Wk 3 · 2026
UConn Huskies at Southern Miss Golden Eagles — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
· ESPN+ FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:00pET
CONN -3.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings opened +2.5 · 1 toward CONN
Ratings differential CONN by 8.1
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
UConn form
W 34-20at TEML 41-42vs SYRL 21-24at M-OHW 48-20at USML 14-38vs MD
2026 season
Southern Miss form
L 34-55at TROYL 21-24at TULNL 20-48vs CONNL 8-43at AUBW 49-3vs ALCN
2026 season
UConn this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Southern Miss this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 2
| Opponent | UConn | Southern Miss |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison Sun Belt | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Old Dominion Sun Belt | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, UConn leads 1–0 · UConn won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
28.0 points toward UConn
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-19 | UConn 48 — 20 Southern Miss | at USM | UConn |
UConn leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Kalieb Osborne QB #7 | 81/140, 1164 YDS, 10 TD, 2 INT |
| Tucker McDonald QB #12 | 9/11, 118 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Cyncir Bowers RB #23 | 47 CAR, 349 YDS, 5 TD |
| Kalieb Osborne QB #7 | 53 CAR, 243 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Kenji Christian RB #3 | 37 CAR, 153 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Javon Brown WR #19 | 14 REC, 202 YDS, 2 TD |
| Shamar Porter WR #5 | 9 REC, 196 YDS, 2 TD | |
| JD Willoughby WR #2 | 8 REC, 163 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ryder Treadway WR #11 | 12 REC, 163 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Hayden Pegg LB #37 | 35 |
| K'Von Sherman LB #0 | 32 | |
| Braedyn Moore DB #4 | 30 | |
| Sacks | K'Von Sherman LB #0 | 3 |
| Joshua Mickens DE #52 | 1 | |
| Anas Luqman DL #15 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Braedyn Moore DB #4 | 1 |
| Anas Luqman DL #15 | 1 | |
| Renick Dorilas DB #6 | 1 |
Southern Miss leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Landry Lyddy QB #18 | 62/98, 824 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT |
| Ethan Hampton QB #5 | 45/75, 419 YDS, 2 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Steven Robinson RB #14 | 78 CAR, 348 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jamarice Wilder RB #6 | 42 CAR, 209 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Robert Briggs RB #2 | 4 CAR, 66 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Mario Sanders WR #1 | 28 REC, 404 YDS, 5 TD |
| AJ Little WR #8 | 16 REC, 251 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Kaden Saunders WR #7 | 10 REC, 163 YDS | |
| MJ Johnson WR #3 | 10 REC, 120 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Mathis Haygood LB #13 | 43 |
| Michael Robinson III DB #24 | 41 | |
| Landon Sylvie DB #25 | 33 | |
| Sacks | Jameer Lewis DL #9 | 3 |
| Jyaire Brown DB #3 | 1 | |
| Avery Sledge LB #33 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Kobi Albert DB #22 | 3 |
| Landon Sylvie DB #25 | 1 | |
| Jonah Martinez DB #16 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.