Game notes: Southern Miss at UL Monroe
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The matchup
- Southern Miss (1–5, 0–2 in conference) at UL Monroe (0–6, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Malone 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 11th meeting; Southern Miss leads the series 7–3.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 25, 2025: Southern Miss 49, UL Monroe 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1982: Southern Miss 45, UL Monroe 27.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- UL Monroe is 1–2 at home against Southern Miss.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Southern Miss 49–21 (at Southern Miss); 2024: UL Monroe 38–21 (at UL Monroe); 2023: Southern Miss 24–7 (at Southern Miss); 2022: Southern Miss 20–10 (at UL Monroe); 2018: UL Monroe 21–20 (at Southern Miss).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 7–0 against UL Monroe.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 2009, Southern Miss lost to No. 15 Houston 50–43.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.
UL Monroe
- UL Monroe is 0–6 (0–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–62 at Mississippi State; L 20–26 at UAB; L 35–38 vs. SE Louisiana; L 17–45 vs. Florida Atlantic; L 35–52 at South Alabama; L 0–24 vs. Louisiana Tech.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UL Monroe has lost 14 straight, since beating Arkansas State 28–16 (Sept. 27, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UL Monroe is No. 137 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Bryant Vincent is 8–22 in his third season at UL Monroe and 15–28 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Bryant Vincent is 1–1 against Southern Miss.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Aidan Armenta (QB): 953 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Austin Carlisle (QB): 358 passing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Noah Flemmings (LB): 45 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, UL Monroe lost to App State 31–13.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
- It is the first meeting of Blake Anderson and Bryant Vincent as head coaches.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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