CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Sun Belt

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Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

3-2Record
22.2PPG
35.0PPG Allowed
2-0Home
1-2Away
0-0Neutral
0-1Conference
5Games
1-4-0ATS · W-L-P
3-2-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Sun Belt. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #107; PPG allowed #129. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 3-2. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHTony GibsonSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#123National recruiting class rank
162.09Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.19FBS #57 of 138
PPA per play0.38FBS #138 of 138
Success rate44.4%FBS #62 of 138
Success rate48.7%FBS #130 of 138
Explosiveness1.21FBS #86 of 138
Explosiveness1.34FBS #104 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.60FBS #127 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity4.38FBS #126 of 138
Power success rate71.4%FBS #78 of 138
Power success rate71.4%FBS #69 of 138
Stuff rate17.5%FBS #74 of 138
Stuff rate11.9%FBS #133 of 138
Line yards per rush3.25FBS #52 of 138
Line yards per rush3.53FBS #133 of 138
Second-level yards1.19FBS #49 of 138
Second-level yards1.16FBS #106 of 138
Open-field yards0.88FBS #98 of 138
Open-field yards2.25FBS #132 of 138
Passing success rate43.9%FBS #72 of 138
Passing success rate49.4%FBS #127 of 138
Passing PPA0.35FBS #42 of 138
Passing PPA0.59FBS #137 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.58FBS #63 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.80FBS #121 of 138
Rushing success rate44.2%FBS #75 of 138
Rushing success rate48.1%FBS #123 of 138
Rushing PPA0.03FBS #104 of 138
Rushing PPA0.14FBS #108 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.83FBS #102 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.79FBS #27 of 138
Standard downs success rate51.6%FBS #42 of 138
Standard downs success rate54.9%FBS #135 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.16FBS #46 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.27FBS #135 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.95FBS #108 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.00FBS #75 of 138
Passing downs success rate29.2%FBS #91 of 138
Passing downs success rate33.3%FBS #106 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.25FBS #75 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.66FBS #137 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.17FBS #42 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.69FBS #136 of 138
Havoc allowed16.0%FBS #100 of 138
Havoc rate11.3%FBS #132 of 138
Total yards per game386.80FBS #76 of 138
Total yards per game475.20FBS #137 of 138
Passing yards per game240.60FBS #61 of 138
Passing yards per game289.60FBS #134 of 138
Rushing yards per game146.20FBS #90 of 138
Rushing yards per game185.60FBS #119 of 138
Turnovers8FBS #100 of 138
Turnovers forced4FBS #98 of 138
3rd-down conversions23FBS #85 of 138
3rd-down conversions30FBS #105 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate35.9%FBS #98 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate46.9%FBS #128 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson

FBS #65 · 977 season total

87CMP133ATT977Yards6TD2INT65.41%CMP%139.00NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson

FBS #179 · 209 season total

60Carries209Yards2TD3.48Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw

FBS #64 · 324 season total

22REC324Yards4TD14.73Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Caleb Clark-Glover

FBS #62 · 37 season total

37Total27Solo10Assists0.50TFL0Sacks

Sacks Leader

Javae Gilmore

FBS #327 · 1 season total

1Sacks3TFL3QB hurries20Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Eddie Pleasant III

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT2Passes defended0Defensive TDs3Return yards18Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05APenn StateL0–45+23L52U
22026-09-12HMiddle TennesseeW28–26-13L55.5U
32026-09-19AMissouri StateW30–24-4W52.5O
42026-09-26HGardner-WebbW36–35-24.5L56.5O
52026-10-03AJames MadisonL17–45+14.5L55.5O
62026-10-10HCoastal Carolina——-3—58.5—
82026-10-20HSouth Alabama——————
92026-10-31AOld Dominion——————
102026-11-07AGeorgia Southern——————
112026-11-14HApp State——————
122026-11-21HGeorgia State——————
132026-11-28AUL Monroe——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.