Earlier today, Southern Mississippi fired their head football coach, Will Hall. Hall's record at Southern Mississippi was 14-30 overall.
Will Hall was the head football coach at Southern Mississippi for three
seasons plus seven games this season. Here is a
look at the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles football team since 2008 (the year
in which the data I use to model FBS production starts). Other than
head football coach Will Hall (2021-2024*), the other head football coaches at Southern Mississippi during this time period were Larry Fedora (2008-2011); Ellis Johnson (2012); Todd Monken (2013-2015) and Jay Hopson (2016-2020*). As you will
notice, Southern Mississippi was fairly average to below average during Hall's tenure.
Below is the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles production rank (total, offense, defense) since 2008 using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com. More details about
the program under Hall is
provided below.
Will Hall [2020 - 2024*]
2021
Southern Mississippi finished the regular season at 3-9,while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). The Golden Eagles's best win
was against #101 ranked Louisiana Tech by a
score of (35-19) and their worst loss was to #108 ranked Rice by a
score of (19-24).
Southern Mississippi was the #116 ranked team overall, with the #123 ranked
offense and the #90 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2022
The Golden Eagles finished the regular season at 6-6, while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). This season they played in a post-season bowl
game where they defeated #117 Rice by a score of (38-24). Southern Mississippi's
best win
was against #13 ranked Tulane by a
score of (27-24) and their worst loss was to #103 ranked Miami (FL) by a
score of (7-30).
Southern Mississippi was the #57 ranked team overall, with the #42 ranked
offense and the #86 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2023
The Golden Eagles finished the regular season at 3-8, while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Southern Mississippi's
best win
was against #59 ranked Louisiana LaFayette by a
score of (34-31) and their worst loss was to #100 ranked Mississippi State by a
score of (20-41).
Southern Mississippi was the #118 ranked team overall, with the #96 ranked
offense and the #119 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2024*
Head
coach Hall was fired after the seventh game of the season and the Golden Eagles had a 1-6 record at that time. The Golden Eagles played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS); meaning that Southern Mississippi's SOS was plus or
minus one
standard deviation from the "leagues" average SOS through week 7 of the
season. At this point in the season, Southern Mississippi's only win was against FCS Southeastern Louisiana by a score of (35-10) and their worst loss was to #115 South Florida (24-49).
At the end of week 7, Southern Mississippi was the #133 ranked team overall (
2nd to worst team overall), with the #128 ranked
offense and the #122 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2024 FBS Head Coach Changes
