The South Alabama Jaguars were taken down in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl last season after putting up a record of 10-3. They sport an over/under of eight wins for 2023.
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South Alabama 2023 Strength of Schedule
South Alabama is playing the 62nd-ranked schedule this season (based on opponents’ combined win total from last year).
South Alabama will face the 47th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (62).
Using its Sun Belt opponents’ projected win total this year, South Alabama will be facing the -ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
South Alabama will play seven teams this season that finished above .500 in 2022. That schedule will pit them against two teams that ended with nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last season.
The Jaguars’ schedule in 2023 features six returning teams who played in a bowl game.
South Alabama Projected Wins
The Jaguars are projected to win seven games this year, based on our prediction formula.
South Alabama will see nine opponents on its schedule this season who had fewer wins than the Jags did last year.
South Alabama’s +100000 National Championship odds are more favorable than five of the teams it will take on this year.
With a season win total over/under of eight, and current odds of -105, the Jaguars have a 51.2% chance of finishing over.
In 2023, South Alabama is currently +100000 to win the national championship, meaning the Jaguars possess a 0.1% chance of winning it all.
In 2023, South Alabama is currently +290 to win the Sun Belt, meaning the Jaguars possess a 25.6% chance of the conference.
South Alabama Last Season Performance
The Jaguars’ 10-3 record was good enough to qualify for a bowl game last season. They lost to Western Kentucky 44-23 in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
Last season South Alabama was 5-1 at home and 5-1 on the road.
The Jaguars won once as underdogs (1-1) and went 9-2 as favorites.
In the FBS the Jaguars were 9-3, and in the conference overall they went 7-1.
South Alabama won seven games against the spread last season, failing to cover six times.
The Jaguars and their opponents combined to hit the over eight out of 13 times last season.
South Alabama put up 423.1 yards per game offensively last season (38th in FBS), and it surrendered 332.1 yards per game (28th) on the other side of the ball.
South Alabama put up 31.2 points per game on offense last season (47th in FBS), and it ranked 26th on the other side of the ball with 21.3 points allowed per game.
The Jaguars compiled 267.8 passing yards per game on offense last season (31st in FBS), and they ranked 88th defensively with 239.4 passing yards allowed per game.
Defensively, South Alabama was a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards last season, ranking fifth-best by allowing only 92.7 rushing yards per game. It ranked 66th on offense (155.3 rushing yards per game).
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Matt is from the Chicagoland area and has been working in Chicago sports since 2015 with stops at WGN Radio, the Chicago Blackhawks, Stadium, and NBC Sports Chicago prior to landing at Betsperts. Matt covers just about everything for Betsperts and Bleacher Nation but focuses on the NHL and college football.
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