Our side
MoneylineLT to win
ours 56%
Projected score
26–28
USM – LT
2026-11-14 · kickoff TBD
Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
Southern Miss lead
20–13
· 33 meetings since 1963
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
91 ranks
Southern Miss Golden Eagles #137 rush offense
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #46 run defense
Pass game
even
35 ranks apart
Southern Miss Golden Eagles #91 pass offense
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #56 pass defense
Run game
edge Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
74 ranks
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #106 rush offense
Southern Miss Golden Eagles #180 run defense
Pass game
edge Southern Miss Golden Eagles
142 ranks
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #178 pass offense
Southern Miss Golden Eagles #36 pass defense
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Balanced · 51% run
Avg pace
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Run-heavy · 67% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 32 rush ypg
Charles Huff · 39-25
Sonny Cumbie · 21-34 · defense-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
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
RB
Steven Robinson
174 rush yds · 3 TD · 1 rec
#37 RB
DB
Kobi Albert
7 tkl · 1 PD · 3 INT
#87 DB
DB
Laquan Robinson
17 tkl · 1 PD
#192 DB
LB
Mathis Haygood
15 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL
#133 LB
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
LB
Alonzo Jackson Jr.
16 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL
#2 LB
DB
Jordan McRae
12 tkl · 1 INT
#15 DB
WR
Jalen Mickens
9 rec · 234 yds · 2 TD
#41 WR
DB
Sam Fongang
15 tkl
#141 DB
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
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Southern Miss offense vs Louisiana Tech defense+1.8 pts
Louisiana Tech offense vs Southern Miss defense+2.2 pts
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.