Teams / Sun Belt / South Alabama
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55
▼ Below its 5-year level -5
Career54since 1936
Peak662022
Last 560seasons
#105 nationally · 4-2 (2-0 conf)
Résumé #76 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #117
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
South Alabama Jaguars
Sun Belt · Mobile, AL · Hancock Whitney Stadium · Head coach Major Applewhite
Rival
Arkansas State · also Troy
Building rivalry
7-8 all time (15 meetings since 2012)
Arkansas State leads
Last: won 56-49 (2026)
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
0All-Americans
4NFL picks
42.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 2012. Every season →
Chemistry
66
58Foundation
75Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +9Trending down
early · #24 of 138
HC year3
Ret. starters23%
QB yrs w/ OC—
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 4-2 | Sun Belt | — | #105 | 55 | Major Applewhite |
| 2025 | 4-8 | Sun Belt | — | #116 | 52 | Major Applewhite |
| 2024 | 7-6 | Sun Belt | — | #72 | 62 | Major Applewhite |
| 2023 | 7-6 | Sun Belt | — | #66 | 63 | Kane Wommack |
| 2022 | 10-3 | Sun Belt | — | #62 | 66 | Kane Wommack |
| 2021 | 5-7 | Sun Belt | — | #103 | 55 | Kane Wommack; Steve Campbell |
| 2020 | 4-7 | Sun Belt | — | #61 | 55 | Steve Campbell |
| 2019 | 2-10 | Sun Belt | — | #120 | 50 | Steve Campbell |
| 2018 | 3-9 | Sun Belt | — | #127 | 37 | Steve Campbell |
| 2017 | 4-8 | Sun Belt | — | #116 | 51 | Joey Jones |
| 2016 | 6-7 | Sun Belt | — | #98 | 55 | Joey Jones |
| 2015 | 5-7 | Sun Belt | — | #108 | 49 | Joey Jones |
| 2014 | 6-7 | Sun Belt | — | #102 | 53 | Joey Jones |
| 2013 | 6-6 | Sun Belt | — | #77 | 61 | Joey Jones |
| 2012 | 2-11 | Sun Belt | — | #114 | 47 | Joey Jones |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.