Wk 4 · 2026
Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Tulane Green Wave — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Sun Belt · no games yet
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential TULN by 9.8
American · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Southern Miss form
No completed games on record.
Tulane form
No completed games on record.
Southern Miss this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Tulane this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 1
| Opponent | Southern Miss | Tulane |
|---|---|---|
| South Alabama Sun Belt | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Southern Miss leads 4–3 · Tulane won the last one
7 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.0 points toward Southern Miss
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-16 | Tulane 21 — 3 Southern Miss | at USM | Tulane |
| 2022 | 2022-09-24 | Southern Miss 27 — 24 Tulane | at TULN | Southern Miss |
| 2020 | 2020-09-26 | Tulane 66 — 24 Southern Miss | at USM | Tulane |
| 2019 | 2020-01-04 | Southern Miss 13 — 30 Tulane | neutral | Tulane bowl/CFP |
| 2010 | 2010-11-06 | Southern Miss 46 — 30 Tulane | at TULN | Southern Miss |
| 2009 | 2009-10-24 | Tulane 6 — 43 Southern Miss | at USM | Southern Miss |
| 2006 | 2006-11-11 | Southern Miss 31 — 3 Tulane | at TULN | Southern Miss |
Southern Miss leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Braylon Braxton QB #1 | 230/353, 2796 YDS, 23 TD, 7 INT |
| Landry Lyddy QB #18 | 34/52, 406 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Jeffery Pittman RB #0 | 146 CAR, 640 YDS, 8 TD |
| Matt Jones RB #5 | 78 CAR, 314 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Robert Briggs RB #2 | 57 CAR, 268 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Elijah Metcalf WR #9 | 52 REC, 677 YDS, 2 TD |
| Carl Chester WR #7 | 30 REC, 532 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Tychaun Chapman WR #1 | 22 REC, 398 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Micah Davis WR #6 | 28 REC, 393 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Chris Jones LB #10 | 127 |
| Mike Montgomery LB #9 | 100 | |
| Corey Myrick S #22 | 82 | |
| Sacks | J'Mond Tapp DL #14 | 7.5 |
| Chris Jones LB #10 | 3.5 | |
| JJ Hawkins DL #5 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Josh Moten CB #1 | 5 |
| Ahmere Foster S #5 | 3 | |
| Ian Foster S #0 | 3 |
Tulane leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Jake Retzlaff QB #12 | 222/356, 2862 YDS, 14 TD, 6 INT |
| Brendan Sullivan QB #6 | 19/29, 222 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Jake Retzlaff QB #12 | 118 CAR, 610 YDS, 16 TD |
| Javin Gordon RB #6 | 122 CAR, 505 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Jamauri McClure RB #25 | 68 CAR, 456 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Shazz Preston WR #7 | 38 REC, 598 YDS, 4 TD |
| Anthony Brown-Stephens WR #5 | 35 REC, 466 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Omari Hayes WR #9 | 35 REC, 463 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bryce Bohanon WR #83 | 31 REC, 417 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jack Tchienchou S #1 | 77 |
| Chris Rodgers LB #4 | 75 | |
| Bailey Despanie S #32 | 55 | |
| Sacks | Harvey Dyson III LB #5 | 7 |
| Jordan Norman DL #33 | 6 | |
| Santana Hopper DL #97 | 4.5 | |
| Interceptions | Joker Johnson DB #20 | 4 |
| Javion White DB #0 | 3 | |
| Jack Tchienchou S #1 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.