2025 Southern
2–10 (2–8 Southwestern Athletic Conference), coached by Terrence Graves, then Fred McNair (interim, remainder of season). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi Valley State 34–29Aug 30
By 5 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Alabama State 7–30Sep 6
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs North Carolina Central | L 14–31 | 40% |
| Aug 30 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 34–29 | 65% |
| Sep 6 | vs Alabama State | L 7–30 | 56% |
| Sep 13 | at Fresno State | L 7–56 | 13% |
| Sep 27 | vs Jackson State | L 13–38 | 33% |
| Oct 11 | at Bethune-Cookman | L 14–45 | 44% |
| Oct 18 | vs Prairie View A&M | L 3–24 | 47% |
| Oct 25 | vs Florida A&M | L 35–43 | 43% |
| Nov 1 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 21–40 | 48% |
| Nov 8 | at Alcorn State | L 17–35 | 26% |
| Nov 15 | vs Texas Southern | L 30–35 | 43% |
| Nov 29 | vs Grambling | W 28–27 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Grambling 28–27; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
- Record
- 2–10
- Conference
- 2–8 11th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 223–433
- Coach
- Terrence Graves, then Fred McNair (interim, remainder of season)
- Elo
- 1106 −200 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −51.6 No. 127 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mark Frederick
- Defensive coordinator
- Henry Miller
Leaders
| Passing yards | Ashton Strother QB | 1,111 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Cam’Ron McCoy QB | 5 TD |
| Rushing yards | Trey Holly RB | 830 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Trey Holly RB | 9 TD |
| Receiving yards | Darren Morris WR | 508 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Darren Morris WR | 4 TD |
| Tackles | Elijah West S | 10 tkl |
| Sacks | Ckelby Givens DE | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Landon Carter CB | 2 INT |
Transfers in 2
The 2025 portal De’Myrion Johnson DL | ★★★ | from  LSU |
 Zay Franks CB | ★★★ | from  Southern Miss |
Transfers out 6
 Jelani Davis DL | ★★★ | to  Kent State |
| Rodney Johnson CB | ★★★ | to  Louisville |
| Tyler Kirkwood WR | ★★★ | to  Baylor |
| Quaydarius Davis WR | ★★★★ | no new school on file |
| Leroy Bowers S | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| Kobe Dillon RB | ★★ | to  Incarnate Word |
2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 8–1 | 10–2 | |
| Jackson State | 7–1 | 9–3 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
| Texas Southern | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Grambling | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Alcorn State | 4–5 | 5–7 | |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Alabama A&M | 2–7 | 4–8 | |
| Southern | 2–8 | 2–10 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1–8 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.