Monday, December 15, 2025

2025 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 16

Using aggregate data provided from www.cfbstats.com, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model currently has the Indiana University as the most productive NCAA FBS team!

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Rank Team
1 Indiana
2 Texas Tech
3 Ohio State
4 Oregon
5 Notre Dame
6 James Madison
7 North Texas
8 Toledo
9 Miami (Florida)
10 Georgia
11 Utah
12 Washington
13 Mississippi
14 Vanderbilt
15 South Florida
16 Arizona
17 Old Dominion
18 Missouri
19 East Carolina
20 BYU
21 Oklahoma
22 USC
23 Tennessee
24 Virginia
25 Connecticut

2025 Prior NCAA FBS Top 25 Rankings

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Bob Chesney Departs James Madison for UCLA

Bob Chesney departs James Madison for UCLA as head football coach.  In the two seasons at the helm of the James Madison Dukes they have gone 20-5.  Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the Mississippi Rebels football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. 

Bob Chesney [2024-2025]

2024
The Dukes finished the regular season at 8-4 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #86 ranked Western Kentucky by a score of (27-17) to finish the season at 9-4 overall.  The Dukes played against a “much easier” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was greater than two standard deviations higher than the average SOS for the "league". James Madison's best regular season win was against #75 ranked Old Dominion by a score of (35-32) and their worst regular season loss was to #102 ranked Louisiana Monroe by a score of (19-21).  James Madison was the #26 ranked team overall, with the #43 ranked offense and the #21 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025
The Dukes were 11-1 at the time of Chesney's departure. The Dukes played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS) to this point in the season. James Madison's best win was against #19 ranked Old Dominion and their only regular season loss was to #32 ranked UAB by a score of (14-28).  James Madison was the #7 ranked team overall, with the #16 ranked offense and the #5 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

2025 NCAA FBS Head Coach Quits

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Monday, December 8, 2025

2025 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 15

Using aggregate data provided from www.cfbstats.com, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model currently has the Indiana University as the most productive NCAA FBS team!

If you are interested, here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Rank Team
1 Indiana
2 Texas Tech
3 Ohio State
4 Oregon
5 Notre Dame
6 James Madison
7 North Texas
8 Miami (Florida)
9 Toledo
10 Utah
11 Georgia
12 Mississippi
13 Vanderbilt
14 South Florida
15 Arizona
16 Old Dominion
17 Washington
18 Missouri
19 East Carolina
20 BYU
21 USC
22 Oklahoma
23 Tennessee
24 Virginia
25 San Diego State

2025 Prior NCAA FBS Top 25 Rankings

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Ryan Silverfield Departs Memphis for Arkansas

Ryan Silverfield has accepted the head football coaching position at the University of Arkansas after holding the same position for the last six seasons at the University of Memphis.  The Memphis Tigers were 50-25 during Silverfield's tenure with the Tigers.  Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the Mississippi Rebels football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

Ryan Silverfield [2020-2025]

2020
The Tigers finished the COVID-19 regular season at 7-3 and they played in a post-season bowl game where they defeated #64 ranked Florida Atlantic to finish the season at 8-3 overall.  The Tigers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the average SOS for the "league". Memphis's best regular season win was against #20 ranked UCF by a score of (50-49) and their worst regular season loss was to #28 ranked Tulane by a score of (21-35).  Memphis was the #40 ranked team overall, with the #26 ranked offense and the #108 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2021
The Tigers finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible but they did not "merit an invitation" for post-season play.  The Tigers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Memphis's best regular season win was against #45 ranked Mississippi State by a score of (31-29) and their worst regular season loss was to #122 ranked Temple by a score of (31-34).  Memphis was the #80 ranked team overall, with the #84 ranked offense and the #61 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2022
The Tigers finished the regular season at 6-6 making them post-season bowl eligible, where this season they were invited to play a post-season bowl game and defeated by #119 ranked Utah State by a score of (38-10) to finish the season at 7-6 overall. The Tigers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Memphis's best win was against #64 ranked North Texas by a score of (44-34) and their worst regular season loss was to #69 ranked SMU by a score of (31-34).  Memphis was the #48 ranked team overall, with the #53 ranked offense and the #50 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

2023
The Tigers finished the regular season at 9-3 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #51 ranked Iowa State by a score of (36-26) to finish the season at 10-3 overall.  The Tigers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Memphis's best regular season win was against #33 ranked Boise State by a score of (35-32) and their worst regular season loss was to #43 ranked Tulane by a score of (21-31).  Memphis was the #42 ranked team overall, with the #19 ranked offense and the #100 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2024
The Tigers finished the regular season at 10-2 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #103 ranked West Virginia by a score of (42-37) to finish the season at 11-2 overall.  The Tigers played against an “easier” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the average SOS for the "league". Memphis's best regular season win was against #22 ranked Tulane by a score of (34-24) and their worst regular season loss was to #26 ranked UTSA by a score of (36-44).  Memphis was the #23 ranked team overall, with the #23 ranked offense and the #56 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025
The Tigers were 8-4 at the time of Silverfield's departure. The Tigers played against an “easier” strength of schedule (SOS) to this point in the season. Memphis's best win was against #14 ranked South Florida  and their worst regular season loss was to #123 ranked UAB by a score of (24-31).  Memphis was the #31 ranked team overall, with the #20 ranked offense and the #59 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

2025 NCAA FBS Head Coach Quits

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Saturday, December 6, 2025

Lane Kiffin Departs Mississippi for LSU

Lane Kiffin has been hired as the next head football coach at LSU.  For the past six seasons Kiffin was at the helm of the Mississippi Rebels football program.  Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the Mississippi Rebels football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

Lane Kiffin [2020-2025] 

2020
The Rebels finished the COVID-19 regular season at 4-5 making and they played in a post-season bowl game where they defeated #39 ranked Indiana by a score of (26-20) to finish the season at 5-5 overall.  The Rebels played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the average SOS for the "league". Mississippi's best regular season win was against #65 ranked Kentucky by a score of (42-41) and their worst regular season loss was to #71 ranked LSU by a score of (48-53).  Mississippi was the #60 ranked team overall, with the #15 ranked offense and the #126 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2021
The Rebels finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #13 ranked Baylor by a score of (7-21) to finish the season at 10-3 overall.  The Rebels played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was between one and two standard deviations lower than the average SOS for the "league". Mississippi's best regular season win was against #20 ranked Arkansas by a score of (52-51) and their worst regular season loss was to #51 ranked Auburn by a score of (20-31).  Mississippi was the #26 ranked team overall, with the #15 ranked offense and the #64 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2022
The Rebels finished the regular season at 8-4 making them post-season bowl eligible, where they were defeated by #72 ranked Texas Tech by a score of (25-42) to finish the season at 8-5 overall. The Rebels played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Mississippi's best win was against #20 ranked Troy by a score of (28-10) and their worst regular season loss was to #74 ranked Arkansas by a score of (27-42).  Mississippi was the #19 ranked team overall, with the #12 ranked offense and the #65 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

2023
The Rebels finished the regular season at 10-2 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #6 ranked Penn State by a score of (38-25) to finish the season at 11-2 overall.  The Rebels played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Mississippi's best regular season win was against #12 ranked LSU by a score of (55-49) and their worst regular season loss was to #11 ranked Alabama by a score of (10-24).  Mississippi was the #24 ranked team overall, with the #24 ranked offense and the #50 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2024
The Rebels finished the regular season at 9-3 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #68 ranked Duke by a score of (52-20) to finish the season at 10-3 overall.  The Rebels played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Mississippi's best regular season win was against #15 ranked Georgia by a score of (28-10) and their worst regular season loss was to #98 ranked Kentucky by a score of (17-20).  Mississippi was the #4 ranked team overall, with the #8 ranked offense and the #8 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025
The Rebels were 11-1 at the time of Kiffin's departure. The Rebels played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS) to this point in the season. Mississippi's best win was against #24 ranked Oklahoma by a score of (34-26) and their only regular season loss was to #11 ranked Georgia by a score of (35-43).  Mississippi was the #13 ranked team overall, with the #12 ranked offense and the #38 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Kentucky Fires Head Football Coach Mark Stoops

Mark Stoops has been fired as head football coach after 13 seasons at the helm of the Kentucky football program. The Wildcats football program was 82-80 overall during that time.  Here is a look at the Kentucky Wildcats football program since 2008 (the first year that in which I have data for the model) and only covers the last two seasons with Rich Brooks (2008-2009), Joker Phillips (2010-2012) and Mark Stoops (2013-2025).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Kentucky Wildcats football program during head coach Stoops' tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Mark Stoops [2013-2025]

2013 
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 2-10 making them bowl ineligible. The Wildcats played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that Kentucky's SOS was between one and two standard deviations lower than the "league" SOS.  Kentucky's best regular season win was against #124 ranked Miami (OH) by a score of (41-7) and their worst regular season loss was to #91 ranked Tennessee by a score of (14-27).  Kentucky was the #103 ranked team overall, with the #106 ranked offense and the #84 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2014 
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 5-7 making them bowl ineligible. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that Kentucky's SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" SOS.  Kentucky's best regular season win was against #79 ranked South Carolina by a score of (45-38) and their worst regular season loss was to #63 ranked Tennessee by a score of (16-50).  Kentucky was the #86 ranked team overall, with the #96 ranked offense and the #59 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2015 
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 5-7 making them bowl ineligible. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Kentucky's best regular season win was against #65 ranked Missouri by a score of (21-13) and their worst regular season loss was to #89 ranked Vanderbilt by a score of (17-21).  Kentucky was the #82 ranked team overall, with the #87 ranked offense and the #56 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2016 
The Wildcats were 7-5 at the end of the regular season and bowl eligible where they were defeated by #44 ranked Georgia Tech by a score of (18-33) to finish the season at 7-6 overall. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Kentucky's best regular season win was against #68 ranked Missouri by a score of (35-21) and their worst regular season loss was to #52 ranked Southern Mississippi by a score of (35-44).  Kentucky was the #88 ranked team overall, with the #46 ranked offense and the #108 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2017 
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 7-5 making them bowl eligible, where they were defeated by #32 ranked Northwestern by a score of (23-24) to finish at 7-6 overall. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Kentucky's best regular season win was against #31 ranked Southern Mississippi by a score of (24-17) and their worst regular season loss was to #93 ranked Florida by a score of (27-28).  Kentucky was the #99 ranked team overall, with the #91 ranked offense and the #90 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2018 
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 9-3 making them bowl eligible, where they  defeated #22 ranked Penn State by a score of (27-24) to finish the season overall at 10-3. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Kentucky's best regular season win was against #5 ranked Mississippi State by a score of (28-7) and their worst regular season loss was to #78 ranked Tennessee by a score of (7-24).  Kentucky was the #32 ranked team overall, with the #74 ranked offense and the #12 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2019 
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 7-5, making them bowl eligible, where they defeated #39 ranked Virginia Tech by a score of (37-30) to finish 8-5 overall. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Kentucky's best regular season win was against #30 ranked Missouri by a score of (29-7) and their worst regular season loss was to #77 ranked South Carolina by a score of (7-24).  Kentucky was the #29 ranked team overall, with the #40 ranked offense and the #29 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2020 
The Wildcats finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 4-6 and defeated #37 ranked North Carolina State in their post-season bowl game to finish 5-6 overall. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Kentucky's best regular season win was against #84 ranked Tennessee by a score of (34-7) and their worst regular season loss was to #78 ranked Missouri by a score of (10-20).  Kentucky was the #65 ranked team overall, with the #53 ranked offense and the #75 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2021 
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 9-3 making them bowl eligible, where they defeated #54 ranked Iowa by a score of (20-17) to finish the season at 10-3 overall. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Kentucky's best regular season win was against #42 ranked Florida by a score of (20-13) and their worst regular season loss was to #45 ranked Mississippi State by a score of (17-31).  Kentucky was the #49 ranked team overall, with the #40 ranked offense and the #59 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2022 
The Wildcats were 7-5 at the end of the regular season and bowl eligible, where they were defeated by #34 ranked Iowa by a score of (0-21) to finish at 7-6 overall. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Kentucky's best regular season win was against #50 ranked Mississippi State by a score of (27-17) and their worst regular season loss was to #127 ranked Vanderbilt by a score of (21-24).  Kentucky was the #66 ranked team overall, with the #91 ranked offense and the #31 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2023 
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 7-5 making them bowl eligible, but were defeated by #22 ranked Clemson by a score of (35-38) to finish at 7-6 overall. The Wildcats played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Kentucky's best regular season win was against #30 ranked Louisville by a score of (38-31) and their worst regular season loss was to #82 ranked South Carolina by a score of (14-17).  Kentucky was the #56 ranked team overall, with the #56 ranked offense and the #57 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2024
The Wildcats finished the regular season at 4-8 and bowl ineligible. The Wildcats played against a “much tougher” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that Kentucky's SOS was more than two standard deviations lower than the "league" average SOS. Kentucky's best regular season win was against #4 ranked Mississippi by a score of (20-17) and their worst regular season loss was to #70 ranked Vanderbilt by a score of (13-20).  Kentucky was the #98 ranked team overall, with the #122 ranked offense and the #45 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025 
The Wildcats finish the regular season at 5-7 making them bowl ineligible. The Wildcats played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS). At the time of Stoops firing, Kentucky's best win was against #9 ranked Toledo and their worst loss was to currently ranked #84 South Carolina by a score of (13-35).  Kentucky was the #95 ranked team overall, with the #101 ranked offense and the #77 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

 

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Alex Golesh Departs South Florida for Auburn

Alex Golesh has been hired as the next head football coach at Auburn.  For the past three seasons, Golesh was at the helm of the South Florida Bulls football program.  Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the South Florida Bulls football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

Alex Golesh [2023-2025]

2023
The Bulls finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #72 ranked Syracuse by a score of (45-0) to finish the season at 7-6 overall.  The Bulls played against an “easier” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the average SOS for the "league". South Florida's best regular season win was against #66 ranked Rice by a score of (42-29) and their worst regular season loss was to #67 ranked Florida Atlantic by a score of (14-56).  South Florida was the #74 ranked team overall, with the #40 ranked offense and the #127 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2024
The Bulls finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #46 ranked San Jose State by a score of (41-39) to finish the season at 7-6 overall.  The Bulls played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the average SOS for the "league". South Florida's best regular season win was against #99 ranked Florida Atlantic by a score of (44-21) and their worst regular season loss was to #92 ranked Rice by a score of (28-35).  South Florida was the #82 ranked team overall, with the #48 ranked offense and the #116 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025
The Bulls were 9-3 at the time of Golesh's departure. The Bulls played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS) to this point in the season. At the time of Golesh's departure, South Florida's best win was against currently ranked #6 North Texas by a score of (63-36) and their worst regular season loss was to currently ranked #48 Navy by a score of (38-41).  At the time of Golesh's departure, South Florida was the #14 ranked team overall, with the #4 ranked offense and the #71 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Jon Sumrall Departs Tulane for Florida

Jon Sumrall has been hired as the head football coach at Florida.  For the past two seasons, Sumrall was at the helm of the Tulane Green Wave football program.  Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the Tulane Green Wave football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

Jon Sumrall [2024-2025] 

2024 AAC Champions
The Green Wave finished the regular season at 9-3 and played in the AAC championship game against #11 ranked Army where they won by a score of (35-14)! The Green Wave then played in a post-season bowl but were defeated by #44 ranked Florida by a score of (8-33) to finish the season at 10-4 overall.  The Green Wave played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the average SOS for the "league". Tulane's best regular season win was against #39 ranked Louisiana LaFayette by a score of (41-33) and their worst regular season loss was to #67 ranked Oklahoma by a score of (19-34).  Tulane was the #22 ranked team overall, with the #21 ranked offense and the #53 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025
The Green Wave were 10-2 at the time of Sumrall's departure. The Green Wave played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS) to this point in the season. At the time of Sumrall's departure Tulane's best win was against currently ranked #25 East Carolina by a score of (26-19) and their worst regular season loss was to currently ranked #73 UTSA by a score of (26-48).  At the time of Sumrall's departure, Tulane was the #39 ranked team overall, with the #31 ranked offense and the #60 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Coastal Carolina Fired Head Football Coach Tim Beck

Tim Beck has been fired as the head football coach at Coastal Carolina.  During Beck's three year tenure with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers the team was 20-18 overall.  Here is a look at the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football program since 2017 (the first year they were in the FBS) and does not  cover the first two seasons of Joe Moglia (2018), Jamey Chadwell (2017, 2019-2022) and Tim Beck (2023-2025).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football program during head coach Beck's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Tim Beck [2023-2025]

2023
The Chanticleers finished the regular season at 7-5 making them bowl eligible, where they defeated #36 ranked San Jose State by a score of (24-14) to finish the season at 8-5 overall. The Chanticleers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Coastal Carolina's best win was against #26 ranked Jacksonville State by a score of (30-16) and their worst loss was to #112 ranked Army by a score of (21-28).  Coastal Carolina was the #55 ranked team overall, with the #53 ranked offense and the #56 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2024
The Chanticleers finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible, where they were defeated by #26 ranked UTSA by a score of (15-44) to finish the season at 6-7 overall. The Chanticleers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Coastal Carolina's best win was against #27 ranked Jacksonville State by a score of (55-27) and their worst loss was to #112 ranked Virginia by a score of (24-43).  Coastal Carolina was the #93 ranked team overall, with the #62 ranked offense and the #111 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025 
The Chanticleers finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible at the time of Beck's firing. The Chanticleers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Coastal Carolina's best regular season win was against #65 ranked Marshall by a score of (44-27) and their worst loss was to #101 ranked Georgia Southern by a score of (40-45).  At the time of Beck's firing, Coastal Carolina was the #120 ranked team overall, with the #112 ranked offense and the #117 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

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Monday, December 1, 2025

Michigan State Fires Head Football Coach Jonathan Smith

Michigan State has fired head football coach Jonathan Smith.  The Michigan State Spartans were 9-15 during his two year tenure at the helm as head football coach.  Here is a look at the Michigan State Spartans football program since 2008 (the first year that in which I have data for the model) and does not  cover the first two seasons of Mark Dantonio (2008-2019), Mel Tucker (2020-2023) and Jonathan Smith (2024-2025).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Michigan State Spartans football program during head coach Smith's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Jonathan Smith [2024-2025]

2024
The Spartans finished the regular season at 5-7 making them bowl ineligible. The Spartans played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Michigan State's best win was against #32 ranked Iowa by a score of (32-20) and their worst loss was to #66 ranked Boston College by a score of (19-23).  Michigan State was the #97 ranked team overall, with the #121 ranked offense and the #31 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025 
The Spartans were 4-8 at the time of Smith's firing. The Spartans played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS). Michigan State's best win was against #64 ranked Western Michigan by a score of (23-6) and their worst loss was to #130 ranked UCLA by a score of (13-38).  At the time of Smith's firing, Michigan State was the #105 ranked team overall, with the #102 ranked offense and the #100 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

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