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Malik Shorts

Overall

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Career	41	162	74	236	6	0.0	6	7	96	13.7	0	34	0	0

Location

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Home	23	85	39	124	4	0.0	4	4	33	8.3	0	30	0	0
Road	17	77	35	112	2	0.0	2	3	63	21	0	34	0	0

Result

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Wins	17	59	15	74	3	0.0	1	1	30	30	0	30	0	0
Losses	23	103	59	162	3	0.0	5	6	66	11	0	34	0	0

Month

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FR TD
January	1	6	1	7	0	0
September	12	47	19	66	2	3	3	29	9.7	0	16	0
October	10	44	25	69	1	3	2	30	15	0	30	0
November	15	55	25	80	3	0	2	37	18.5	0	34	0
December	2	10	4	14	0	0	0	0		0	0	0

Conference

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FR TD
American Athletic	3	13	5	18	0	0
Atlantic Coast	1	5	5	10	0	1	1	16	16	0	16
Conference USA	20	89	34	123	3	2	3	37	12.3	0	34	0
Independent	1	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Southeastern	1	6	4	10	0	1	1	13	13	0	13
Sun Belt	11	41	25	66	2	1	1	30	30	0	30	0

Opponent

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
ALA	1	6	4	10	0	0.0	1	1	13	13	0	13	0
ARST	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
CCAR	1	1	3	4	0	0.0	0						0
FAU	2	9	2	11	0	0.0	0	1	34	34	0	34	0
FIU	1
GAST	1	2	5	7	0	0.0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
GRAM	1
LIB	1	2	0	2	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
LT	2	18	4	22	1	0.0	0						0	0
MIA	1	5	5	10	0	0.0	1	1	16	16	0	16	0
MTSU	1	3	1	4	0	0.0	0						0
NOR	1	6	1	7	1	0.0	0						0
NWST	1
RICE	3	15	13	28	0	0.0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
TROY	3	9	4	13	0	0.0	0						0
TULN	3	13	5	18	0	0.0	0						0
TXST	1	5	0	5	1	0.0	0						0
UAB	2	9	7	16	0	0.0	1						0
UL	1	7	3	10	0	0.0	1	1	30	30	0	30	0
ULM	1	4	2	6	0	0.0	0						0
UNT	2	8	1	9	0	0.0	0						0
USA	2	13	8	21	1	0.0	0						0
UTEP	2	2	0	2	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
UTSA	3	11	6	17	2	0.0	0	1	3	3	0	3	0
WKU	2	14	0	14	0	0.0	0						0

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More Southern Miss Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,326

Lyddy

RUSH

782

Robinson

REC

698

Sanders

Team Rankings

PPG

26.4

86th

OPP PPG

33.6

142nd

RUSH YDS/G

158.3

71st

PASS YDS/G

236.1

73rd

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Troy	2-2	4-4
10	Marshall	2-2	5-3
11	Southern Miss	2-3	3-6
12	Georgia State	1-3	4-4
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1-3	1-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	USM	@	LT	5:00 PM
Sat 11/21	USA	@	USM	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	USM	@	ODU	1:00 PM

Last Game

James Madison

8 - 2

Final

Southern Miss

3 - 6

Thu 5 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,794

Fifita

Rush Yards Leaders

1,189

Sheppard

1,119

Flora

1,081

Hawkins

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

17

Sheppard

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.9

43.8

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.0

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

533.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

339.1

332.4

322.9

321.6

Sack Leaders

37.0

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	6	3	.667
6	Minnesota	5	4	.556
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Purdue	3	6	.333
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	7	2	.778
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	3	.667
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	SMU	7	2	.778
4	Louisville	5	3	.625
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	5	.444
10	NC State	4	5	.444
11	North Carolina	5	4	.556
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	5	.444
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	6	.333
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	East Carolina	5	4	.556
7	Tulane	4	5	.444
8	UAB	4	4	.500
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	5	4	.556
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	2	.778
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	5	.444
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	5	.375