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App State

SBC · 2-0 · power +7.5 · #98
Our numberUSA -0.3 no book has priced this game

South Alabama

SBC · 1-1 · power +7.5 · #96
Our side
MoneylineUSA to win ours 55%
Projected score 26–26 APP – USA
2026-11-27 · 3:00 PM Hancock Whitney Stadium · Mobile, AL SBC game Early season

The books

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Series App State lead 4–2 · 6 meetings since 2014
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge App State Mountaineers 72 ranks
App State Mountaineers #144 rush offense South Alabama Jaguars #216 run defense
Pass game even 13 ranks apart
App State Mountaineers #203 pass offense South Alabama Jaguars #216 pass defense
Run game even 26 ranks apart
South Alabama Jaguars #92 rush offense App State Mountaineers #118 run defense
Pass game edge South Alabama Jaguars 48 ranks
South Alabama Jaguars #127 pass offense App State Mountaineers #175 pass defense
App State Mountaineers Balanced · 49% run Avg pace South Alabama Jaguars Run-heavy · 64% run Avg pace
Dowell Loggains · 5-8 Major Applewhite · 26-25 · offense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
App State Mountaineers
DL Caleb Sandstrom 5 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL #52 DL
TE Darrin Fugitt 11 rec · 113 yds · 1 TD #17 TE
WR Sam Pickett III 9 rec · 162 yds · 2 TD #88 WR
K James London 4 FG · 9 XP · 21 pts #27 K
South Alabama Jaguars
WR Brendan Jenkins 14 rec · 197 yds · 2 TD #25 WR
RB PJ Martin 142 rush yds · 2 TD · 5 rec #59 RB
QB Bishop Davenport 450 pass yds · 3 TD · 0 INT #34 QB
K Davis Little 4 FG · 7 XP · 19 pts #39 K

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
App State MountaineersSBC +7.5 +4.9 +2.6 #98
South Alabama JaguarsSBC +7.5 +5.6 +1.9 #96

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
App State offense vs South Alabama defense+3.0 pts
South Alabama offense vs App State defense+3.0 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 534 mi
Altitude · context only948 m lower than the visitor's home elevation

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.