2024 Southern
8–5 (7–2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Savannah State 42–10Sep 7
By 32 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Grambling 24–14Nov 30
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at McNeese | L 7–21 | 64% |
| Sep 7 | vsSavannah State | W 42–10 | 79% |
| Sep 14 | at Jackson State | L 15–33 | 32% |
| Sep 21 | at Prairie View A&M | W 31–24 | 43% |
| Oct 5 | vs Nicholls | L 7–51 | 55% |
| Oct 12 | at Texas Southern | W 22–19 | 42% |
| Oct 19 | vs Alcorn State | W 24–14 | 52% |
| Oct 26 | at Florida A&M | L 6–24 | 25% |
| Nov 2 | at Alabama A&M | W 25–20 | 45% |
| Nov 9 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 25–23 | 73% |
| Nov 16 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 31–9 | 80% |
| Nov 30 | vs Grambling | W 24–14 | 57% |
| Dec 7 | atJackson StateSWAC Championship | L 13–41 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Jackson State 41–13 in the SWAC Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
SWAC West champions7–2 in the conference
- Record
- 8–5
- Conference
- 7–2 2nd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 272–303
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1308 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −34.9 No. 86 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mark Frederick
- Defensive coordinator
- Henry Miller
Leaders
| Passing yards | Noah Bodden QB | 1,219 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Czavian Teasett QB | 6 TD |
| Rushing yards | Kobe Dillon RB | 793 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Kendric Rhymes RB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Darren Morris WR | 501 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Chandler Whitfield WR | 4 TD |
| Interceptions | Herman Brister III S | 2 INT |
Transfers in 4
The 2024 portal Detraveon Brown WR | ★★★ | from  North Texas |
 Xavier Spencer CB | ★★★ | from  UTSA |
 Carmelo Crump OL | from  UL Monroe | |
 Herman Brister III S | from  Air Force |
Transfers out 2
 Kriston Davis CB | ★★★ | to  Houston |
| Dylan Mehrotra QB | ★★★ | to  UNLV |
2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State | 9–1 | 12–2 | |
| Southern | 7–2 | 8–5 | |
 Alabama State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Alcorn State | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Alabama A&M | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Texas Southern | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Grambling | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 2–6 | 2–10 | |
 Mississippi Valley State | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.