Game notes: James Madison at Southern Miss
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The matchup
- James Madison (7–0, 4–0 in conference) at Southern Miss (1–5, 0–2 in conference), Thursday, November 5, 8 p.m. ET, M. M. Roberts Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; James Madison leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 26, 2024: James Madison 32, Southern Miss 15.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
James Madison
- James Madison is 7–0 (4–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 20–13 vs. Liberty; W 87–3 vs. Wagner; W 26–13 at San Diego State; W 46–20 at Old Dominion; W 45–17 vs. Marshall; W 27–24 at Georgia Southern; W 49–22 vs. Georgia State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- James Madison has won seven straight, since losing 51–34 to Oregon (Dec. 20, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- James Madison is No. 6 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- James Madison is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with BYU, Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Billy Napier is 7–0 in his first season at James Madison and 69–35 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Billy Napier faces Southern Miss as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- George Pettaway (RB): 767 rushing yards, 7 TD, No. 8 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Camden Coleman (QB): 1,336 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nakian Jackson (LB): 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Morgan Suarez needs 2 field goals to pass Camden Wise (27, 2018–23) for eighth on James Madison’s career field goals list. He has 26 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2022, James Madison lost to Louisville 34–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Southern Miss
- Southern Miss is 1–5 (0–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–3 vs. Alcorn State; L 8–43 at Auburn; L 20–48 vs. UConn; L 21–24 at Tulane; L 34–55 at Troy; L 13–23 vs. Arkansas State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Southern Miss has lost five straight, since beating Alcorn State 49–3 (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Southern Miss is No. 128 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Blake Anderson is 1–6 in his second season at Southern Miss and 75–60 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Blake Anderson is 0–1 against James Madison.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Landy Lyddy (QB): 1,032 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mario Sanders II (WR): 34 catches, 492 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mathis Haygood (LB): 54 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1994, Southern Miss lost to No. 4 Florida 55–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Blake Anderson is 0–3 against Billy Napier’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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