plays · small sample
vs
UL Monroe defense · allowed
62ndof 138-0.06158 plays · small sample
Southern Miss defense · allowed
56thof 138-0.10581 plays
vs
UL Monroe offense
93rdof 138-0.07640 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Southern Miss offense
91stof 13844.9%vs
UL Monroe defense · allowed
136thof 13859.0%Southern Miss defense · allowed
116thof 13850.7%vs
UL Monroe offense
123rdof 13838.7%Away
Home
Southern Miss Offense vs UL Monroe DefenseSouthern Miss · 9 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)
-0.13#97
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#135-0.38
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.018#74
317 plays
EPA/Play
#1270.137
allowed · 359 plays
0.061#56
175 plays
EPA/Pass
#1350.280
allowed · 143 plays
-0.035#95
142 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#910.043
allowed · 216 plays
45.4%#91
317 plays
Success Rate
#11749.0%
allowed · 359 plays
41.7%#103
Pass Success Rate
#13551.5%
allowed
50.0%#45
Rush Success Rate
#8147.5%
allowed
44.9%#91
Available Yards %
#13659.0%
allowed
73.3#126
Net Field Position
#8870.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.078#41
247 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1130.064
allowed
6.8#69
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1385.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Southern Miss Defense vs UL Monroe OffenseSouthern Miss · 7 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)
-0.31#125
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#120-0.27
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.086#113
allowed · 355 plays
EPA/Play
#120-0.101
315 plays
0.108#107
allowed · 133 plays
EPA/Pass
#114-0.132
158 plays
0.073#107
allowed · 222 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#113-0.071
157 plays
49.9%#127
allowed · 355 plays
Success Rate
#10244.4%
315 plays
43.3%#77
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#8843.0%
50.0%#116
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10045.9%
50.7%#116
allowed
Available Yards %
#12338.7%
71.1#78
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12273.1
-0.020#64
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#101-0.063
239 plays
6.8#104
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#486.6
2026 · Situational EPASouthern Miss · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.029
319 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.091
318 plays
0.065
378 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.155
366 plays
-0.078
59 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.076
40 plays · small sample
-0.105
81 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.061
58 plays · small sample
-0.203
76 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.293
82 plays
0.223
91 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.312
87 plays