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2020 Southern

5–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Southern in 2020, game by game: won at Alabama State 24–21; lost vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 30–33; won at Texas Southern 51–23; won vs. Alcorn State 2–0; won at Jackson State 34–14; won vs. Grambling 49–7+42−3Won 24–21 at Alabama State+3Alabama StateLost 30–33 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff-3Arkansas–Pine B…Won 51–23 at Texas Southern+28Texas SouthernWon 2–0 vs. Alcorn State+2Alcorn StateWon 34–14 at Jackson State+20Jackson StateWon 49–7 vs. Grambling+42Grambling
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Feb 26atAlabama StateW 24–⁠2156%
Mar 6vsArkansas–Pine BluffL 30–⁠3374%
Mar 20atTexas SouthernW 51–⁠2374%
Mar 27vsAlcorn StateW 2–⁠060%
Apr 3atJackson StateW 34–⁠1458%
Apr 17vsGramblingW 49–⁠768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Grambling 49–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s West Division (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
190–⁠98
Coach
—
Elo
1413 +62 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Antonio Smith OG★★★No. 995
Tyler Kirkwood WR★★★No. 1654
Kobe Dillon ATH★★★No. 2416
Jadyn Landrum ILB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.837
Offensive line13.00.857
Athletes and specialists13.00.812
Whole class33.00.835

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.