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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #115 | -0.11 | SOS Played | -0.04 | #82 |
| #48 | +0.07 | SOS Remaining | +0.09 | #42 |
| Offense | ||||
| #73 | -0.02 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.06 | #84 |
| #52 | +0.17 | EPA / Play | +0.05 | #97 |
| #21 | 6.8 | Yards / Play | 5.6 | #89 |
| #26 | 47.5% | Success Rate | 40.2% | #92 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #95 | +0.07 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.03 | #82 |
| #78 | +0.14 | EPA / Play | +0.10 | #62 |
| #54 | 5.6 | Yards / Play | 5.8 | #68 |
| #46 | 39.4% | Success Rate | 43.5% | #89 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 SMU Offense | vs |  SYR Defense | ||
| #33 | +0.28 | EPA / Pass | -0.09 | #12 |
| #85 | +0.06 | EPA / Rush | +0.30 | #130 |
| #15 | 57.8% | Available Yards % | 48.6% | #86 |
| #17 | Own 32 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 33 | #124 |
| #90 | +0.02 | Early Downs EPA | +0.12 | #95 |
| #14 | 51.7% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 34.0% | #26 |
| #97 | 7.5 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 8.3 | #8 |
| SMU Defense | vs | SYR Offense | ||
| #66 | +0.12 | EPA / Pass | +0.05 | #91 |
| #98 | +0.17 | EPA / Rush | +0.05 | #90 |
| #30 | 38.8% | Available Yards % | 52.7% | #36 |
| #20 | Own 26 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 28 | #80 |
| #87 | +0.11 | Early Downs EPA | -0.03 | #111 |
| #29 | 34.8% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 44.7% | #44 |
| #11 | 8.3 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.4 | #89 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#31 | 1.3 | Sacks Taken | 2.0 | T-#74 |
| T-#124 | 1.3 | INTs Thrown | 1.8 | #137 |
| T-#119 | 1.0 | Fumbles Lost | 0.0 | T-#1 |
| T-#132 | 2.3 | Turnovers | 1.8 | T-#107 |
| #124 | 8.3 | Penalties | 10.5 | #138 |
| #129 | 78.5 | Penalty Yards | 93.8 | #138 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| #1 | 3.8 | Sacks | 1.8 | T-#88 |
| T-#113 | 0.3 | INTs | 0.3 | T-#113 |
| T-#57 | 0.5 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.5 | T-#57 |
| T-#111 | 0.8 | Takeaways | 0.8 | T-#111 |
| T-#18 | 8.3 | Penalties Drawn | 8.3 | T-#18 |
| #22 | 73.0 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 73.3 | #21 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#87 | 2-3 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 2-3 | T-#87 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Rhett Lashlee | Head Coach | Fran Brown | ||
| T-#30 | 5 | Seasons at School | 3 | T-#55 |
| #17 | 38-16 | Career Record | 13-12 | #80 |
| Situation | ||||
| 7 days | Rest | 6 days | ||
| 1,322 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Kevin Jennings | QB | Malachi Nelson | ||
| #17 | +0.50 | EPA / Att | +0.36 | #48 |
| #6 | 57.5% | Success Rate | 45.2% | #77 |
| #45 | 1.60 | Explosiveness | 1.60 | #49 |
| #42 | 3.8% | Sack Rate | 0.0% | #1 |
| #96 | +0.07 | Rush EPA | -0.09 | #119 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| 95.6thRB | Kendrick Raphael+20.6 | Playmaker · PPA | Umari Hatcher+38.0 | #12WR |
| 90.0thWR | Yamir Knight+19.8 | Playmaker · PPA | Daunte Bacheyie+23.3 | #8TE |
| 97.4thDB | Jarvis Lee+10.6 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Rashard Perry+8.7 | 98.2thDL |
| 97.9thDL | Marques White+8.5 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Davien Kerr+8.3 | 95.3thDB |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#23 | 1 | 5★ Players | 2 | T-#18 |
| T-#31 | 20 | 4★ Players | 16 | T-#40 |
| T-#95 | 49 | 3★ Players | 67 | T-#22 |
| Transfers | ||||
7 in · 10 out | OFF Transfers | 11 in · 14 out | ||
9 in · 11 out | DEF Transfers | 8 in · 14 out | ||
| 56% | OFF Returning | 46% | ||
| 31% | DEF Returning | 51% | ||