
Where Southern Miss Stands Out Football Standouts 2026
1-5 · Sun Belt
Time of possession
Outlier · Style25:43
3rd-fewest of 138 teams
-1.9 SD from the average of 30:07
Yards allowed / game
Outlier · Weakness446.7
8th-most of 138 teams
+1.7 SD from the average of 354.5
4th down conversion allowed
Outlier · Weakness76.9%
Tied for 6th-highest of 95 teams
+1.6 SD from the average of 50.9%
Points allowed / game
Notable · Weakness32.7
14th-most of 138 teams
+1.3 SD from the average of 23.8
4th down conversion
Notable · Weakness38.5%
9th-lowest of 102 teams
-1.3 SD from the average of 55.7%
Point margin / game
Notable · Weakness-8.5
19th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.2 SD from the average of +5.1
3rd down conversion
Notable · Weakness32.9%
16th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.1 SD from the average of 41.0%
Turnovers / game
Notable · Weakness1.7
Tied for 18th-most of 138 teams
+1.0 SD from the average of 1.2
How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.