New Orleans Bowl: W Kentucky vs. Southern Miss: Stat Splits

Tuesday Dec 23, 2025 5:30 pm - New Orleans, LA (Neutral Site)
Odds: Southern Miss by 3, Total Points: 59.5

Matchup Menu: WKU vs. USM

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Scoring & Yardage

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat WKU adv USM WKU adv USM WKU adv USM
Avg Score Margin +3.2 0.0 +1.7 -9.3 -1.4 +1.2
Points/Game 27.4 28.0 23.7 23.0 24.9 29.7
Opp Points/Game 24.3 28.0 22.0 32.3 26.3 28.5
First Downs/Game 21.0 21.4 17.7 21.7 19.0 20.3
Yards/Game 393.7 405.9 319.3 377.3 349.3 367.8
Opp Yards/Game 413.3 410.7 410.0 433.0 433.7 419.0

Offensive Efficiency

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat WKU adv USM WKU adv USM WKU adv USM
Plays/Game 71.7 72.9 69.0 77.3 68.1 68.8
Rush Play % 44.30% 49.49% 44.93% 38.36% 44.86% 50.61%
Pass Play % 55.70% 50.51% 55.07% 61.64% 55.14% 49.39%
Yards/Play 5.5 5.6 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.3
Yards/Rush 4.2 3.8 4.1 3.0 3.8 4.1
Yards/Pass 6.9 7.7 5.4 6.4 6.5 7.0
Points/Play 0.383 0.384 0.343 0.297 0.365 0.431
3D Conversion % 46.20% 39.89% 40.48% 34.04% 44.33% 45.78%
RZ Scoring % 83.72% 80.95% 88.89% 77.78% 87.50% 85.71%

Defensive Efficiency

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat WKU adv USM WKU adv USM WKU adv USM
Opp Plays/Game 72.7 77.4 79.0 76.7 75.7 77.7
Opp Rush Play % 48.97% 53.93% 50.63% 53.48% 50.38% 56.22%
Opp Pass Play % 51.03% 46.07% 49.37% 46.52% 49.62% 43.78%
Opp Yards/Play 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.4
Opp Yards/Rush 5.0 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.4
Opp Yards/Pass 6.6 7.1 6.2 7.4 6.8 7.2
Opp Points/Play 0.334 0.362 0.278 0.422 0.347 0.367
Opp 3D Conv % 35.64% 45.86% 29.41% 48.94% 37.27% 47.78%
Opp RZ Scoring % 81.25% 81.63% 71.43% 91.67% 80.65% 80.00%

Turnovers, Penalties & TOP

Split Season Last 3 Games Away vs. Home
Stat WKU adv USM WKU adv USM WKU adv USM
TO Margin/Game -0.7 +1.0 -1.0 +0.3 -0.4 +0.8
Opp Int Thrown % 2.10% 5.24% 1.82% 2.97% 1.96% 4.71%
Fumble Rec % 35.29% 60.00% 33.33% 100.00% 30.00% 50.00%
Penalties/Game 5.8 7.8 6.3 8.3 6.4 6.7
Opp Penalties/Game 7.8 8.1 9.3 8.0 7.9 9.0
TOP % (excl OT) 49.24% 46.06% 46.71% 43.80% 47.83% 45.15%